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by Joel Aufrecht
09:23 PM, 23 Jun 2003
I've lived in Alaska a total of 12 years plus a few summers; prior to last week I had never been to Fairbanks, Alaska's 2nd largest city. Thanks to the whimsy of a scheduling computer deep in the bowels of Alaska Airlines (the same one that wouldn't let me book a circle trip with frequent flyer miles), I flew from Seattle to Anchorage via Fairbanks, which makes about as much sense as flying from Guangzhou to Guilin via Nanning. That is to say, it doesn't make much sense. Insult to injury, I had a five-hour layover. From 1 am to 6 am.
Silver lining: it's mid-June. Fairbanks doesn't get midnight sun - it's a few hundred miles south of the Arctic Circle - but I waltzed out of the terminal into a very bright twilight and t-shirt weather. I waltzed in the direction of downtown, a few miles away. When I got to the edge of the asphalt parking lot, a gang of mosquitos attacked (Bloods, naturally) and I turned smartly around and waltzed back inside. Maybe winter is a better season to appreciate Fairbanks. My next exciting layover comes in August, when I spend 6 am to 5 pm in Newark! And, for people who have been writing to figure out where I am (for good or ill), please note that my location is indicated on the home page, as is my summer travel itinerary. Meanwhile, I logged in to find hate mail in my inbox. (sample: "America Love it OR Leave it.") This can only mean one thing: somebody has linked to my American Apology Shirt website. And that, in turn, can only mean one thing: more sales!
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