Thursdays in the Mud Returns!
Thursdays in the Mud is back after a little summer hiatus! I’ll be back in the studio with Shannyn Moore talking about all your favorite miscreants, ne’er-do-wells, and the news of the day. You can tune in to KOAN 1020am and 95.5fm in Anchorage, KXLJ 1330am in Juneau, or stream it live on the internets HERE. 1-2pm Alaska Time, 2-3pm Pacific, and 5-6 Eastern. See you in the mud!
Open Thread – The Fix
Thanks to Chriz Cillizza at The Fix (Washington Post) for listing The Mudflats as Alaska’s best state-based political blog! Thanks also to those who nominated us, and all of our amazing contributors, forum staff, and Mudflatters who make this community what it is. And yes, Shannyn and Linda, we can have cake!
Open Thread – Stay Cool!
In the winter time, those in the Lower 48 often say to their Alaska friends who are braving sub-zero temperatures, “How can you live like that?” My answer is that you can always put on another layer. This time of year when we in Alaska look at that awful weather map with colors ranging from orange to red to maroon, we wonder how those “in the states” can handle all that heat! However you out-of-staters manage it, we in Alaska wish you the best in beating the heat and humidity. No worries. Before you know it you’ll be having a…
Open Thread – Happy Moon Day!
The open thread is a bit early tonight in commemoration of a very special moment that happened 42 years ago just about now. As you sit tonight and look up at the moon, think of this. Whether you were alive or not, or too young to remember, this video really brings home the excitement of that historical day – July 20. 1969. The very first humans looked up at the Moon in wonder hundreds of thousands of years ago, but it wasn’t until 42 years ago today that human footprints appeared on its surface. Truly a moment of joy, awe,…
Open Thread – Busy Bee!
How doth the little busy bee, improve each shining hour, and gather honey all the day, from every opening flower! ~Isaac Watts, 1715
Open Thread – I See the Moon
I see the Moon and the Moon sees me, Shining down through the old oak tree, Please let the light that shnies on me, Shine on the one I love. Over the mountain over the sea, Back where my heart is longing to be, Please let the light that shines on me, Shine on the one I love …
Open Thread – Tomatoes
Before agriculture became widely industrialized, a much larger diversity of vegetables and fruits were grown. Now, after the advent of monoculture and hybridization, plant foods were tinkered with to produce varieties that look the same, withstand the assault of machine picking, tolerate intense use of pesticides and herbicides, hold up for rough and tumble cross-continental shipping, and yield more produce per plant. This is not all good. Because when you eat something, you’re not worried about how it holds up during machine picking. You’re concerned about how it tastes. We are so used to tomatoes that are all perfectly red,…
Open Thread – Something’s a-Fowl.
~photo by Heather Aronno So, what’s the savvy Anchorage dweller into these days? Urban chickens, my friend. Pampered personal poulets. The Municipality of Anchorage has just legalized chickens – up to five of them per household. They’re good for fresh eggs, or … umm… chicken. And since Alaska is pretty cut off from the rest of the nation, should we ever have a national emergency like if the sky was falling, having chickens is a great way to ensure your own food security. But the most fun about the coverage of this particular pastime is the meeting of three great…