Weighing the Evidence

So, I'm trying to figure out whether or not I can yet claim to be "an Alaskan."  You be the judge and feel free to check back, as I keep finding more things to both columns!

EVIDENCE FOR:

• Fairbanks homeowner
• possess AK driver's license
• electrify my car with a 50-ft. cord that runs from the hood of my car to the house
• am eligible for next year's Permanent Fund Dividend check
• own moose hide mukluks
• left home Wednesday without a coat because it seemed warm (it was 12-F!)
• told someone earlier that my husband was "Outside" for the month
• have a freezer full of caribou meat
• am taking very few showers
• experienced one earthquake, slept through a couple others
• just joined the Fairbanks Curling Club; this was strictly for business purposes, though I hear those curlers know how to PAR-TAY​

EVIDENCE AGAINST:​

• have never caught a salmon with my "dip net" nor "run" a trapline
• do not own a snow machine
• have an indoor bathroom IN ADDITION to the outhouse
• still marvel at the crazy lack of daylight this time of year
• do not keep a blanket in my car to drape over the hood while at movies and such
• don't mind if people keep their shoes on in my house
• activate the washer/wiper fluid in the car this time of year, thinking this is still a good idea in arctic temperatures

My friend Abby tells me that to be a real Alaskan sourdough, one must pee in the Yukon River.  If that is, indeed, the litmus test, than I am definitely not yet an Alaskan.  I'll keep ya posted!