I just don't take pictures. I do other things in Nome too.

I share a lot of photos on this blog.  Sometimes it probably seems like all I do up here is go around taking pictures, and then blog about them.  I do take a LOT of pictures.  I also have to work.  Since I work in a hospital HIPAA legislation does not allow me to take pictures of much of my work.  Besides work and picture taking I also cook.  Food is expensive, so I don't make a lot of extravagant meals.  I have been pleasantly surprised on what I have created in a crock pot.  A package of beans, some sort of meat, tumeric, curry, Lawry's, and a vegetable or two, can become a tasty stew.  Besides cooking I have also done quite a bit or reading.  I brought quite a few books with me.  I have been "collecting" a bunch that have been sitting around collecting dust, so I decided to finally read them.
Don't worry, I still have been taking scenic pictures, and no blog would be complete without them.  This was the sky one early Sunday evening.

 I have bought some books, since getting to Alaska.

I bought Trapline Twins at the Anchorage airport.  I find it interesting to read stories about the local area.  This was about female identical twins, who worked a trapline, with a sleddog team.  It was a fun read, and I would recommend the book to anyone with a sense of adventure.

4 Signs of a Dynamic Catholic, I started back in Fremont.  It is a good book, and could help a lot of churches become more.

Fearless was one of the books, I bought on a book sale, and just had not gotten around to reading.  If you like Max Lucado, you will enjoy the book.

A Concise History of the Catholic Church.  It is long (~2000 years concise), but I found it very interesting.  It made me proud, sad, enthusiastic, disheartened, and joyful at different parts of the book.  In the end it did help me realize that I am at home in the Catholic Church.

Among Giants, is a book I bought at a continuing education seminar quite a few years ago.  I finally got it read.   Great book for those in health care, or who have to work with the profoundly obese.

 Michael Lewis's books were ordered off of Amazon Prime.  Interesting financial market information.  Flash boys details how the government regulations and lack of regulations make for interesting results.  Both are quick reads, and I enjoyed both.

I read a review online, that said Ulysses was the "Greatest Novel" of Western literature.  I have started reading, but have found it not the easiest book to read.  Needless to say, it may end up staying in the apartment when I leave Nome.

I am not going to say it is bad, but I have not enjoyed the read.  At present I am reading "One Naton".    It is very timely with the actions that are taking place in Ferguson, MO.  I am a few chapters in, and it is very insightful. I have to agree with much of what Dr. Carson points out as the problems our nation faces at this time.   I am just getting to his solutions.  I hope they are as agreeable as the first part of the book.

The next 2 books I will be reading are the following.  Many Scott Hahn books have been recommend to me, and I have finally purchased one.

Self-Sufficient living, is a topic in which I have some interest.

Finally, I have started to get back to reading at least a few chapters in the Bible every morning.  It is a great way to start the day.  I am presently reading Joshua.

Besides reading I have also started to do Cross Fit workouts.  I cannot run as much in Nome, so I decided to try these workouts.  So far (3 weeks) I have been doing Cross Fit 3 times a week, and have enjoyed the variety of the workouts.  I have learned about, and earned my first Cross Fit hickey.

That came doing a push press.  You start with the bar at your collar bone level and then press it up over your head.  Then you bring it back down, and rest the bar across the top of your chest.  Needless to say, the bar bruised me. It did not come out well on the photo, but it is there, just to the right of my thumb.

I will leave you with one last scenic picture.  This was the sunset on Friday August 22, 2014.  It was taken on East Beach in Nome, Alaska.

Until next time, stay safe, and allow peace in your hearts.