I know you’ve all been holding your breath waiting to find out who Joe the Plumber, the smartest Republican in the room, will endorse for the presidency in 2012.  Here’s a tantalizing clue from his sold out performance at the Independence Institute’s annual Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms party. I know.  You’re sad you didn’t get an invite.  [...]

Anchorage just had its collective teeth rattle.  That was a big one.  Earthquakes tend to have personalities.  This one seemed to not have that initial jolt where you hear everything shift (p waves), but lots of long rolling waves (s waves).  I’m on the second floor and it felt like I was in a treehouse [...]

$600,000. That’s the growing pile of legal debt that Sarah Palin claims to have incurred since last summer. We don’t actually know that for a fact, nor do we know how these legal bills are itemized, or even for whom, because like so many things in the Palin administration,  (leaning over and whispering in your [...]

If you haven’t had a chance to enjoy John Hodgman at the Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner, it’s a must see. Very funny. Happy Monday, and welcome to summer!

Happy Father’s Day to all!  It’s been a unique day for me.  As it’s Father’s Day, Spouse got to pick the activities of the day, and believe it or not (I know you’re all shocked), sitting around watching me type was not on the list!  So, I’ve had a day off, and it felt very [...]

The other day I mentioned that a couple years ago we had kind of a mangy looking brown bear that took over our valley.  Well, I was looking through some old pictures and came across this one from that summer. Usually black bears rule the roost here, but not that season.  We knew he was [...]

What fun!  I’ve been invited to live blog from the studio at Shannyn’s show today!  I’m sure it will be quite an adventure. Laptop?  Check! Yellow boots?  Check! Camera?  Check! Brian the Moose?  Check! Many apologies!  No live blogging today.  I had something unavoidable come up.  As much as I wish I could be in [...]

It’s Summer Solstice Saturday here in the Great Land.  There’s lots going on….too much, in fact.  It was difficult to decide what to do with the day.  Kids and Spouse went to the Park Strip downtown and had a blast at the Juneteenth Celebration/Gay Pride Parade.  I have not gotten a full debriefing, but they [...]

That’s right, the Palin’s $64,000 has been price slashed! Remember a few weeks ago when government watchdog Linda Kellen Biegel sent a records request to the state?  She asked for copies of emails sent between members of the administration and right-wing radio shock jock Eddie Burke, and Anchorage Daily News gossip columnist Sheila Toomey, including [...]

For the most part, dealing with internet trolls is mildly distasteful, but it’s pretty easy to get rid of them, and with a click of the mouse I imagine them hurtling through space and landing in the mudflats.  >splat!<   But there are a couple trolls who are quite persistent and I’m not sure if they’re [...]

Today, new developments arise in the matter of controversial Assembly ordinance #64.  The ordinance would add the words “sexual orientation” to the city’s non-discrimination law.  Those two little words have drawn battle lines, and made Assembly meetings look like a weird hybrid of football game, church revival and street fair.   Walking into the Loussac [...]

I had the great good fortune to meet Dr. Riki Ott last week.  She is the author of the book Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, and won Cook Inletkeeper’s Muckraker of the Year award in 2008.  I’ve wanted to meet her for a long time, [...]

Rep. Lindsay Holmes was the featured guest on today’s Demo Memo on KUDO 1080am.  Kathy Phillips asked what she thinks of the new AG nominee, Dan Sullivan.  Holmes has heard some concerns from members of the Alaska Bar.  Apparently there are some mumblings like “Couldn’t you find someone who’s actually living here?”  Kind of a [...]

Caller (with pronounced accent):  What happened to us Dr. Savage? (speaking of the country) Savage:  What happened to us?  How many ways can I tell you who did this to us?  It started 30 or 40 years ago with the radical left.  It started with so many different pressure groups screaming for their own ends [...]

It an amazing display of a different kind of “don’t ask, don’t tell,”  the Palins when asked to disclose how much the gifts Todd Palin receives from Arctic Cat (his sponsor for the Iron Dog snowmachine race) are worth, and they replied with silence.  They “can’t” tell us.  (looking around furtively and whispering in your ear)  [...]