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Otherwise, how to explain the fact that it is a week before Christmas and I’m not at the point where I want to blow my radio up from the constant repetition of those damn Christmas carols. Those campaign ads left me literally numb to all other annoyances.

I think the reason Christmas is so subdued this year is because for most of us, Christmas will really come on January 20, 2009 when we will get our national Christmas wish for a president with a brain.

As I struggle daily with my weight, it’s nice to see that even having more money than god, plus probably a personal chef and a diet counselor at your beck and call, is still not always enough. If Oprah can gain the weight back despite every advantage in the world, us ordinary folks should be cut some slack in our ongoing battle. 

With the arrest of Illinois governor what’s his name, the competition is back on and heating up for the title of “Most Corrupt State in the Union”. Alaskans should not be discouraged by the truly championship form being showed by Illinois. We may have to concede that their covert recordings are somewhat more fun than ours, but we still have a trick or two up our sleeves and, of course, our ace in the hole….Don Young. So bring it on, Illinoisans. Alaska will stand toe to toe with you and never back down.

Here’s the thing about Facebook. I learned enough to accept an invitation from a friend. And at one point, I apparently signed up for it. My goal for the new year is to figure out what to do beyond that. I’ll get back to you as soon as I do.

So I’m guessing by the looks on people’s faces when I tell them this, that my brother and sister and I may be the only siblings around whose mother gave them all grave plots one year for Christmas. What? Your mothers didn’t love you enough to want you buried three deep next to them?

When I was back East recently, my cousin in Philly e-mailed me that Sarah Palin was there for the governor’s meeting with Barack (oh-please-let-the-inauguration-happen-soon-I-can’t-stand-BushCheney-another-moment) Obama. She joked that you couldn’t get near Palin’s car but you knew which one it was because of the moose antlers on the hood. And all I could think was that if they just kept Palin there, we wouldn’t even ask for the moose antlers back.  Maybe Jon Stewart is right. Maybe Sarah likes everything about Alaska except actually being here.

The problem is that it sometimes takes two to three hours of continuous play to get them to accept your money without trying to give some back.

Thank you. I am grateful all the snow came down before I got back from the East Coast so I get to enjoy the beauty without the hassle of driving on Anchorage roads with idiots who have never heard the words “snow tires” or “slow down when the roads are icy”.

All the snow has come down, right?

Here are my current questions about air travel.

1. Will I ever see my ankles again?

2. How do some people get in an airplane seat and not get up again for the entire seven hour flight? What kind of bladders do they have?

3. Why are all airlines seats made out of rock?

4. Why am I willing to buy food at a McDonald’s in an airport but NEVER, EVER go to one when I’m not?

5. Why do I eat so much in airports when I’m traveling? Is it just boredom during layovers that drives me to the