Night Moves
I no longer remember the man’s job title, only that he had previously worked as a cook in various USAP kitchens but had long since...
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Ken
- Jan 15
- 7 min
The Novice
The elephant in the room on Franklin’s first day of work was the beefy 3M-brand 1870 N95 mask he wore, a solid block of medical-grade...
Ken
- Jan 8
- 6 min
The Emperor's New Clothes
They cancelled the helo party. Every summer I’d ever spent on the Ice, the live music event hosted by the pilots and techs in the...
Ken
- Jan 1
- 6 min
Out with the Old
The mask mandate persisted into the New Year, if only just, despite the fact that management’s rationale for keeping it in place had long...
Ken
- Dec 25, 2022
- 6 min
How the NSF Stole Christmas*
*or rather, tried to. At some point early in the 2017-18 summer season, somebody digging out one of the storage berms on the outskirts of...
Ken
- Dec 18, 2022
- 5 min
In Vino Vulgaris
The USAP’s “December Safety Refocus” on alcohol was just a highlight reel of the presentation every department in the program had been...
Ken
- Dec 11, 2022
- 9 min
Boondoggle
I tried real hard to play it cool. As I fumbled with the unfamiliar, deceptively simple harness, however, it was patently obvious that...
Ken
- Dec 4, 2022
- 6 min
Sharing Space
Space had always been at a premium on the ice, as illustrated somewhat inelegantly by the observation made my friend Neil after a night...
Ken
- Nov 27, 2022
- 9 min
Children of the Sky
I had intended that the 7.5lbs of wasabi-flavored almonds to which I had sacrificed 9% of my 85lb luggage allotment would last me until...
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