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Nick Varney

Life

Unhinged Alaska: Winter ya gotta be kidding me

When is this erratic weather going to chill with the schizoid act?

Nick Varney

Life

Unhinged Alaska: Trouble brews with Super Bowl approach

This annual dementia is preceded by enough warning signals that some spouses have been known to charter weekend…

Nick Varney

Life

Unhinged Alaska: The little tree that could

Each year I receive emails requesting a repeat of a piece I wrote years ago about being away…

Nick Varney

Life

Unhinged Alaska: A butthead named Baster

Time now for the Baster saga that took place a few years ago

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Life

Unhinged Alaska: The Beast

Then it went all Darth Vader.

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Life

Unhinged Alaska: Memories from the last great non hunt

I’m sure the regulations must be much simpler by now

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Life

Unhinged Alaska: Bring it on

It’s now already on the steep downslide of August and we might as well be attending a wake…

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Life

Unhinged Alaska: The rise and demise of the rodent

Husbands can make very rare and somewhat dim-bulb mistakes

Nick Varney

Sports

Reeling Em’ In: Cherishing an old fishing friend

Time now for the fishing report for the week of July 15, 2024.

Nick Varney

Sports

Reeling ‘Em In: Hunting beasts

By the time you read this, lingcod season will be open and I just ran across a draft…

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Life

Unhinged Alaska: Sometimes it’s not cool to mention heat

Thanks for the joke fest material rolling into our Unhinged Alaska headquarters folks but chill out.

Nick Varney

Sports

Reeling ‘Em In: Hey fishers, keep up with regulations

What is up with brain stems who seem to be incapable of comprehending simple fishing regulations?

Nick Varney

Life

Unhinged Alaska: Sometimes humble pie can taste fishy

I was around back when Chinooks invaded the region like a horde of Genghis Khan Horsemen redlined on…

Nick Varney

Life

Unhinged Alaska: Helpful tips for those contemplating a high seas cruise

It’s not at all unusual being asked by distant relatives if I think it’s safe for them to…

Nick Varney

Life

Unhinged Alaska: Sometimes they come back

This following historical incident resurfaced during dinner last week when we were matching, “Hey, do you remember when…?”…

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Life

Unhinged Alaska: March madness is not all about basketball

I’m not quite sure why the foreshadowing of intensifying winds and weather chaos maxed me out on the…

Nick Varney

Life

Unhinged Alaska: Hey Boreas. Knock it off. You’re flash freezing my karma

For the last few weeks, we have been hosting Boreas, the Greek god of winter

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Life

Unhinged Alaska: Sorry about that column

Each year our massive staff normally sets aside a few columns to reply to inquiries and comments about…

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Life

Unhinged Alaskas: You are never that far from home

It is a time to express the depth of our affection for each other and to strengthen the…

Nick Varney

Life

Unhinged Alaska: Some things never change. Nor should they

In the dawdling days prior to Thanksgiving, things are usually as serene as a gentle snowfall within our…