Alaska is weird

I forgot to mention something strange that happened last week. Bear in mind that I now live in a town of 2500 people that's only really accessible by plane. (Yes, by boat as well, but people don't really come by boat unless they're coming from a nearby village.) So I'm working at the courthouse, and there was a strange guy there doing legal research in the public court documents. Of course, I didn't realize at first that he was a strange guy because I don't really know people yet. Turns out he was from the National Inquirer. He was there to try to dig up dirt on Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska turned VP candidate.

According to Samara, the word in the grapevine is that he located a former wife of Trooper Wooten and wants to interview her. If you don't know what I'm talking about, Google Troopergate.

Anyway, that's pretty strange stuff for small-town Alaska.

Samara had an interview today at the local women's shelter. She hates to even think about leaving her job as a special education teacher's aide at the school, but this job would probably pay more and also be in her field. It also wouldn't end in May. Her interview was at 4:30 today.

So it was weird when the magistrate came in a little before lunch and told me that there were having the monthly "community justice" lunch at the women's shelter. Apparently all the folks in the law enforcement and legal communities get together to discuss issues relating to domestic violence, etc. He asked if I wanted to go, so I said sure!

Around noon, we headed over there, and it was really poorly attended today. Apparently part of the reason is that the person whose position is now vacant was responsible for sending out the announcement e-mails for that meeting. Nevertheless, I had a good salmon chowder, salad, cake, etc at the lunch. I also met the director of the shelter and saw one of the local attorneys, who is also on the board there.

After work today, Samara went to her interview. She says it went well, and the director seems interested in hiring her. She won't know whether she's being offered the job until the other interviews are over, but we're hopeful. I know that she'd hate to leave the other job so soon, but I think the money would be a significant raise.

It's starting to be darker later in the morning and get dark earlier in the evening. We won't be having really short days until December, but it's getting closer.

That's about it for today.