Yes, kids it’s another Sarah Palin biography.  First we had “Sarah – How a Small Town Girl Turned Alaska’s Political Establishment on Its Ear” written by long time Wasilla buddy Kaylene Johnson.  It came out long before Palin’s VP nominatioin, and sat in the Costco in Anchorage in giant stacks.  I don’t know how much [...]

Brian-wear is Here! You asked for it, and it’s finally available in the Mudflats Shop!  Brian’s snowy mug is now available on….a mug!   Toast the ubiquitous ungulate with a stein full of suds, or keep him close to your heart on a snuggly hoodie.  Tell him your deepest darkest secrets in a Brian journal, or [...]

So, what would you do if the school bully who’d been stealing your lunch money all year, came up to you in the playground and said, “Come here, I want to show you something!”  Yes, that’s a rhetorical question.  What about if he handed you a $5 bill?  You’d look around, maybe, to see if [...]

The first time I heard Univeristy of Alaska professor Rick Steiner speak was in 2006.  He gave a brilliant and passionate presentation entitled “War and the Environment,” and was preparing to travel to the Niger Delta to participate in a damage assessment of the world’s most severely petroleum-impacted ecosystem.  Whatever area of the brain houses the little part [...]

GOP Golden Girl – Lisa Murkowski Strengthening the theory that the GOP powers that be will do anything to make Lisa Murkowski bullet proof against a potential Palin assault in 2010, Alaska’s Senior Senator was chosen to deliver the Republican response to the stimulus bill.  Her remarks drew this criticism from the Alaska Democratic Party [...]

Last week Senator Arlen Specter confirmed what many had suspected about Republican support of President Obama’s stimulus bill. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), who broke with his party to support President Obama’s stimulus package last week, said before the final vote Friday that more of his colleagues would have joined were they not afraid of the [...]

You’ve got to love a “terr-rrist” with a sense of humor. In an interview with The New York Times appearing this Sunday in its Magazine, former Weatherman and top 2008 campaign demon, Bill Ayers, reveals that he sent Sarah Palin a note after the November election. You will recall — how could you not? — [...]

Go figure.  I hadn’t seen Brian the moose in over a month, and now he’s shown up twice this week!  And there’s some big news to report!  In the yearly calendar of a moose, there are a few events that are really worthy of note.  For cows, there’s mating season, and birthing season.  For bulls [...]

We’ve been hearing an awful lot about Democrats with “tax issues” lately.  Potential cabinet members are dropping like flies…well, actually it’s more like they’re getting stuck on that hideous sticky tape stuff, which is a pretty good metaphor for the IRS. In any case, the Alaska Democratic Party reminds us that tax issues, unlike certain [...]

Sweet! If all goes well, and I have negotiated embedding this fabulous live streaming video into the tubes, this is what will happen. Today, Friday, February 13, from 10am-2pm Alaska time (11am-3pm Pacific, 2pm-6pm Eastern) in celebration of the 200th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s birth, and President Barack Obama’s inauguration, artist and baker Zilly [...]

For the residents of south central Alaska, hearing the words “Exxon Valdez” causes a visceral reaction in the gut.  The carelessness, recklessness, and ineptitude of one of our supposed partners in economic development that caused the spill of 10-30 million gallons of crude oil  (depending who you believe) was a stab in the heart – [...]

I suppose I could save myself some effort and make this post completely blank, but Alaskans were treated yesterday to a press conference from Governor Sarah Palin, so I suppose I should mention it.  And I was pleased to see that a reporter asked exactly the question I would have asked the governor regarding the [...]

Well, it’s Sarah Palin’s birthday today.  And it seemed only right to acknowledge it somehow.  The usual traditions are cake, ice cream and song.  But since we can’t find any cake, and suspect it’s on its way to Western Alaska where the “Let Them Eat Cake” philosophy seems to be in full swing, we are [...]

Not since the days of Alaskans for Truth vs. Mike Doogan have we had such a knock-down, drag out fight.  That little fracas was held in the ring of the Anchorage Press, and resulted in Alaskans for Truth with gloves held high in the air, victorious, and Mike Doogan with one of those big cloth [...]

My “Things to Blog About” list has gotten quite out of hand, so it’s time for a catch up post! ***A Strange Astrological Conjunction… At least, that’s what I think it’s called.  Today, February 11, is Sarah Palin’s birthday.  Then, exactly at midnight, when it becomes February 12, in a brilliant flash of ”creationist vs. evolutionist” irony, [...]