Forget Oil

You're probably thinking that the title of this post has to do with my recent work on arctic oil exploration. It doesn't. I expect to be getting back to that discussion soon. No, I say 'Forget Oil' because of the old metaphor about 'Oil and Water'. The metaphor suggests that some things just don't go together. I say, forget oil...the saying should be "Water and Electricity".

Heat

Working up here you get used to extremes, and contrasts, and unusual juxtapositions. It goes from 24 daylight to 24 dark. Broken down shacks have brand new 4x4 pickups in the driveway. There are polar bears in the dumpster. Expecting the unexpected comes with the territory. But now and then things are out of place enough that you take notice. Why does the entire flight crew from Anchorage to Barrow, Alaska have Cuban accents? Oh right, because this is the Miami Heat’s private jet that we are using. I’m not sure how versed they are at landing on icy runways, but at least there’s plenty of legroom.