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Happy Labor Day

It seems to me that if this is a day to celebrate an honest day’s wages for an honest day’s labor, then politicians should not be allowed to take this day off.

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SHE’S ALIVE!

For those of you who knew Debbie Strode and wondered, wonder no more. SHE’S ALIVE!  Due to federal law, I am prohibited from saying anything else.

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For this they needed the FBI?

FBI agents raided legislative offices across the state yesterday collecting evidence they apparently feel may show an unholy closeness between some Alaska legislators and Veco, our very own pipeline support company.  And all I can say is, for this they needed the FBI?  Seriouly, stop anyone on the street and ask them. It’s cheaper.

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When will the insanity stop

The article in the paper today says the government is not doing enough to stop our gowing obesity.  And all I can think is…when the hell did the government become responsible for how much I weigh!????

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Fly By Night…goodnight

And so another piece of Alaskana bites the dust.  No longer will Alaskans be able to head to Spenard for some fried Spam and sleazy humor interspersed with juvenile political jokes that often were the only comic relief available during our seemingly interminable political seasons. We are left we nothing but the Daily Show and they don’t do song and dance half as well as Mr. Whitekeys and company. Besides, they never mention Alaska unless it involves Ted Stevens and, no offense to Uncle Ted, but he is hardly our funniest or most outrageous politician.  In Alaska, you have to

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Emmys

Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and most of Conan O’Brian made the Emmys bearable.  Other than that, YAWNNNNNNNNNNNNN

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Nomination received but…

Yes the man married to Britney Spears is as annoying as holy hell. But no more annoying than his wife. And after all, shouldn’t we pretty much feel sorry for them both for being so inane? 

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I give up

I give up. Each summer for the past few years I’ve saved money by turning my heat off sometime in early June and not putting it back on till early September. But this year it has been a battle of putting the heat on, feeling terrible that I’m such a wimp I’m putting the heat on in the summer, turning the heat off, getting cold, turning the heat on again…well, you get the picture. So now I give up. I concede.  Anchorage is not planning to have a summer this year and I’m a wimp who needs the heat on

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Happy Birthday, Judy

Today is my sister’s birthday. She is officially older than dirt. Congratulations, Judy.  Just remember not to get too drunk tonight at Nightmare in Strathmere.  At your age, you can’t handle it as well as when you were young.

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