Archive for May 7th, 2009

Make plans now to go to Seward and see Skittle at the Alaska SeaLife Center, the Sea Otter pup, playing in the Big Tank!!
Visitors to the Alaska SeaLife Center may be able to see Skittle swimming and playing in the harbor seal exhibit (Big Tank) for the next month or more, as long as he responds to training and behaves himself.

Sea otters are very curious and clever, and often discover ways to modify their habitats.  At Oregon Coast Aquarium, for example, the sea otters have broken off pieces of rock and made shatter marks along their exhibit window, forcing the aquarium to replace the window several times

Sea otter pups demand so much hands-on care that they become attached to humans and are considered non-releasable. As soon as Skittle arrived at the Center, efforts began to find him a permanent home at a zoo or aquarium with a sea otter exhibit, and he is now scheduled to move to the New York Aquarium on Coney Island sometime in June.

“Food, Glorious FOOD.” It’s a great song from the movie “Oliver”. But hunger is a real problem in America today. So bag up some non-perishable food products and put them out by the mailbox TOMORROW morning (Sat., May 9).

Our Letter Carrier, Ann Holbrook, reminded me that TOMORROW is The Letter Carriers National Food Drive. Ann writes:  “The food drive is always the second Saturday in May.   Always the day before Mothers Day.  This year is our 17th year. Last year a total of over 73 million pounds was collected through out the US, Puerto Rico, Us Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia.   But with the way the economy is this year we are all praying and hoping to collect at least half of that,  around the nation.   All people have to do is leave non-perishable food items at their mail box on Saturday May 9th, (E-a-r-l-y).   The Letter Carriers do the rest.”

Folks, get some food out to your mailbox tomorrow morning, please. Non-perishable items–in a bag. Let’s all help to Stamp Out Hunger with our Letter Carriers!

Thanks, Ann, for taking the lead here in our neighborhood in Anchorage, Alaska. Remember, tho’. The food drive is NATIONWIDE! Heck, 13 million kids are at risk for hunger in America. Even a few cans of Campbell’s Soup will make a difference!!

Sound incredible? It is. Condor‘s flight next Tuesday (May 12) has seats available, returning the following Tuesday (May 19), for as little as $659 roundtrip, including all taxes and fees.

Drop what you’re doing and go get your passport. JUMP ON THIS, PEOPLE!!

Of course, once you get to Frankfurt, you’re in the heart of Europe. France is just next door. Italy is down the street. Austria and Switzerland are actually in the next room! HA! And b-o-y do they love American travelers!

Travel in June for about $1,000 roundtrip–still a pretty good price. But face it–$659 is better!!

Condor flies nonstop from Anchorage to Frankfurt three days a week, starting next month, plus once each week from Fairbanks nonstop to Frankfurt. INCREDIBLE! We flew Condor to Frankfurt. They did a great job. So great, in fact, that I’m trying to get over there again this year!! Go to the website. Book your flight. We’ll see you in Europe!!