Very shortly after I returned from fieldwork in Russia this year, Rose and I packed up and headed for Chitina to catch enough salmon for another year of tasty fish. Copper River red salmon, recognized as prize gastronomic fare, is available to Alaska residents through a “personal use fishery” on the Copper River while the salmon are running. A household of two or more can catch 30 red salmon or 29 reds and a king. The latter combination is about as good as fish eating gets, raw or cooked.
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Fart Fans and the Home Electrocution Handbook
A loud “Bang!” made me jump at my desk. It seemed to have come from the window.
“Bang!” It came again.
I got up and looked out. Rose stood out there waving and winding up to throw another snowball at the window. She had arrived a couple of minutes early to pick me up.