icefog.org » Culture ? http://icefog.org the world according to bob Tue, 29 Oct 2013 03:33:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.41 It’s kind of crazy, but.. http://icefog.org/?p=1078 http://icefog.org/?p=1078#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2013 03:33:43 +0000 http://icefog.org/?p=1078 this might be one of my favorite Daily Show clips of all time. Almost beyond belief.

]]> http://icefog.org/?feed=rss2&p=1078 0 World Ice Art Championships http://icefog.org/?p=882 http://icefog.org/?p=882#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:34:14 +0000 http://icefog.org/?p=882 Last weekend, Shannon and I went to the World Ice Art Championships. Like last year, it was chilly and we did not stay long. As always, amazing art. The ice art is a nice reward for surviving winter!

The rest of the images are in my image gallery. Shannon posted her pictures here.

]]> http://icefog.org/?feed=rss2&p=882 0 Senator Al was right http://icefog.org/?p=871 http://icefog.org/?p=871#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:01:28 +0000 http://icefog.org/?p=871 This is old news now… A while ago, Senator Al Franken, while still on SNL (or there abouts) wrote a book titled “Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot“.   He was correct then and is amazingly correct now. The only thing I would change would be title, substituting “douchebag” for idiot, or perhaps changing to “idiotic douchebag”. Either works.  Luckily Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert are around and in fine form to help keep my sanity.
 


 

 

]]> http://icefog.org/?feed=rss2&p=871 0 Not sure what to say… kinda awesome though http://icefog.org/?p=837 http://icefog.org/?p=837#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:36:04 +0000 http://icefog.org/?p=837 I really hate the idea of promoting this, but it really is too awesome not to share. I actually don’t have to worry too much about promoting it, as not many people visit the blog any more.

At times, Fairbanks is truly awesome!

]]> http://icefog.org/?feed=rss2&p=837 0 Ill-timed escape http://icefog.org/?p=792 http://icefog.org/?p=792#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:32:59 +0000 http://icefog.org/?p=792

Welcome to the day!

This morning I woke up to -45C (-49F). Compounding my cold is the fact my boiler has been turned off until the repairs are finished this afternoon (need to recharge the lines in my radiant floor heat system) and my propane is in a non-gaseous state. So I don’t have any hot water (without microwaving it) for coffee, dishes, or a shower and my frozen pizza lunch plans are most likely going to be put on hold! Dang!

While this cold has been going on a long time (I believe we are creeping up on all-time (in the top ten) coldest January’s), I only have to make it through today. Tonight, after watching the Capitol Steps performance (brought up by the Fairbanks Concert Association), I depart to Boulder to work for a week followed by a week in Seattle. The National Weather Service is also predicting the cold to finally break early next week. I am guessing everyone’s moods will be greatly improved by the middle of the week.

UPDATE (28 Jan):
I thought I lived in nearly the coldest part of Fairbanks. It turns out that Shannon actually lives in a colder place. Her thermometer read -55F this morning. At 11:20 p.m., it is -49F at the airport and the forecast is -45 to -60F in the valleys. Pretty brutal indeed.

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