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Tessa meanders down Alaska’s Glacier Highway and ends up in an “awkward” place. With a high school senior in the house, Jamis reflects on graduation and related vocabulary.

• 01:03 — Juneau’s Glacier Highway and Auke Bay
• 02:42 — Origin of “awkward”
• 04:12 — Eftsoons
• 06:55 — Other words with obsolete roots
• 09:41 — Graduation
• 12:08 — Diploma
• 14:44 — Valedictorian

• The Shooting of Dan McGrew by Robert W Service
• Maps of the Juneau, AK area
• Wikipedia article on Auke Bay