Feeling a little Fuzzy

Day after Turkey Day fuzziness 

Just wanted to say, I'm still stuffed and feeling a bit fuzzy

Even Santa Has Glitches

Merry Christmas From Santa At The North Pole!

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If your looking for Cam 2

If you wondering

The cam2 is being used to stream live on ustream.tv, stop in and chat and watch live at the Great Alaskan Red Squirrel Cam Streaming Live

If you're not watching you're missing the Action

He's watching are you?

If you're not watching the Great Alaskan Red Squirrel Cam streaming over the internet you're missing out said the wise old Owl.  I watch as often as I can he said.  Come see me at this web site (click here) or on Ustream.tv web site at the address (click here)

Short Days and Long Nights

Day Light Hours

The old squirrel is streaming live on Cam 2.  One of the most asked questions about the old Permafrost Ranch and Alaska is our length of daylight in the winter and summer.  If you look on the web pages Cam 1 page right above the live picture is a Weather Bug that shows our Sunrise and Sunset times.   It's always fun to watch our dwindling hours of daylight this time of the year.  On that shortest day of the year, we will be just under 4 hours of daylight.  So, stop in and watch the darkness grow says the old squirrel.

Live Streams

Live Streaming from CAM 2

The web cam capture sent to me from Diane M in North Carolina from early this morning.  Thanks Diane.  This post is to remind everyone if the Cam 2 is off when you log into the site remember to check this streaming cam link.  (Click Here)   Or you can find this link on Cam 1 page.  I may just be streaming live on UStream.TV on this channel (Click Here).  It fun to watch the live streaming when the feeder is active with squirrels and birds. Plus, you can chat with me in the chat room at the same time.  See you there 

Water Under the Bridge

Challenges 

It's a challenge to stay positive sometimes said this old squirrel.  Over the years he's watched me go through many changes here on the old Permafrost Ranch.  Looking back through that long tunnel of time.  I should have done many things different and some mornings like today I awake with a introspective look back at some of the water thats passed under that bridge.

Squirrel Jealousy

Hummmmm!

National TV is pushing that Puppy Cam, shoot says the old squirrel.  I'm just as cute and they don't promote the Squirrel Cams.  We have been around a long time....   Someone should write them and tell them, he said looking at me.   

Native American History

November is  American Indian Heritage Month

The old squirrel was asking me about my Native American Heritage today being this month is to honor those of such Heritage.  My blood quantum is thin, very thin I told him.  My Great Grandmother was the last full blood in my family.  My tribe right now is having a constitutional convention.  As it is, I am a tribal member but can't run for office because I don't live in the nation and haven't enough blood quantum.  I may lose even that with some of the new purposed amendments to our new constitution.  How does that make you feel the old squirrel asked me?  I'm really torn by it I said, part of my personal view point that makes me the person I am is this Heritage.  I do understand what is driving this, the money that is now being made by the casinos in the Nation.   To rid themselves of us x-patriots and those of little blood lines is exactly the desired end to be reached by the Dawes Act.  Further weakening those tribal links and reaching those very goals he and the emerging white nation wanted.  

Dawes himself said it.  We must teach the Indians that GREED is fundamental part of the American Way of Life.  It looks as if we have learned this lesson well.  Those goals may have been reached it looks to me, said the old Squirrel.  

Grocery Prices North Pole

Grocery Prices for Thanksgiving

1 can of Cranberry Sauce $1.79, 1 box of Stove Top Stuffing $2.50 1 gal of 2% Milk $3.99 1 pkg of Frozen Brussle Sprouts $2.99 2 gals ice cram $7.00  1 loaf of sliced Bread $3.18 1 8 to 10 pound frozen turkey $9.00  This was just a quick trip to the store thinking about the up coming holiday.  We were just shopping for two this year.

Squirrel Cam Viewers Captures

Sent in by Cleta A

That little Red Squirrel is showing up in the middle of the night to run off the flyers from the feeder.  He's taking big risk in doing that.  Thanks for watching the cams here on the old Permafrost Ranch.

The Great Alaskan Red Squirrel Cam

What are you looking at

Charles, is always watching my cams and sends me captures of what he sees from North Carolina.  This old squirrel is watching and said, what's he looking at all the time :-)

Veterans Day

Veterans Day Tuesday 11 November

Lot of water under the bridges since this was taken.  And many of them I burned down.

State Capitalism

Contradiction of Terms

I don't understand, said the old squirrel.  How did we get into this state of affairs whereby the government is bailing out Banks, and Big Business, and the rich suits who ran it all into the ground continue to be in charge.  Unfettered capitalism with the keys to the public treasury isn't what our founding fathers had in mind I don't think.

He Really is Worried

He showed up on the Feeder

The old squirrel must have been worried about the lack of Sun Flower Seeds, he showed up on the feeder tonight and ran the Flyers off.   

Economy Runs Cold

The News on the Economy is about as frosty as this old Squirrel

How far do you think it will fall said the old squirrel?  How far what will fall I asked.  He said the stock market.  It's tanked two days in a row.  I said, it doesn't matter to me.  Heck I'm broke already anyway.  Now, that statement really worried the old squirrel.  He then looked at me and asked.  How many bags of sunflower seeds do you have stashed away?

Disappointment Runs Deep

The Cost of Medical Care

The old squirrel is fit to be tied, he was looking at the bills and the cost of one Doctors appointment for the wife was $190.00 for a half an hour office visit.  This new Doctor had asked the wife how she was paying for her perscriptions because she has no insurance.    

The real question is now, how is she going to pay both at that rate.

Amazement

Good Morning Alaska

We were having coffee this morning and cruising the net.  Not much was being talked about because we were both fixated on the local election results we were seeing.  After a bit I noticed the old squirrel was acting like a real nervous squirrel, whipping his tail back and forth.  He looked at me and exclaimed "Can you believe these results"  I replied, "it's certainly not the results I expected" 

Congrats to the President Elect

Congratulations to President Elect Obama

Congratulations to the winners of this election and to the American People for a peaceful change of power.  God bless America says this old squirrel

Get out and Vote says Sam

Sam the Magpie Stopped By this Morning

Sam stopped by and just wanted to remind everyone.  Get out and Vote today.

Alaskan Politics

I'm voting for

I saw a television political ad this morning said the old squirrel as we were having coffee.  It was Lisa Murkowski, for Senator Stevens.  He looked at me and then said   "Vote"   

Short Days and Long Nights

Long Arctic Nights

The days are growing shorter and the long Arctic Night begins.  I noticed yesterday the sun doesn't clear the trees anymore.  The sun makes a low circuit on the horizon and it never climbs high in sky.  Even this old squirrel was up early this morning while still dark he was out on the feeder.  Maybe the flyers woke him up early or he was just hungry this morning.  The weather bug on Cam 1 gives you sunrise and sunset times.  Watch our day light shrink quickly.  Sunrise this morning will be at 8:44 a.m. and Sunset will be at 4:24 p.m.

If I could turn back time

Here is your Chance

Tonight is the night...  You can actually do it said the old Squirrel.  Turn back time

Happy Anniversary

1st of November 1969

Happy Anniversary says this old squirrel, here is a  toast to 39 years of marriage

Halloween was a Bust

Are you going to eat that all by yourself?

We went to the grocery store and bought three bags of candy for Halloween.  Not one ghost or goblin showed up at the door.  North Pole, weather and distance between homes doesn't attract the trick or treaters.  So, said the old squirrel, are you going to eat all that by yourself?