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The Spirit of Alaska
It's a safe bet to say that the State of Alaska has received more scrutiny in the past few months than in the previous twenty years. I came to Alaska in 1989 in the wake of the Exxon Valdez oil spill,...
View ArticleI'm Beginning to Think Phil Gramm was Right
We really have become a "Nation of Whiners."There was a recent diary asking folks why they came here to Daily Kos. I read lots and lots of really great comments, all of them expressing views that I...
View ArticleDon't wait
Eleven days ago, I received word that a friend and former colleague of mine had been given a few months to live. She had been treated several years ago for breast cancer, but it had returned and...
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The Triumph of Substance over Form
Of all the great images from the past week (and let's face it, there were a ton of them), here's one that really made an impression on me. President Barack Obama on his first day in the Oval Office...
View ArticleMore Wingnut Lunacy for Your Amusement
Honestly, we have got to find a cure for “teh stooped.” The following text is from a wingnut e-mail campaign making the rounds under the subject line "SCARY." It was forwarded to me by a co-worker,...
View ArticleWhat Happens in Vegas...
doesn't really stay in Vegas. We all know that. My wife and I were watching the intro standup comedian for a Lewis Black show last August, and he talked about this myth thusly: If you take a goat back...
View ArticleYou want to talk about what's "fair"?
Just finished watching “Face the Nation” with Bob Scheifer. His first guest was Shaun Donovan, talking about the President’s foreclosure plan. Bob’s first question was “why is it fair for people who...
View ArticleYou don't know what you had (until it's gone)
This diary is a sincere apology to Alan Colmes. The perennial "Leftie" on Fox News, I ridiculed you as a soft, spineless, shadow of a liberal/progressive voice in the conservative wingnut wilderness....
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"We Surround Them" for Dummies: UPDATED
UPDATE: I'm glad folks enjoyed these highlights. Part 2 of the video is now up on YouTube, and included below.So yesterday was Glenn Beck's big day. He was out to do some serious "surrounding," and...
View ArticleI was never a "cat person," but...
when I met my wife back 16 years, she had two cats. More specifically, I lived in Alaska, and she lived just outside of Boston. We actually met on an airplane in March 1993, and something just clicked...
View ArticleSarah Palin's Latest Failure - This One REALLY Hurts!
Sarah - Oh, Sarah. Why? Why did you have to do it? Bad enough that our self-proclaimed "Energy Expert" Governor vetoed $28M in stimulus money to help Alaskans save energy. Bad enough that she jetted...
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A Story About My Dad and Barack Obama
Last summer, my parents came to visit Mrs. frsbdg and me in Alaska. It wasn't much of a summer - cloudy, cool, and very wet. But my parents had been to Alaska twice before, and done all the usual...
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Meet the woman who SHOULD have been Alaska's first female Governor
A few months ago, Mrs. frsbdg and I attended the graduate-level hooding ceremony for a friend at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Our friend had completed her Master's degree in nursing, while...
View ArticleA Dialogue on Health Care: Part I
Out of the blue yesterday, I got an e-mail from a friend of mine. We don't e-mail one another much, if at all. And we get together with our spouses maybe a few times each year. We have celebrated...
View ArticleDear Mom and Dad, sorry about the whole "Death Panel" thing.
Dear Mom and Dad:As you are well aware, I was a big supporter of Barack Obama for President. I volunteered on his campaign, spending numerous hours calling voters in swing states. We figured that...
View ArticleKINDA BREAKING: Alaska will have its own "Death Panel"
I went to a local pharmacy yesterday to get my annual flu shot. As someone who has chronic asthma, I'm in a high-risk category and my Doctor recommends the shot each flu season. The cost is $30.00, but...
View ArticleAlaska Senator Mark Begich - Health Care Reform Town Hall
On Friday, September 25, 2009, Alaska Senator Mark Begich held a Health Care Reform Town Hall at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska. This was the first town hall meeting that I've been able to...
View ArticleOMG: Hannity wants George Bush tried for war crimes!
I was at the gym last night, and happened to watch a few minutes of "The Great American Panel" segment of the "Hannity" show. I don't make a habit of watching this idiot, but he's kind of like a car...
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The Circleville Pumpkin Show
I just returned from a week in Ohio, visiting the in-laws. The weather was sunny and warm, and the hardwood trees were maybe a week past their peak color. If you're like me, you might have been...
View ArticleSome thoughts on Joseph Cao.
Over at Huffington Post, they have a story up about Joseph Cao (R-LA), the lone Republican to vote for the House bill. For me, the money quote:"I had to make a decision and I felt that last night's...
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