ArcticArtique

It's summer. I'm back in camp. My helicopter is running smooth. We finally got heat in the barracks. Life is good.

Lot's of things have happened since I was here last. I'm no longer on Facebook. It was time for me to Dump Zuck. This is where the majority of my readers came from. This will now be like starting from scratch again. I hope somebody see's it!

To begin, let me re-introduce myself. I'm Scott, good to meet ya. I'm 50 something years old, enjoyed a 30 year career in helicopter maintenance. I'm closing in on the end of that career and learning how to survive post professional career.

I'm also autistic. I was never diagnosed as a kid, I was just an odd duck. Always wanted to be part of the crowd but had a very anti-social personality. I never quite fit in.

I served in the US Navy. I am a veteran and a member of the VFW. I served on America's Flagship, the USS Constellation. Connie was the first carrier on station in the Gulf of Oman well before the towers fell. One of our Tomcat's fired the first US missile in the gulf region. We have been in the Middle East for a very long time and Connie is being turned into razor blades.

I'm married to Miss Kitty, the last Alaska Bush Baby. She lived remote. Her school was cardboard box, Cessna dropped. She lived with the wolves. She had a moose for a pet.

Miss Kitty is the reason I know I am autistic. She had experience with her own son growing up. She is the one to show me who and what I actually am. She is the one that put up with every screw up, tantrum, and failure to figure out life moments during the last five years. My job went away. All of a sudden, after a lifetime of working, I found myself unemployable. Age and a bad economy don't mix well. She's the one that guided me through all of it. She's the one that paid for it. We survived because of her. I know who and what I am because of Miss Kitty. I'm a better person because of my wife.

If you hadn't noticed, I like to take pictures. I think I'm starting to get good at it. I enjoy being able to capture unique visions through the lens. Today features breakup on the Yukon River at Galena, Alaska. I hope you enjoy.