Coveted Beauty

Coveted Beauty

A Sunday stroll,

along the Golden opportunity

Pachelbel and canons serenading,

the greatness of the Almighty's artistic wrath!

Cruelty to Dogs & Natives

OK, a refrigerated indoor arena with a lengthly treadmill for training mushing dogs? Of course it's “Cruelty”. OK, the dogs that are trained to shit-splat across a 1000-mile stretch of Alaskan wilderness are not “pets”, but primal-donna monsters. Now “Dog Mushing” as a necessity to travel where no roads exist for most of the year and as a ways and means for bush dwellers and villagers to survive, well therein “Mushing” may be appropriate. But when we take “Fido” and force-train “man's once best friend” to run-for-your-life, we inbreed a Frankenstein mentality - it's cruelty, this long road type of mushing. And believe me, “culling” is the silent still “Breakfast of Champions” and why in hell are there a bunch of “Animal Lovers” in and around Fairbanks that spend retirement “rescuing” old sled dogs left to rot? It is sad, to see these once thriving tail wagers so abused and now succumbing to cancer, tumors and joints so devastated that crapping is even painful without a handful handout of “Bufferin”. You can see it in those canine eyes, even though these orphaned animals appreciate being fed and cared for, they hate humans! Look, assholes come north, buy a bunch of dogs thinking they can be the “King” and in no time flat abuse is rampant. Here is my take on “Mr. Musher Pusher Monster”, get a real job and let dogs be dogs! But talk about cruelty...as Nunavaaq Street is under attack, by the EPA. Yes indeed, the Native village of Barrow has been hit hard by the Region 10 EPA. But I am glad to see that the EPA is staying out of SHELL's way this go around and letting a bunch of engineers new to “Arctic Drilling” find out the hard way just how sad it is trying to “Drill where no man has drilled before”. Take a breather anybody that is “shell-shocked” again, as there will never be any actual drilling that far off-shore around Alaska's coast. It doesn't work, as we have not the technology to perform in that kind of harsh environment without serious consequences. What works well is this. A company like SHELL dishes out $millions$ to capture leases in the Chukchi Beaufort sea off-shore frontier. It sends up expensive “scouting” drilling rigs, not in efforts to actually find oil coming topside like a Texas gusher, but in efforts to delineate the prospect. And with no intent to ever exploit what was found during this costly “Investment Tax Right-off Credit” exploration ritual. WHY? Because when a company like SHELL can say this about that, it “gold plates” the company portfolio-portpolio, as delineated “reserves” are considered a valuable asset. And the cost just to delineate a prospect and along with the payment of yearly fees to maintain the leases then never producing a single drop of the “Black Gold”, it still pays off big-time for investor magnet strategies. Even when state or Federal “or else” deadlines to produce are reached, as with that the explorers use the court systems to delay for years any actual “production” work - in the meantime that “reserve” continues to boost the corporate stock of the company and that is what it's all about. In simple terms, if SHELL finds oil in Putin's backyard, it will be worth as much even more “stranded”, as an asset and financially boosting the company's stock value. OK, back to the native villagers “uber” attack. See, “South Pad” was examined and committed as an RCRA-Hazardous Waste site - and the EPA has fined the North Slope Borough close to a half-million bucks, for illegal storage of toxic garbage. Mostly in the form of barrels filled with “antifreeze”, basically glycol that was contaminated with “benzene”. When glycol is used in heat recovery systems, like in power plants or even vehicle use, it breaks down from the constant heat-up cool-down cycle and the chemical structure is attacked and “benzene” is liberated free and thus causes contamination. So the EPA finds rules and regulations under RCRA that an entity can only store so much “contaminates” for only so much time and must be diligent in sending “Love Canal” like stuff to an approved facility that can clean out or destroy the benzene. But there ain't such a facility in Alaska so most likely the 90-day trial went past due the fact that “Barrow” is frozen in, has no roads which means wait until summer and then set a barge south with the “crap”. So, the law was broken and now the “Borough” must cough up a bunch of money, but the city is broke because the mayor used all the “extra” money to buy $1000 birthday cakes for the “staff” infection. Honestly, sounds like Lew Dischner & Carl Mathisen are once again offering consulting services to the Barrow Mayor's Office. Anyway, this EPA enforcement “fine” doesn't seem fair and the “Borough” may have been better off getting the AOGCC involved, as the fine would have been, well maybe never! See, about 200-miles from the Mayor's birthday party headquarters, wherein there exists a road to allow hazardous “crap” to get to an ice-free port for proper disposal, Pioneer Natural Resources decided to play the same game - by NOT following RCRA rules and regulations. Now the state run AOGCC works hand-in-mouth with the EPA, for what is called the UIC – Underground Injection Control program – to make sure the state monitors “crap” that is pumped down-hole into the “Big Cesspool”. So the AOGCC has some jurisdiction over what can be considered a crime and what actions or inactions may get away without any violations. And remember, Sarah Palin was once a Frank Murkowski selected “Chairperson of Interest” and tried to “clean house” with the Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission, but maybe she didn't finish mopping up the corruption, at least she tried. Anyway, back a few years ago this oil company faced a dilemma, as somebody “snitched” out that this 1^st “Independent” to Alaska “illegally” disposed of “contaminated glycol” in the amount of 450-thousand pounds – 90 times what Barrow was caught trying to conceal. And when the AOGCC became involved, as it polices the UIC program for the EPA with respect to “violators”, well the AOGCC decided a $10000-dollar fine was appropriate – which Pioneer gladly paid without even the slightest hesitation an appeal! So, Barrow is now facing fines that are in excess 4000 times greater for the same kind of crime on a comparison basis, because in the AOGCC case it was basically an out-of-sight out-of-mind mentality. So instead of spending all that moola on birthdays cakes, Barrow should have found an interest into a drilling rig to down-hole the “contaminated glycol” as that would have been well worth the investment – just pump the “crap” into the ground and let the AOGCC do its thing of minding its own business and letting freeloaders rape the environment. I do believe that the AOGCC has a “Mission” practiced other then what it is truly supposed to be honoring and such orchestrated through Alaska statutes. With the AOGCC, more like “Crime pays less”. In comparison, the fine that Barrow was stung with, that's the law. How the AOGCC has let “Independents” off the hook, I guess the line and sinker is “snagged” on a “Commissioner's” comfortable chair!

Barrow's $445,000 EPA "Fine" scene!

(Enforcement due 45,000 pounds of Hazards) 
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PNR's $10,000 AOGCC "Fine" scene!
(Enforcement due 450,000 pounds of Hazards)

Cat Scratch Fever

I am all for hunting, as it can find some semblance of an obligation towards contributing to “wildlife conservation”, but we have before us today an exception – as the word is out, “We need to ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off...” and we have a decapitated Lion King named Cecil front and center of attention. Sorry, but that kind of Ted Nugent brutality is not by any stretch of the imagination, “Hunting”. It is nothing shy an egomaniac psychotistic kahoonah sickness wherein rich bastards use their wealth to show off. Imagine having $50-grand to waste away an aging lion! Now I have not hunted for years, after many years living in Alaska – as enough was enough and Alaska is different with respect to “conservation” efforts through human intervention. It is instead an interference play with nature's ways and means to thrive for a healthy wildlife population. Survival of the fittest works without the smell of “power powder” and human feces alerting a caution to the critters. Alaska doesn't have the over-population problems like occurs with managed deer herds along the eastern sea-coast, wherein different states find different rules of the road which complicates things. So, I viewed hunting in Alaska, well it doesn't contribute to that “conservation” effort. What I experienced in the wilds of the 49er finds nature taking care of itself and man need not interfere. Yes, I stopped hunting when I realized that the only human hunting that should be allowed would be to benefit “subsistence” hunting, for those that truly must defend keeping food on the table – that which can be salvaged from the wild. This “subsistence” doesn't include the “crazed fringe” that has invaded Alaska ever since the Discovery Channel canceled Jacques Cousteau and stooped to new Ted Nuggethead lows, wherein outsiders have wrecked havoc on a once pristine wilderness. Fame by the insane when confronted with a camera - “Their goona put me in the movies, they're goona make a big fool out of me”. In all honesty, I started to turn sour on hunting when I saw all the “Anchorage Brats” heading toward Glennallen in that yearly ritual with those “Tier II” hunting permits. Yes, high roller CEOs from oil company wealth gallivanting off in their half-million dollar luxury liner motor-coaches, refrigerators filled with booze-Allen and high powered rifles that could catch a caribou off-guard even under the influence. That is all this road kill ritual was about, wrecking havoc and going home with board room bragging rights. So it was that kind of abuse that allowed me to put away my hunting firearms and bow strings for the good. But over the years, Alaska has seen its fair share of abuse, especially from “Big Game” guides that bring in the rich folk clientèle. As to stay in favor with outfits like the Safari Club International, well guides must sometimes skirt the law to make sure something is bagged, else forfeit that reputation and that means no more clients. Hey, a “Big Game Trophy” posse can fetch a guide a year's salary, for a few weeks in the brush and with success, bragging rights means a hefty “bonus”. Look, this “Cecil the Lion King” caper is not out of the ordinary, it happens, well every night when the sun goes down. Not only in Africa, but “poaching” is a sport to outwit both the animal and the law! A two birds with one stone fantasy. In America, more deer are taken by illegal means then with tags – and it is that same “crazed fringe” that is behind this lawlessness, many aligned with a Tea-Party mentality of insane survivalists. And Alaska sees its fair share of this abuse. Take Ted Nugent, injuring a bear then letting it wander off to die because he shit in his pants and couldn't pursue! And in efforts for his film crew to fill the celluloid, shoot another innocent bystander – of course he was caught and cannot hunt in Alaska, California or 34 other states – at least banned from hunting for a few years. But I am glad to see the Safari Club International supporting a “full and thorough investigation of the circumstances surrounding the death of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe...and has imposed immediate emergency membership suspensions of both the involved hunter and his “professional” guide, and they will remain in place pending the outcome of an investigation.” That “Professional” statement makes me laugh! Sounds like another Tom Brady “I didn't do anything wrong”! Wow, the company we keep, as Don Young's favorite campaign contributor, the Safari Club! OK, so this organization that caters to the rich “Big White Hunter” finds a membership of 50000 and has contributed over $140-million to Don Young like SuperPACS. Yes indeed, the entire membership fee is used all in efforts to make sure illegal hunting – OK unethical hunting – continues on, not only here in the states, but abroad also by our stool-stuck Congress making a few phone calls to an 011-263 Zimbabwe exchange. And yes, that idiot dentist that shot then beheaded Cecil, well he was a proud member of this spoiled brats club. And when an organization collects a handome membership fee and throws all of that loot towards defending “Trophy” hunting and we see “zero” towards concervation efforts, well when all the “Big Game” is gone for good and herds no longer roam the lands, then we humans will become the target of the rich, because it is not a fair hunt but a crazed filthy-rich mentality that likes to “KILL” for the thrill of “bloodshed”! It amounts to going after the biggest of the herd, for that “bragging right” and “conservation” just a smokescreen for the addiction. Sad, when we have members of Congress that would stoop so low, but then again...we have idiots that seem to think “Scratch My Ass Fever”, whatever it's called is a calling! We humans are also “threatened” in the cross-hairs! Yes indeed, killing humans will someday become a “sport” if not already. It will start with the rich on guided hunts to places like IRAQ, wherein they will play out their “American Sniper” fantasies. It will then be like a “plague” and migrate to our city streets, wherein the “homeless” will be the “Targeted”. And when one looks around, it may be happening already with all the innocent bloodshed, from crazed lunatics that finds it descended from the bowels of the “Big Game Hunting” mentality. It is shit like this that finds more abuse upon our “Constitutional Rights” as with this rich bastard attitude, wherein they pay to play, in the end we will suffer some more those “Rights” and already this “Cecil” is seeing attacks on those “Rights” by those that use every opportunity to also “target”, as we never resolve the problem by going after the “root cause”, caused by “wealth”. And why not? Because those that are funded by wealth to make sure the playing fields continue to be the killing fields, well they are just like the “Big Game” guides, and cater to their clientèle or else...

Contemporaneous Hillaryarious

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SOOoo, Who's On the Take?

OK, so the rail boss of Bill Sheffield's Alaska Railroad is saying it needs more “Off Season” passengers as it is loosing money and not able to show a “Profit”? I am a little confused, as the only time the ARR ever realized a “True” profit without a government handout was when it had that train-wreck with an environmental nightmare 120000 gallon fuel tanker car derailment, back in 1999 and collected FEMA disaster relief money. OK, that was also a handout, so the ARR never made a clear-cut profit. But when it collected that $13-Million in FEMA dough-rob-me in 2000, that was the time Bill decided to call it quits and retire! Not because of a bad reputation with the wreck, but a cashing-out when the cashing-in was good! With the ARR “2000 Profit Margin” now inflated by the FEMA relief - because the rail already found insurance money to cover the cleanup costs so the government handout acted as “Extra Revenue” - well Bill's retirement party included a percentage of that “Revenue” and based on CEO typicals, Bill may have enjoyed a $1.3-Million windfall - because of the way the ARR defines its revenue stream in efforts to look like a viable business entity. Yes, it's on “TILT”, and would mean bankruptcy for a real business venture. Bill was smart enough to realize this fallout with the added profit margin, best retire now as this same time next year, well there would be no such “Bonafide Bonus” and retirement would have then meant a measly state retirement income – that “Tier One” all expenses paid option. Including “free” Medivacing from Mexico because of a little nose-bleed – sorry different Sheffield story! So, no doubt Bill received that “Extra Revenue” windfall on top of his “Impeached Governor” retirement benefit package and most likely ran off with, well that FEMA money was the U.S. Taxpayers loot. And if used for a retirement benefit, well it takes away from the true intent and what could have been paid out to retain Alaskan workers in efforts to keeping the steel beast on track, it meant instead workers getting furloughed. He's a crock, we learned that when he tried to resemble a governor. We impeached him, yet he has been able to survive and continues to wreck havoc what he does best – making money being stupid. OK, he uses “our” stupidity to let his malfeasance continue on and on and on. Look at the Port of Anchorage disaster! I am glad the city finally took away his credit card. But back to Casey Jones & Company. So profits are down, way down. And to entice more interest in riding the mildew smelling old railroad cars with dirty windows, more “Beer & Freak Show” train rides are being considered, costing an arm and a leg upwards $150 bucks - no food or emergency clothing included. Said like this: "We're looking at more beer (puke) trains, holiday (horror) trains and ski (bum) trains," CEO O'Scary said. "Passenger travel is an area where we try to expand where it makes sense." Know what Mr. Scary, if you just followed the written law and maintained “Half Fare” schedules as required by Uncle Sam, you would have plenty of passengers. The reason I refuse to travel by rail in Alaska, because it is taking advantage of Congress, which means in the trickle down theory of things to shat upon taking advantage of the “American Taxpayers”. And if the ARR demonstrated Americanism and allowed for “off peak” daily travel at a discount like it is supposed to allow – which includes discounts for all including military and family, handicapped and the elderly – well then all the tourists would use it also, and those “Princess Coaches” would then become roach infested coaches. I find no sympathy for the devil in the ARR's doom & gloom synopsis. Over time - since inception when we were thrown the rail boomerang bone of contention by the Fed.'s - the ARR has become its own worst enemy, and is nowhere even close a viable business entity that could not maintain without a helping hand from Uncle Sam, which said again means bankruptcy without. It is by far the “Corruptest” of the 49er's “state” run corporations, even beating out the Alaska Aerospace Development thievery. Wake up Alaskans, these autonomous non-transparent state run-amuck corporations continue to drain our coffers dry. Maybe a “Prison Train” would be better suited for the ARR Board of Directors and cohorts in slime! And here is why else it stinks. In 2007 the Alaska Railroad sold bonds in the tune of $165-Million, secured by “We the Taxpayers' Federal Government Treasury” through “Formula Grants” allowed railroads throughout the nation from sea to shining sea. Which means as long as the White House is “OPEN”, there is guaranteed payback with these “bonds”. And when it is all said and done with in 2026 – as this bond sale was a 20-year plan of attack – it means “Whomever” is on the “take”, well they will pocket $67-Million. Yes, a return on investment of 41% and most of it coming by way of what the ARR gets from Uncle Sam – from we hard at work salt-of-the earth middle class Americans, paying for this madness! What's in your wallet? This year alone the ARR will pay out to an unknown accomplice this crime spree upwards $12-Million, for a measly $26-Million in construction payments, or drum roll please, a 46% “ROI”. Yes it is a crime, as we have $billions$ in reserve that should be used upfront to fund such construction and infrastructure projects of necessity, instead of allowing Rudy loan shark to bite us in the ass cheeks. We could pay off the cost of such projects in a heart beat, with “zero” interest payments and save a whole lot of loot. But that is not the intent, as those making a killing on this “secrecy-in-hiding looting” are most likely in bed with the ARR and could include some very well known Alaskans – like maybe MoanaLisa MuCowpiefly and her affiliation with Frank and his banking buddies. And I am sure that if we could get into Sheffield's books, we would see many Alaskans of political camaraderie taking advantage of this secret gift giving. And not only did the legislature approve “ARR Bonds” for the rail itself, but also approved $18-BILLION$ for construction of a natural gas pipeline – already approved by the legislature so I am sure the pillaging of our next generation's wealth will be ransomed and ramsacked for many more years to come. Honestly, those making a killing on this behind the scenes extravaganza by allowing Bill Sheffield the keys to our “Treasury”, it is fostering the creation of $millionaire$ offspring brats that will never have to perform a decent days living wage consideration, because they will be “Board” members by succession-ism. So these state run corporations are merely “fronts” for insiders – including the legislatures – that are making a killing on things we see as a necessity, but in reality behind the scenes it is highway robbery at its best. Just ask Trans-Canada how well it is doing behind the scenes doing nothing with “our” resource money. And take for instance building things that have no meaning - M.V. Sustainer and the ARR Tanana “Bridge to Nowhere” - sure thing it creates jobs but the real McCoy reason we find such ridiculousness, well low and behold it is making a few in the “know” very handsomely rich. And raping Uncle Sam at every chance possible! Yes, I not alone along with many Alaskans that have called “bluff” would like to see the ARR books, who is the beneficiary of this $67-Million in “Interested Interest Payments”. So why not use the “Reserve” to fund and save? Why not - because it interferes with their secret “Pot of Gold”. Here is some other ARR math that doesn't work well, except for those on the receiving end. For years, the Alaska Railroad has worked in a deal with one of its best by-rail transport customers – they won't tell me who it is, but it is either the Koch Brothers or Joe Uselessbelli. Like providing for “Transport Credits” in the $millions$ for an iffy proposition. See, the IRS under 45G allows an entity to pay for track maintenance on sideline track it requires for commerce but not maintained by the railroad. Say a farmer has hay to get to market but the railroad no longer maintains the spur to his depot, and is financially ruined without the track. Well the “Tax Code” allows Joe to pay out of pocket to maintain that steel rail and then claim a “Tax Credit” up to 50%, based on $3500 bucks each mile of track. In Alaska, under the 45G ruling, an “unknown entity” pays Bill Sheffield & Company a yearly stipend of $4.8-Million, and in return the rail sweeping crew is supposed to maintain the line. Now that amounts to the entire “track miles” inventory for the ARR. All said and good? It is debatable, but for goodness sake, let's allow a little “trust” in this relationship. Now the beneficiary that pays out for this maintenance so the business entity can deliver coal or gas using the rail, well come taxable income time, the business entity can directly “write off” 50% of what it gave to the ARR for weed wacking. See, Bill can take advantage of this “Tax Shelter” because the ARR does not pay federal or state income revenue taxation, so can basically sell that “Tax” benefit to the highest bidder – in this case either the Koch Suckers or Joe Coalbelly. So let's say it's Joe this time around that has paid out to the ARR that $4.8-Million. Now Joe gets a tax break of $2.4-Million. So what's the point? Well the ARR then allows Joe a $2.7-Million “Transport Credit”. So Joe has a $5.1-Million advantage, or in Simple Simon math, a 106% “Return On Investment”. How and where does one sign up for this bargain basement giveaway extravaganza? But a few that have tested the merit of this austerity program, well some believe that the extra income – that 300-thousand – it is conveniently used as an ARR “political donations” cornucopia. See, the ARR cannot politically involve itself, as it isn't allowed under current policy because we don't know if Bill is a Democrat or a Republican – so it wouldn't be fair to allow the Non-Profit Tax Exempt ARR to enjoy giving donations to candidates that the BOD supports. Look, Bill keeps the VECO grill in his garage and uses it at tail gate block parties by invite only. OK, enough is enough. It reeks of corruption as it is premeditated corruption, but we let it go on and on and as the “Court Justice” rules, we had no problem with it when it started and because of that, well it's just the way it is. Look, when this state discovered the “Corrupt Bastards Club”, that occurred by reason we had some transparency in government. With the ARR, transparency is like, well the same reason why a bunch of Anchorage doctors are now many $millions$ richer with the ARR buying Point Mackenzie dairy land that was swindled away from the state many years ago. Land purchased for another ARR project as ridiculous as building a launch facilty on Kodiak Island – sorry NO rockets to blast-off! See, with the state cutting corners because of low oil prices, well that “Government Hill Knik River Bridge” is a long, long shot away from reality. Something the “Doctors Group” was hoping for in efforts to cash in on “land ahoy” across the water – to build housing and make a fortune on a new “Anchorage” bedroom community! But with doom & gloom, well they found someone to listen to the hardships and allowed them to cash-in while the cashing-in was still in good shape. See what I am talking about, this secret giveaway! I am willing to bet – but because of no transparency the true owners of the farmland will never be revealed – that 600-acre farm for $2.8-Million and that 300-acre farm for $1.4-Million, well the “ROI” for the doctors is about 85%, based on “Fair Market Evaluations” when that land was taken away from farmers under water at bargain basement Bob Penney prices. Sad, especially when the state could have used “eminent domain” to secure the 168-acres desired for this ARR “Project to Nowhere” instead of cashing out for 900-acres – or 500 times what was necessary for something still in the indeterminate stage. It's a project that doesn't find financial backing, yet. But low and behold, we have more “bonds” to dish out as the ARR has proven that “perpectual motion” does exist when it comes to Alaska style “crookedness”. Please Mr. Scary, we need that “Prison Train”!

 "It's alright Ma, I'm only nose-bleeding"

Lord's Disciple

Everybody knows the secret
I said everybody knows the score
I have finally found a way to live
In the color of the Lord
In the color of the Lord

Eric Clapton