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It is beyond great to spend a weekend at home and not be recovering from a trip or packing for another trip. And an added bonus is that it’s Fur Rendezvous weekend. Which means sled dog races, fireworks, the parade, outhouse races, running with the reindeer, etc. Yesterday, I crawled out of bed a bit […]

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We’ve been home for almost a week, but I am just now getting around to a wrap up post. It was a fabulous trip. And Peter and I now think that we should do an annual NYC pilgrimage.
The poochies and our house sitter are all very happy that Peter and I are home. Two big […]

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Peter and I are wrapping up a fabulous six days in New York City. We’ve museumed, dined (to the max), theatered, shopped, and hoofed. And today, was the Westminster Dog Show: our primary reason for the trip. We’re part of “Team Webber.” Webber is the number one Bouvier in the US. And more importantly, he’s […]

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Last night’s FBI Citizen’s Academy was a total blast. After a tres interesting lecture on laws and FBI policies regarding use of deadly force, we split into two groups and headed off for actual “training”.
First up for my small group of eight (I was the only girl) was SWAT Team training. We learned several […]

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I’m doing the coolest thing ever - I’m spending the next six Thursday nights at Anchorage FBI headquarters attending the FBI’s Citizen’s Academy. The Citizen’s Academy is an FBI program geared towards, “business, civic, and religious leaders”. One is nominated to the academy by an FBI employee or alumn of the Academy. My good buddy, […]

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