Mitt Romney and War by Other Means
“When our grounds are being attacked and being breached, the first response of the United States must be outrage at the breach of the sovereignty of our nation.“ The first response of the United States must be outrage. Yes, outrage! That’s what we need, some good old-fashioned American outrage. Because really, we haven’t spent enough time in the last ten years paying the tab on decisions that were made in the throes of outrage, right? Our first response should be outrage. That was wannabe Decider-in-Chief, Mitt Romney, in response to a statement issued by the United States Embassy in Cairo, Egypt,…
Board of Game Trapped the Golden Goose
…and by “goose,” I mean wolf. For many years, I owned a gift shop in downtown Anchorage. There was nothing more fun than talking to sparkly-eyed tourists who’d just been on their bucket list adventure of a lifetime – a trip to Denali Park. I got to hear about the scenery, the back breaking 12-hour bus ride that they wouldn’t have missed for the world, and most of all, the wildlife – bears, moose, foxes, and most of all – wolves. Those who got to see a wolf, out in the wild, were changed. Sure they liked the bears and…
Lost at Sea: The Man in the Fish Tote
By Tele Aadsen Friday, September 7th, is a bad day on the ocean. With the forecast calling for Southeast winds of 35 knots and 11-foot seas, the Nerka spends the morning trolling in the mouth of Gilmer Bay. We hadn’t expected to be fishing at all today. If we catch anything, we reason, they’ll be bonus fish, and we’ll already be safe in the harbor’s arms when the wind comes up. On Day 13 of a grueling trip, a relaxing afternoon on anchor sounds good. We eat lunch on the pick shortly after the wind bares its teeth, but any further thought…
Shiny Moose for your iPad!
Mobile blog readership has almost doubled in the last two years. Today, roughly 28% of Americans (and over 50% in places like Scandinavia and the Middle East) do their web reading on a mobile device, according to Social Media Today. You know what to do, Mudpups armed with a shiny new iOS device. Add Brian the Moose to your home screen!
A Tale With Backbone
It’s story time! I know we haven’t had Mudflats story time in a long while now, but things get busy, and life gets complicated, and sometimes we forget. But right now, it’s time to snuggle in, because I’m going to tell you an important story – a story with heroes, and villains, and big dreams, and treasure. Lots and lots of treasure. It’s a story that started a long time ago, and it’s also a story that has no ending yet, because the ending hasn’t been written. It’s going to be up to all of you to decide how it…
Alaska’s Relationship of Convenience with EPA
Ever had a boss so hard to read you didn’t know if you were going to be fired or promoted? Mixed messages on a daily basis? It’s horrible. How are you supposed know what to do? A relationship in which you don’t know if you’ll be hit or hugged is much worse. “Can’t you just be a jerk all the time? It would make things so much easier.” It’s the back and forth, the uncertainty that make these situations unbearable. That’s why I feel bad for the folks at the Environmental Protection Agency. Oh, before you start calling me a…
PHOTOS: C.S. Muncy from Inside the DNC
Freelance photographer for The Village Voice, New York Times and The Daily News, C.S. Muncy has sent The Mudflats a handful of incredible shots from the floor of the Democratic National Convention.. If you can kick in a couple bucks towards his airfare, we’d by most appreciative as we’d like encourage him to contribute more often – he goes cool places and gets incredible photographs. Kick him a couple bucks through paypal at leicam6guy@gmail.com C.S. Muncy is a New York City based photographer – you can see more of his work here: http://www.csmuncyphotography.com/
Open Thread – Return of the Forum!
Oh, Happy Day! The clouds part, the sun spills onto the verdant valleys, the flowers stretch their little faces upward, the creatures of the forest start square dancing, the rivers sparkle a little brighter, and all is well with the world… The Mudflats Forum has now come home safe from its journey of discovery through the series of tubes. It got lost during our transition to our new server, and after sending out several skilled search parties, we’ve brought the little devil home where it belongs. Thanks to those of you who have exhibited the patience of Job, waiting…
Palin Wonders How Kerry Knows Her Name
It’s a mystery.. Former Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin is apparently surprised that former Presidential nominee, Senator John Kerry even knows her name. I’m guessing he watches TV, or reads things that are put in front of him. Or goes to a bookstore. Kerry gave Palin the moment she’d been undoubtedly waiting for – attention from the big bad Democrats. Having an enemy is the WD-40 that greases up the Palin jaw hinges – Alaska Republican Party Chair Randy Ruedrich, David Letterman, President Obama, former State Senate President Lyda Green, former radio host Dan Fagan, Russia, the good ol’…