Friends, doing so much Art over the summer gives one plenty of time to mentally wander over your heroes, be they Michelangelo or his superior in marble, Bernini!

Sometimes, you have to look on the sunny side of life. And get a laugh when you get the chance.

To the editor:

This week we have a story about the GNWTSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s negotiations with other governments, including the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, to end the five-year-old moratorium on oil and gas and put the Beaufort Sea under local control.

Islands of Decolonial Love by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a collection of short stories and poems that functions around the very simple idea of loving as an action that could liberate people from colonial violence and its lasting effects.

Two weeks ago, two jet skis crashed in what was probably a game of chicken at Prelude Lake. The machines did not fare well though the young drivers escaped relatively unscathed. They are part of the ATV/jet ski community that make up a large body of campsite users at the park and who are making life unpleasant for everyone.

Have you ever wondered what the world would look like if aliens were invading the ecosystem with their animals, plants and machines? This book is a science fiction adventure book written by Kenneth Oppel. It is 404 pages and is the third book of the best-selling Bloom trilogy. Oppel wrote this story in 2020-2021 and it was published in 2021 by HarperCollins.

On National Indigenous Peoples Day a guy I didnSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™t know punched me in the face, then jumped into a waiting truck and took off. Say what? Yup, I was struck in the face by someone senseless enough to sucker punch a senior and then take off. Not cool.

I would like to apologize in advance to the Lovin Spoonful, for altering their song a little. It is one of my favorite summer songs.

Friends, itSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s hard to tell exactly what awaits you upon returning home.