The Mudflats

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Open Thread – Brian Reads!

So, what does Brian, the official moosecot of The Mudflats read?  All of it. Everything they put in front of him. And this week, Mudflatter ThatCrowWoman put in front of him a copy of the July/August issue of Sierra Club Magazine. Inside is a nice little nod to The Mudflats! Coming shortly, another one of [...]
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Barrow Bound – Dennis and Brian’s Excellent Adventure

Thanks to Dennis Zaki, Brian the Mudflats moose had one heck of an adventure.  He got a ride with the Coast Guard all the way up to Alaska’s north shore, and the remote and starkly beautiful community of Barrow. With a population of about 4000 (ten times the number that lived there in 1940), Barrow lies [...]

Open Thread – Brian’s Red Mitten Adventure

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 [...]
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Fun at MSNBC – Shannyn Takes Manhattan and Rachel Bites Brian?!

I got to tag along on a great trip to MSNBC the other day.  Shannyn Moore, who was my traveling companion and roomie at the Netroots Nation conference and beyond, was asked to be a guest on Countdown with Keith Olbermann while we were in the Big Apple. So off we went to the studio.  [...]
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Birth Announcement (Politics Free!)

  We’ve been waiting for this day here at Mudflats Central.  Every spring, somewhere between mid-May and early June, we celebrate a new crop of baby moose!  This year is no exception.  It looks like the official Mudflats mascots, Brian and Brenda are now proud parents! Today, I decided I’d better get some weeding done [...]
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Bedtime in Alaska – Daily Wrap Up

Brian-wear is Here! You asked for it, and it’s finally available in the Mudflats Shop!  Brian’s snowy mug is now available on….a mug!   Toast the ubiquitous ungulate with a stein full of suds, or keep him close to your heart on a snuggly hoodie.  Tell him your deepest darkest secrets in a Brian journal, or [...]