Ha! Ha! I thought this was so cute! Gotta love that Postsecret...Sucka, this summer is almost over and I'm truly bummed out about it. It's been a good summer and all, but I'm dreading turning the heater back on at my house. I'm dreading having to plug my car in again. I'm dreading having to keep the doors and windows shut all the time. I'm dreading having to put on a regalia of winter-wear every time I step out of the house (even just to go check the mail!). I'm dreading the days below 20 degrees. I'm dreading...OK, enough of the dread. I've got to learn to love winter. I've lived in Alaska my whole life...you would think I'm over it by now.

Sucka, you sure made living here a whole lot better. Even when we hated it, we could laugh about it! We were so busy having a good time, we didn't notice the -10 degrees! Ha! Ha! I miss my "short bus" friends (you, GiniAnn, Sussan and Dickie Doo)!

So, last night we went walking and over on DeBarr Rd we seen a real nice bike laying in the middle of the sidewalk. Thinking that was rather odd, Reid stops me as we are nearing the scene and points over to a body laying there in the weeds. We walk over and sure enough, there's a man laying there and he's so drunk you can smell the alcohol from six feet away. We decide that there is nothing wrong, he's just so drunk he probably fell off his bike. Then it hit me. I told Reid we needed to make sure he's OK. I know he's OK, but I would feel horrific if it turns out to be some KID laying there and something horrible just happened to him (flashes of how homicidal I would be if someone let my daughter lay there in the weeds and not try to at least help her out). So, I walk over and yell "Are you drunk or do you need help?!" No response. Then Reid says, "Do you need us to call someone for you? Do you need an ambulance?!" The guy starts giggling and mumbling about something and we walk away with a clear conscience, knowing that he's a grown man and he's aware that his drunk ass is laying in the weeds, garbage and spent cigarette butts alongside the highway. I felt better about leaving him laying there at that point.

Sucka, you wouldn't believe how many people feel we need to take care of these homeless drunks in Anchorage! The way I feel about it...and this is from working directly with these people...they don't give a shit about their personal safety being out on the streets, so why should I? And if these "warm fuzzy" people want to help them so badly, they can offer up their own homes and see how that turns out. Ha! That would last about fifteen minutes! Remember how much bullshit went on at Homeward Bound? They have help available to them, but they don't want help...they want another drink. I'll stop here...

Love you, Caacba!
H