If you are not following Sanders Unfiltered, the new site for Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, start now. If I could kidnap a member of congress and make them my own, this would be the guy. He has teamed up with Brave New Films and is making smart use of the internet to get the [...]

Please join me in congratulating Mudflatter Lisa Sarasohn, designer and instigator of the Mudflats Shop, in a wonderful achievement!   She was one of two runners-up in National Public Radio’s “Three Minute Fiction” contest, selected from 3,600 entries!  The judge, James Wood, is a literary critic at The New Yorker!  To use a literary term – [...]

I got an email a couple weeks ago that I’ve been waiting for for a long time.  Flyinureye (also known as the Mudflats Art Department) was coming to town this week!  He and Mrs. Fly flew south to the Anchorage Banana Belt, and we were to meet for coffee.  We’ve been in email contact since before the [...]

There’s an interesting article up by CNN Chief National Correspondent John King, that talks about Alaska’s economy.  Alaska tends to lag behind the rest of the country in many things.  When I first moved up here, I remember thinking it was like stepping back in time five years.  But, unfortunately, the economy is catching up [...]

It’s “Smarter Saturday” at KBYR 700AM on your Anchorage radio dial.  For two blissful hours every Saturday, the fog lifts and the sun shines and minds everywhere are expanded. So kick back, tune in, and enjoy The Shannyn Moore Show and a beverage of whatever sort you choose. ~A Mudtini at the Spenard Roadhouse in [...]

Oops!  Forgot the open thread last night… Rushing out the door this frosty morning!

Gallup did an interesting study on the sagging popularity ratings of some well-known politicians. The primary focus of the article was on John Edwards. He can console himself with the fact that he still remains more popular than: Osama bin Landen, Saddam Hussein, Mark Fuhrman, Fidel Castro, Monica Lewinsky, Yassar Arafat and David Duke.  Barely. The [...]

New Mayor Dan Sullivan is working his magic on Anchorage. Yes, he’s all sunshine and light, breezing in to the Chamber of Commerce meeting with a strong message of hope, radiating enthusiasm as he celebrated Anchorage’s successes and looked to the future with strength and optimism. And yes, I’m being completely sarcastic. St. Elias was [...]

  Another funny Palin video to prepare us for the media circus to come!  h/t  Mudflatter S!

  “Adopt a Senator for Climate” is the whip project at DailyKos to track and influence the Kerry-Boxer climate change bill as it moves through the Senate.  Volunteers target particular Senators, ascertain and diary the Senator’s likely vote on the climate bill, and track the Senator’s position as the bill moves through the Senate.  This [...]

Hey!  I can see Washington D.C. from my house! It’s true, thanks to Matt Felling of Anchorage’s KTVA Channel 11!  Seeing the need for some direct contact between our Senators in D.C. and those of us here in the state they are serving, he has put together a weekly segment called “A View from the [...]

I know what you’ve all been thinking.  Yeah, there’s SarahPAC, and yes there’s Sarah Palin’s legal defense fund, The Alaska Fund Trust, and you’ve donated to both.  You may have even donated to the campaign.  But you’ve been frustrated because you want to find a fresh new way to open your wallet in the name [...]

There are a couple of worthwhile things going on today in Anchorage if you’re out and about.  And if you’re not out and about, here are a couple of reasons to get that way. Last Day of ‘Please Remind Us’ University of Alaska Art Department Chairman Mariano Gonzales’ installation, Please Remind Us….Why Are Americans Still [...]

I do not know how I missed this. The fact that it has had less than 600 views is a crime! It was put up on YouTube last year at this time. Hilarious!

Today on FOX… “The feeling in some circles is that this health care train has left the station with the president at the wheel, and Republicans better jump on board,” says our host. “Well I’m the cow on the tracks,” proclaimed Steele.  “You’re gonna have to stop the train to get this cow off the [...]