This beautiful wooded area was about 50 yards from the beach.  Everything was moist and spongy, and each shade of green was more impossible than the next.  The whole place, no matter where you looked, seemed to be in an active state of birth, death and reclamation. Trees that fell left soft rotting red stumps, and [...]

Is there such a thing as too much blog material?  Back in the old days before Sarah Palin was on the national scene, I’d cruise around the internet to see what was happening, and when I was stricken with inspiration, I’d create a post.  Sometimes they were long, sometimes short.  Sometimes inspiration came right away, [...]

Yup, it’s another one. I can hear the right wing side of the “chattering class” now. “What’s the matter with these people? She’s gone now! Haven’t they done enough damage? What more do they want? She’s stepped down from the governorship! Give it a rest!” Which leads me to respond to these accusations that perhaps [...]

Ron Paul.  You just gotta love him.  OK, I know you don’t really.  And yeah, there are a ton of things I disagree with him about completely, and a couple I agree with.  But there’s something I just like about him.  I can’t explain it. I remember watching a couple teenage boys last fall, climbing [...]

This is it.  The final week of the Palin administration.  And while many Alaskans are still fans of the governor, gone are the days of 80% and 90% approval ratings.  The gubernatorial vetting process ended up being done by the national media after she’d already been tapped as John McCain’s running mate, and the nation [...]

  There is an interesting phenomenon visible in the coastal areas of South Central Alaska called the “ghost forest.”  You’ll be driving along, and all of a sudden you’ll notice stands of old spruce trees, denuded of branches and bark, standing there like pale sentinals.  I’ve heard different terms for these trees, but I like “ghost forest” [...]

Is it true?  She said she was doing the best thing for Alaska when she quit, and by gum, she just might be right! The soon-to-be official resignation of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) could hand Democrats a legitimate pickup opportunity, according to a recent poll in the Last Frontier obtained by the Fix. The [...]

“Between the bizarre tweets, the incoherent “good-bye Alaska” speech, and the ensuing and constant pleading that quitting is fighting and fighting is quitting, it has become abundantly clear to anyone with any sense that Sarah Heath Palin has become “Crazy Governor Lady.” So begins a recent opinion piece from local conservative pundit Dan Fagan.  It [...]

Cartoon by Tom Tomorrow 7 days and counting.  One week from today, Sarah Palin will join the ranks of national political celebrities and finally leave our poor little state alone.  Then, she’ll be everyone’s problem – bursting through cracked doors with abandon, electrifying the base, talking to Fox News at will, raking in gobs of [...]

  I knew I’d like this picture when I took it.  The day was grey and damp, but it just felt peaceful. Happy Saturday to all.  I’m off for a day at the lake!

Sarah Palin on “hurt feelings” from Dennis Zaki on Vimeo. Dennis Zaki recorded this when ex-VP candidate Sarah Palin returned to Alaska from the campaign trail. I was there that night, freezing to death, just across the way from where Dennis was camped out with his camera with the rest of the media. While I [...]

Well, just for today anyway.  In a bloodless political radio coup, Shannyn Moore will be hosting the Dan Fagan Show on KFQD 750am. The show airs in Anchorage  from 2pm-5pm/6pm-9pm EDT. You may listen online at www.kfqd.com. Call the show at 907.522.0750. You can live blog it here! And congratulations to Shannyn for receiving a scholarship [...]

To listen to Sarah Palin talk about “the feds” and how Alaskans don’t need them mucking around in our business, you’d think she’d have a pretty clean back yard.  If you don’t need the feds, it must mean that your state and local government are doing a bang-up job, right?  Any additional meddling from the [...]

Plans have at last been finalized for Mudstock Pittsburgh in August! There have been Mudstock Meetups coast to coast, and I’m finally going to be able to attend one!  It is scheduled to coincide with the conclusion of the Netroots Nation conference, and will be held right down the street.  Your votes, and messages of [...]

    This is a Steller’s sea lion that visited on my recent trip to Prince William Sound.  She wasn’t the least bit frightened and hung out by the boat for several minutes.  And speaking of dark things floating in the ocean… The mysterious 12-mile long blob of goo that was found floating in the [...]