Somehow the word cloud seems like the most appropriate way to digest communications by Sarah Palin.  I like to think of this like a sonogram of her brain.  Of course some of the other words are the ones we remember more clearly, but this is basically the filler.  This is the bread on which the [...]

I don’t know how these pictures escaped me. Well, actually I do. My in-box fills up very fast some days and it’s almost impossible to keep up. But, Mudflatter MJ sent these pictures of the hale and hearty souls who made an appearance at the gates of Elmendorf Air Force Base to welcome President Obama [...]

Pages 153-164 AGIA and ACES (Alaska Gasline Inducement Act and Alaska’s Clear and Equitable Share) I’m going to let this one lie, because you could basically write a book about it all on its own. It’s particular to Alaska, and it’s wonky. Good people fall on both sides of this issue. Some people I know [...]

By Ann Strongheart Well Glenna Gabriella, GG, is now 5 days old.  She began her life in Dillingham, Alaska.  We have since come home to Ugashik and are settling in here.  So much has happened this year it’s all very overwhelming.  From food/fuel drives to food drops to making 100’s of new friends to new [...]

Sarah Palin did not write Going Rogue. And neither did her ghost writer, evangelical author Lynn Vincent. They may have put the words on the page, but they did not control the message of the book. It’s obvious to anyone who has been following Palin since before her VP pick that what she has done [...]

Well, I think I’m blogged out for today. I’m up to page 153 in the torturous, seemingly endless slog through the steaming pile of delusion that is Sarah Palin’s memoir. I thought everyone would appreciate it if I put up an open thread that has nothing to do with Sarah Palin or politics, or even [...]

Once again a great beginning. Page 105-106 It’s the middle of winter, and ten degrees below zero. It’s nighttime and it’s dark. It’s Thompson Pass on the way to Valdez. Driving is “treacherous” and this area has very little traffic, hazardous conditions, and an average snow dump of 50 feet in the winter. Sarah Palin [...]

After blogging two chapters of Going Rogue, and getting up and rubbing my eyeballs, shaking out my arms, brushing my teeth and scrubbing my brain vigorously with a Brill-O pad, I clicked around to see what ELSE might be happening today in the news that didn’t have to do with Sarah Palin. So, what’s on [...]

Here we go with chapter two. (Deep breath) Page 63 First sentence – “When I first got into Wasilla city politics, I wasn’t even sure how to pronounce the mayor’s name.” So, what do you suppose the mayor’s name was? Wojciechowski? Finnbogadottir? No, actually it was Stein. Pronounced the regular way. John Stein. You know… [...]

God is mentioned twice before the first word of the first chapter.  Once in the dedication and once in a quote. Page 1 The second sentence of the book is a rollicking good piece of prose for William Shatner! “With the grey Talkeetna Mountains in the distance and the first light covering of snow about [...]

Up until now, I had been relying on anonymous friends to send me rogue pages from Sarah Palin’s new book by email.  I’ve been sharing little rogue nuggets with you, getting you in shape for the real thing.  And today is the day.  Going Rogue hit the shelves.  Yes, I bought a copy, and yes, [...]

Digested your first helping of rogue nuggets yet?  It helps if you wash them down with a nice tall glass of Maalox.  All ready for a second helping?  Got yer mavericky dipping sauce and your stack of napkins?  Alrighty then.  Grab your knife and fork (do not use them on yourself no matter how desperate [...]

Well, it’s taken me way longer than it should have, but I have finally gotten together a 2010 Mudflats calendar! Thanks to everyone for your kind feedback and suggestions that I make one. It features 12 images from Southcentral Alaska, all landscapes. I am trying to get together a couple more calendars but at the [...]

Well, one of the unfortunate things about living in Alaska is that we sometimes get things hours after the rest of the country.  Like Oprah. So all of you will get the chance to see the interview in its entirety before I do.  So, use this thread to chat about it.  I’m begging off work [...]

Well, thanks to my fairy godperson, I’ve landed the motherlode of Going Rogue pages, and have served you up a tasty breakfast smorgasbord of easily digestible Rogue nuggets. Let’s start with the most revolting quote: “There was a bright spot in Philly, and his name was Joe Lieberman.” It will be hard to top that [...]