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I went to my favorite blogs just minutes ago. Ghost towns. One and all. Did I miss something? Is this National Don't Blog Week? If it is, and if I blog, does it mean I'll have to pay a hellish fine? Will I be hauled to jail? Is it a local crime? National crime? Or International crime? Should I check google to see if I am breaking a holiday?

Well, I'm here and obviously, most of the other bloggers are on vacation or something. In firey Alaska, we are getting rain in Homer. Yes. That's a good thing. There's one fire on peninsula, but it's a long ways from us, but it's been several days since I've been able to see the bay. I hope when the rain stops, the smoke will be gone and I can view the bay again.

My website. I'm going to do a major overhaul to it. Right now it has a home page that says...I'm going to do a major overhaul. I want a new look. Something softer. I figure I can get pretty harsh, at least visually the site should be soft. Plus it was a little outdated. It still hinted that I had an agent. Oops. Nope. But I was too lazy to make that tiny change when I knew I wanted to revamp it.

My problem...what type of site do I want? Obviously, I want an author's site. Only one teeny tiny problem. I don't have an agent, which means I don't have a publisher, which means I don't have a book to entice the world to read. Hey, I could make it an author's site and give wonderful advice on writing. Just what the world needs. One more writer's site from an unpublished writer.

Maybe I'll actually have more about Alaska on the site. Maybe a few reviews of books I've read. I really don't know. I really don't have a clue what the hell I want the site to be about. If I can figure out how to do it, I'll probably move the blog back to my website. I liked it being in one spot. Who knows? I don't. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know.

Good morning, John.

I don't think the pictures came through yesterday. So, I tried another way today. I think it worked. If they're doubles, well, ignore one set.

Smoke and more smoke. It's official. This year is the worst in recorded history of acres burned in Alaska. As of earlier today, we surpassed the over 5 million acres that was the record by 3,000 acres. The only problem: they don't see an end in sight. Right now, the amount of area burned is larger than the state of Conneticut, but smaller than New Jersey.

So far the fires are still several hundred miles from us. I did find out my nephew and his crew from Colorado arrived this week. They are supposed to finish out the fire season up here.

Good morning, John.