Like Most Alaska Immigrants, My Roots Continue

Mine Is Not A Story To Tell Struggling Writers.

That's What The American Odyssey Is Really About: Leaving Home. Leaving Home And Coming Home, And Trying To Understand The Difference.

In School, You're Taught A Lesson And Then Given A Test. In Life, You're Given A Test That Teaches You A Lesson.

The Media Is In The Business Of Finding Exceptions To Everyday Life. Bad Things Are Still The Exception. That's Good, Because Once Bad Things Stop Being News, We Really Are In Trouble. If People Forget That Bad Is The Exception, They Think They Live In A Horrible World. There Is So Much That Works And Is Right And Friendly And Warm. But We Take That For Granted.

They Say A Person Needs Just Three Things To Be Truly Happy In This World: Someone To Love, Something To Do, And Something To Hope For.