Every once in a while I enjoy sharing a little glimpse of what we get to see in the “back room” of The Mudflats.  There’s one little area that I particularly like.  It shows what search terms people have used to arrive at the blog. The top of the list has things like “mudflats blog” [...]

Tonight I wanted to share a video created by a very special global family here in Anchorage. Ujang has a chance to win a trip to Washington D.C.! But to win, he must have a great video (check!) and a lot of hits on YouTube. That’s where you come in! Click HERE to enjoy a [...]

Well, imagine my surprise.  It’s true that many Mudflats readers have become a bit enamored with “Brian the Moose,” a nice bull moose who hangs out in my yard and has become the de facto Mudflats mascot.  And it’s also true that many Mudflatters have obtained their very own portable plastic version of the real thing [...]

Thank you so much to everyone who voted for The Mudflats in the 2009 Bloggers Choice Awards for the Best Political Blog! I’m very pleased to announce that The Mudflats took the #1 spot again this year! It is very humbling to have won this award, and to have the support of so many of [...]

Dust off that virtual mantle Madame Ex-Governor, and make room for your 2009 Muddy Award! In addition to Sarah Palin’s other awards this year, such as Lie of the Year from Politifact for the Death Panel claim, the Sitting Duck Award from the National Association of Newspaper Columnists, one of the NY Daily News’ “Worst Celebrity Parents”, [...]

Quyana Cakneq Mudpups!!! Wow there are so many things to be thankful this holiday season especially in the Strongheart home! This past year the support, caring and generosity that everyone here at the Flats and on Anonymous Bloggers have given us has been overwhelming. From the hundreds of flat rate boxes full of food that [...]

Do you want to wish someone a Muddy Christmas and a Bloggy New Year? I got an email from Newt Gingrich’s “Human Events Newsletter” that told me all about what I could buy those special conservatives on my Christmas List. The list ranged from Glenn Beck’s book “The Christmas Sweater” (I get itchy just thinking [...]

Well, the Muckrakers Ball was a blast!  Spouse and I arrived at 7:00 and Rumrunners was already filling up.  We were greeted by the wonderful people at Cook Inletkeeper who welcomed us and guided us to the back room where a huge spread of food awaited.  I was a bit nervous, but decided in the [...]

Well, today is a jam-packed Saturday for those of you in the Anchorage Bowl! First, you can catch the next fun-filled episode of Moore Up North, right there on your teevee set.  Tune in to KYES, Channel 5 from 4-5pm and join Shannyn and her fabulous guests.  She’ll be talking to some fine folks from [...]

I’ve had lots of people asking me about the Muckraker of the Year award, and its origins. So here’s a guest post from one of the great Alaskan Muckrakers, Bob Shavelson, the Executive Director of Cook Inletkeeper. I want to thank Bob for his kind words, and extend to all readers an invitation to the [...]

Show Up for Wildlife TONIGHT! You’ve got just enough time to grab dinner and head out for the Anchorage Fish & Game Advisory meeting tonight at 6:30.  It will be at the Rabbit Creek Rifle Range in the building on the north side of the lot.  There will be many issues discussed involving the wolves [...]

Dear Mudflatters, I love Thanksgiving.  I think it’s my favorite holiday.  One of the main reasons is that there is no gift buying involved.  It becomes necessary to show appreciation and gratitude using other means.  Sometimes it comes in the form of an invitation to dinner, sometimes it comes in the form of a toast, or [...]

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 [...]

What a fantastic afternoon!  The last time there was a Mudstock in the Anchorage area, I was still one of those “anonymous bloggers” so I was unable to attend the event.  I thought at the time I might sneak in and sit at a nearby table and watch, but I knew I’d totally give myself [...]

Here is part 3 of 5 in our tour around the amazing Mudflats quilt that was created by our cyber quilting group on the Forum.  Definitely the most unique and unexpected gift I have ever gotten!  If you’ve missed the first installments, you can check back to recent previous open threads. Here are today’s four [...]