One of my great discoveries, since moving to Alaska, is that they, too, share my love and hatred of pilot biscuits. Now, if you're my brothers or my father, right about now you're probably thinking to exactly what I mean. But if you're not blessed with the knowledge of what a pilot biscuit is, I'll take the time to describe what I mean. Imagine, for a moment, a hockey puck of flour. This is ...

Polar bear statue There's a lot of ice sculptures around campus, but this is one of my favourite. The sign lies. It's actually -41°C. It's not that cold in Fairbanks right now. Around -18°C. The fellow at my 'new people to AK' orientation for the university was right, in that it's remarkable how fast you get used to it. Everyone I talk to in the lower 48 ...