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Is anyone really surprised

Posted on by Elise Patkotak

Anyone out there who is surprised that the Republican health care bill gives tax breaks to the rich while taking money away from Medicaid should rethink their ability to live independently because they clearly do not have the brain cells needed.

Why are Republicans such a mean group? Why do they hate kindness and compassion? Have they never read the words of the New Testament… you know, the book purportedly stating what Jesus Christ preached? Because if they have, I don’t see how any of them can call themselves Christians, or even nice human beings. Continue reading →

Columns 2017

That old refrain is getting very old

Posted on by Elise Patkotak

I may be mis-remembering this, but it seems to me that last year this time our esteemed legislators were singing the same song they sang this year after not accomplishing their most important task – passing a balanced budget. Yep, it was just last year this time after yet another special session that our questionable leaders explained to us that they simply did not have the time they needed to create a fiscal plan for Alaska’s future. They said that the one-year stopgap measure they passed would be just that, a one-year measure. This year, they promised, they would come Continue reading →

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What is this dog made of

Posted on by Elise Patkotak

Trying to find the right combination of medications to allow my Nayla to be groomed without her being traumatized or my groomer being bit. We are on the fourth combination of medications and at best they slow her down maybe a step. What the hell is this dog made of? She should be flat out and snoring. instead, she’s still wrestling Snowy for the toy and begging for treats. I might as well have been giving her pills filled with water for all the effect they’ve had. Wow. Respect. Continue reading →

Columns 2017

Make downtown Anchorage more accessible

Posted on by Elise Patkotak

In my rapidly approaching old age, I find myself becoming one of the ladies who lunch. Partly this is because I can no longer drive in the dark so my social life in winter is limited to lunches. Also, by 5 PM I’m ready for my nightie and a good book. Unlike in my youth, starting anything after 7 PM seems more like a punishment than a treat.

So I have a stalwart friend who lunches with me on a regular basis. We follow Mara Severin’s restaurant reviews religiously. There are restaurants in town that occupy a space we have Continue reading →

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The Cabinet meeting that shouldn’t have been

Posted on by Elise Patkotak

OMG! If someone in Hollywood had scripted a cabinet meeting with the dialog we heard yesterday from a real one, the writer would have been told it was too bizarre to even touch reality and that no one would buy it. And yet, there is was for all to see. Good thing Orangeman has a huge ass given how hard he was making all his Cabinet members suck on it at once. Continue reading →

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spam comments

Posted on by Elise Patkotak

Every week I get spam comments on this site from robots selling everything from education to… for some bizarre reason… porn. Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against porn. If that’s your thing, go for it. But I was raised to be a good Catholic little girl and I still can’t bring myself to even search for porn on my computer. I’m sure the day I do, I’ll drop dead and then everyone will see a porn search in my browser history and my reputation… never good under the best of circumstances… will further be denigrated.

And yes, this Continue reading →

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Impeachment… GOP style

Posted on by Elise Patkotak

So Republicans think impeaching a president over an Oval Office sex scandal is ok but impeaching a president for colluding with Russia, lying to the public and pressuring the FBI into a political decision are all within the realm of acceptable behavior.

Those dudes must have a really weird sex life.  Or maybe they were just mad that he was getting some on the side and they can’t get any from anyone without paying for it. Continue reading →

Columns 2017

Our world of horror

Posted on by Elise Patkotak

Growing up in the fifties, I spent a lot of time in a school hallway with my hands over my head or hiding under my desk. These were drills for the day when the godless communists would rain atom bombs down on America. According to the nuns, our hands or our desks would protect us from such an attack.

Sounds simplistic beyond belief now. How could even a little child believe that? Well, we did because back then, teachers were gods and if they said so, it must be true. And when those teachers were also nuns who had married Continue reading →