{"id":246,"date":"2008-06-27T00:16:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-27T07:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=246"},"modified":"2021-03-17T19:39:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T02:39:55","slug":"on-alaska-and-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2008\/06\/27\/on-alaska-and-men\/","title":{"rendered":"On Alaska and Men"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is my husband when he visits Alaska.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2008\/06\/on-alaska-and-men\/my-hillbilly-husband-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6607\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6607\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2008\/06\/27\/on-alaska-and-men\/my-hillbilly-husband-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/my-hillbilly-husband.png?fit=640%2C480\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"my-hillbilly-husband\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/my-hillbilly-husband.png?fit=640%2C480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6607\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/my-hillbilly-husband.png?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"my husband - CoffeeJitters.Net\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/my-hillbilly-husband.png?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/my-hillbilly-husband.png?resize=300%2C225 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And this is my husband when he&#8217;s not in Alaska.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2008\/06\/on-alaska-and-men\/my-husband\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6608\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6608\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2008\/06\/27\/on-alaska-and-men\/my-husband\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/my-husband.png?fit=640%2C511\" data-orig-size=\"640,511\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"my-husband\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/my-husband.png?fit=640%2C511\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6608\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/my-husband.png?resize=640%2C511\" alt=\"my husband - coffeejitters.net\" width=\"640\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/my-husband.png?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/my-husband.png?resize=300%2C239 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I guess &#8220;When in Rome&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The men outnumber the women in Alaska by something like 2:1, so you&#8217;d think the odds of finding a good man were pretty good. I had to move to Washington to find a good man. Women in Alaska have a saying about finding a man: <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">&#8220;The odds are good, but the goods are odd.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Am I biased against Alaskan men? No, some of my favorite men, including my 4 brothers, are from Alaska. But I will be the first to tell you that they are truly odd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is my husband when he visits Alaska. And this is my husband when he&#8217;s not in Alaska. I guess &#8220;When in Rome&#8230;.&#8221; The men outnumber the women in Alaska by something like 2:1, so you&#8217;d think the odds of finding a good man were pretty good. 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