Now just stop and think for a moment—about the implications of the absence of an "apostrophe s" after "Fox". . . .

      I don't even know—what is going on here.  (Robert: "You know it has something to do, with the North Koreans!")

      Robert–pointedly–pointed out, how much better this picture would have been, had it been taken, with my SLR. . . .  It came out surprisingly well (with just the phone).

      Ahh. The Ugly Duck.

      Ladies and germs, this . . . duck, has been showing up, as an advertisement, for various businesses, around Fairbanks for . . . well over a decade.  I don't imagine it does much—and isn't much of an advertisement, but peeps just seem to keep hangin' on. . . .

      Welcome to the Alaskan mentality.

      Phase IV fans, take note. . . .

      And here is some plaque, about the original construction of the G.I. (Geophysical Institute).

      Note like the Masons, 'n stuff:

      I spent an immeasureable about of time, studying/working, in the basement of the science library, at IARC.  (I am embarassed—that I had to ask directions, on how to get, to said basement, this time around.)  When I got to the room I had spent so much time in, this is the view that greeted me:

      Your guess is as good as mine. . . .

      (Actually, there was "racing" small, radio-controlled "aircraft."  The side enterances to the stairwells, were blocked with a protective plastic mesh.)

      During the interminable cleaning/packing/loading, I came across this box.  I thought that this was from Robert's time, in the Natural Sciences Facility (Am I remembering that right?  –It is now called "Reichardt"—or something like that.).  It was . . . poignant, coming across such a thing, so casually placed/forgotten. . . .  I had spent a lot of time, in Reichardt (And John Craven, was/is mentioned in my thesis dedication. . . .).

      I think this Dude, like, likes his chick, or something:

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