We lived in Barrow from 1998-2000 after I got out of the AF. I worked for the NWS and my wife got a job with the North Slope Burrough school district. There were a lot of teachers up there from our neck of the woods (Ark-La-Tex) because they could make 2 1/2 to 3 times what they'd make back home.
We were lucky in that we could make a "bush order" from grocery stores in Anchorage and the government would reimburse us for the shipping.
Winters were LONG, but the 84 straight days of sun in the summer were amazing! Playing softball in snow flurries in the middle of July is probably something I'll never get to do again.
Why do idiots like Gohmert think doctors are just waiting in the wings rubbing their legs like crickets at the opportunity to perform an abortion? I almost think it's just a performance, but then I remember he's a real life Gomer Pyle who can be convinced of anything that isn't reality.
I meant to bring this up when it happened during game 2 but got distracted and then forgot about it when Elish grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to end the 5th. But the batter before the double play was called out for interference while being hit by her bunted ball. Did anyone else catch the announcer saying she was "hit in the box"? Even my 9 yr old laughed at that! She then froze up when I asked how she knew what a "box" is.
Nice late round sleeper pick! I like to think of myself as some who does their own research when drafting players, but I have no idea who the fuck he was!