Dear Gov. Sean Parnell;

Dear Honorable Gov. Sean Parnell;

It is with great pleasure that the Citizens of Alaska nominate Amber Batts, owner of Alaska Naughty Maids for the annual Governor’s North Star Award for International Excellence, which honor businesses and organizations that “contribute significantly to Alaska through trade, international investment or international relations.” Even though this business is listed as a "waste management" business, that should not disallow this successful business entity from becoming the recipient of this honorable award. So please consider this nominee for your award. As always, thanks.....

Alaska – Climate Change

Alaska has finally reverted back to a “Blue State”, after a way too long hiatus, when soon after “We're In” statehood the “Three Stooges” hijacked this state's well-being and created the “Corrupt Bastards Club”. Three Stooges? “Ted, Don and Frank”! So maybe now with this political climate change as seen even in marine life, no longer a “Red Tide” sickness, maybe it is time finally to expel the remaining leftover Bastards, namely Young, MoanaLisa and yes, Begich – the runt in disguise as a Democrat. Bottom-line, Alaskans with hope for a future can no longer be amused at those that break the law when in a position of representation ~ nor can we continue to allow for “Nepotism” in government, and we sure don't need runts that hate our men and women in uniform. Time to vote out the Young/MurCowpie/Begich trio of trash!

 Alaska Goes "BLUE" from Climate Change

Tad-Bit Swallow

The “book” value of Mitt Romney's summer home alone, nestled so innocently in a New Hampshire resort far exceeds the net-worth(calculated as the personal property[home, car and toys] plus savings plus retirement savings plus cash on hand) of over 140-MILLION hard working Americans..... Go Mitt! Isn't this a tad-bit hard to swallow?

By Design!

Congress at Work!

Congress at work before month long August vacation. Shown here rehearsing for Eric Cantor's departure ceremony, Mitch McConnell with rifle, John Boehner in the background, congressional aid the guinea pig!

Counting the Days!

Wow, something is getting me up then down for the count! For the last few days I have been awakened out of a sound sleep, with nightmares. Now I usually sleep well, Sam Adams helps out and I have not been angered by nightmares for many years, most of my adult life all the way through to AARP entitlement initiation. The last time I had a nightmare was from a slip of LSD, a flash-back about Vietnam when that war was still fresh in our memories – right after we lost our Davy, the scroungy little rug-rat that wanted to fight for his country and enjoyed infiltrating the Viet Cong tunnels until a “Booby Trap” ended his thirst for “Go ARMY” adventure with excitement. When back in the states for a break, he would amuse and amaze us with his “underground” hell-fire stories, but never made it back alive from “Tour de Tunnels” Act 3. “Three strikes your out”, resonates still today over the loss of my friend. I honestly thought that with the ending of that “WAR”, we would have as a responsible race learned a lesson. Many of us did so, others not so and still today accommodating excuses for the horrors of torching villages, napalm cocktails and agent orange Julius as attractions for condemning a human race bent on cultivating rice. The ugliness of “WAR” comes in part from what we must do to protect the troops, as when the insurgents infiltrate the common folk as a means of disguise, it becomes “Free Board” and many innocent victims find torture and death their only reward, for remaining silent or else. It becomes a no-win situation. Rat out, loose out. Remain silent, into the melting pot. For those that enjoy “WAR” still today, maybe we should all pitch in to build a humongous theater, like a WWW bout ring - somewhere in the middle of a dessert - and when the “WAR” machine wants to duke it out have at it, wow a place wherein the innocent are free from such horrors. Honestly, as “WAR” is an outdated mechanism with no apparent use in efforts to “onward” civilization. Maybe it was something of interest once-upon-a-time, but that interest has vanished. But for some reason, “WAR” still fascinates – must be an “IQ” handicap or DNA dereliction, as the nightmare of this fascination lives on. I saw a live nightmare the other day, when tuning onto FOX to have a good laugh. There it was, half-dead and in livid color the beast called Dick Cheney, who is credited with inventing the “Great American Face Shoot-Out”. And remember, we learned not to trust the “Dick” back when Nixon was trying to ban rock'n roll! Talk about a pathetic nightmarish goon, Cheney that is and he is still part of the problem, that which may have something to do with my sleeplessness. For myself, these new departures away from a sound sleep, it finds reason justified and at the same time troubling at such justification as nothing is being done to curtail the evil arousing eviction from a sound sleep off. Yes, the “Beast” is alive and well. See, there is only 924 days remaining for Barack Obama to exercise his Commander-In-Chief duties under the will of the American electorate – “We the People” have spoken, as to who should lead us not astray. “We the People Majority” voted for Obama, why cannot we give peace a chance? In my book, Barack Obama stands for “PEACE”, in a world that finds peace forgotten at times. What is with all the shootings, right here in the homeland, from sea to shinning see nothing but another muzzle flash! Is the gun lobby so corrupt that it is promoting these shootings in efforts to sell more guns, to pressure a “Stand Your Ground” defense wherein at birthright one is given not only a SSN, but a weapon? And now that OBAMA has gained a cache of political clout called “Capital”, shouldn't he be able to enjoy the remaining time as “Commander-In-Chief” and allowed to cash in on that reserve, to do what he sees fit for this nation as a whole holding no prejudice, as no matter what he does it is for the betterment of mankind here and there and everywhere in between? Well that notion of exercising this “clout” excites the insane bent on destruction and the “Joe the Pimp Her” - a.k.a John McCain and his ruining mate Sarah Palin - the goons associated with “Desolation Row” are starting to mobilize in a force majeure fashion that is upsetting – the reason for my nightmares. Plantation Bundy is a prime example of mean spirited thugs that hide behind the RWB, but would rather be accomplices to destruction upon the nation then to preserve what our young kids have fought and died for. Their true flag is missing the white, missing the blue star studded field signifying “Unity”, which means it is a blood bath only salute. “RED” is the color of their true identity and destination dooming prophesy, “commie” like red rhetoric that has infiltrated decency. The Tea-Party is nothing short a dysfunctional rendition of the “commie” movement of the 50s, so where in hell is J. Edgar Hoover? Yes, my property being invaded by squatters and there is nothing us law abiding citizens can do? Nothing the Fed.'s can do either? But when the border finds squatters, low and behold call out the National Guard. How come Rick Perry, Hannity, Rove, Palin, O'Reilly and the Lush are still free and not yet been arrested, as to call Obama an out-right liar and....why not just get to the point, just let loose your ambitions and call him a “Nigger” - as that is what your hate mongering is all about. Just say it, yell it out, as it will make you feel so good. These idiots bent on destruction of Obama give me the creeps, they hate OBAMA for no other reason then the color of his skin. So as Obama is out and about making laughter in efforts to make the public realize that what is going on with Congress is a laughable situation but in essence should not be allowed for such sentiment, I feel for his safety, as does his security detail. There was a reason that Obama did not visit the border crossings when down in Texas the other day, as the “Please Spit On Me” commie movement lead by Perry has taken up residency there to protest this nations “Good Will” towards the huddled masses that are down and out on their luck. This is a crazed faction, that carries guns not roses to bed. Even the White House is under tightened security, not due increased chatter upon a possible terrorist attack from abroad by those that insist they hate capitalism due reasons of religion, but it is the home grown goons that are attracting the attention of those responsible to protect the U.S. President. I fear that these rabid FOX inbred idiots dressed in camouflage will try to exercise their “STAND Your Groin” option, as it appears that Obama is a threat to many of these wackos for no apparent reason, said again only because of the color of his skin. Yes, I fear Obama will be assassinated by interests with ulterior motives – a motive that finds a sick reasoning as in reality there is “nothing to fear but fear itself” with Obama at the helm. Obama is a great man, like Abraham Lincoln. In fact, when one analyzes Obama's reign, it is so much like what this nation realized when Lincoln was in charge. And there is indeed a battle going on, call it the modern day “Civility War” and when the smoke clears out, we will see before us a modern day “Emancipation Proclamation”. So therein exists the problem keeping me awake, as Lincoln was gunned down by someone that did not welcome his vision – a “Traitor” amongst us was John Wilkes Booth. No different today with those idiots that travel around putting on an act of indecent exposure, trying to proclaim that they are what “America” stands for – hogwash, as they really have no home! And when I not only hear but feel the increased “chatter” from locals that “Hate” Obama, as seen and heard on the FOX and Limbaugh network, with non-stop hate mongering as seen and heard with idiots like Sarah Palin calling for Obama's impeachment based on the fact she thinks with an IQ of “Ignoranus” and is adamant that Obama is a liar, it will be only a matter of time wherein this crazed rhetoric constantly broadcast will incite another Jared Lee - as we witnessed with Gabrielle after Palin placed this amazing woman with a future for America in the cross-hairs of doom. Let's face the facts, Palin went jealous over Gabrielle! I would bet that Palin prays each night that some nut case will become addicted to her Booth following fascination of doom and dissatisfaction with Obama and go over the edge. It is sad, that we have not the guts to place those that commit treason behind bars, as there exists more then enough guilty this crime of trading away our American heritage – we have failed, to stand up too such inappropriate behavior and arrest it before it causes more destruction. I mean, what in hell does a Palin speech do for the youngsters growing up listening in as their parents get aroused, from a flea-bitten monkey lady that is the modern day definition of a miscarriage narcissist? When someone threatens the well-being of this nation, or the well-being of the President, it is no longer a 1^st Amendment “Free Speech” right - as like is found here in Alaska, we have that right to say as we please but remain responsible for any action or inactions that speech, especially if what we say causes harm upon another individual. So I fear, that there will come a sad time once again from the mountains to the prairies to the oceans, there will come a horrific horror upon this “Great Nation”. And in the end, we will shed but another tear when we try to figure out what has been gained, except with the realization the steps forward under Barack Obama for “equal Rights” the “Right” has so succeeded and sent us three steps backwards – we gain nothing and loose a whole lot. Yes, 924-days and counting, so I will hopefully have as many days with nightmares, which means Obama made it through to the end. And the saddest fact, there is not a damn thing I can do, except face my nightmares. More Sam Adams I guess.... And if Obama asked me what I thought would be an appropriatee “Executive Order” that would benefit this nation, so simple. Lock up Sarah Palin, as a display of deterrence against home grown terrorists inciting a riotouss following for a hatred caused by the color of a man's skin! What century is it?

How Much Oil?

Many Alaskans have no idea what the “Oil” business is all about, except when it comes to cashing in on that “PFD” welfare check. In fact, many wannabe visitors have a better grasp on the history of this state then do local residents, as to prepare for a timely and costly trip – more like a voyage – to the “Last Frontier”, it means “Go Study, young man then Go North, young man”! And isn't it refreshing now that Sarah Palin is out of the limelight and not the focus of attention that was for awhile disrupting the notion of what Alaska is all about? So back to oil, I've been there and done that, and from discovery to production it has been a monumental undertaking – by many dedicated workers. Many of us have braved the “Last Frontier” and involvement in the oil fields time enough to raise a family that are now raising families of their own! It has been almost a generational thing, and the reason still for no interest in a state income or sales tax – as the “Black Gold” resource is still paying and paving the way for many things of luxury. Too bad we don't treat “gold & coal” for the same benefit, as the exemptions on the latter resources brings very little income into this state, yet it is mined all the time. Hey, the main reason that “Big Oil” gets upset over taxation, in comparison it just ain't fair as a resource is a resource and the benefit should belong to the citizens, not a benefit to Joe Uselessbelli.

And in efforts to place the Alaskan oil scene in perspective, the picture above shows “workers” atop one of the 18-crude oil storage tanks in Valdez – where oil from the North Slope travels down the Trans-Alaska-Pipeline to rest before being delivered to tankers destined for the West Coast refineries. Look at the size of that tank in comparison to the “workers” looking like ants! These tanks are 250-ft in diameter and 60-ft high, allowing each tank to hold 550,000 barrels of crude oil – or the equivalent of 23-million gallon milk jugs. With 18-tanks on location, the Valdez Marine Facility could hold 10-million barrels, or enough to fill 10 Joe Hazelnut sized tankers. Sorry to bring up that tragedy, but with so many years without bad news, one rotten apple seems to spoil all the pride. And prior to Joe finding Bligh Reef a “hard aground” obstacle, the accumulation of snow on the tanks was not a problem, as the oil at one time came into Valdez at 90 degrees Fahrenheit - so the tanks acted as gigantic like reflective heat sources. In fact, on a cold but sunny Valdez day that is where we went for lunch breaks, lay out on the top of a tank, just like going to the beach. And some of the female workers braved the “Topless” routine! That was the good old days, when the Trans-Alaska-Pipeline saw over 2-million barrels each day rolling like a river down that pipeline. When the tanks were being filled then emptied faster then white lightning set ablaze, wherein that activity allowed the tanks to breath vapors like a fire breathing dragon in excess of 10,000 barrels each month, but instead of utilizing that stuff, it was annihilated in an oven – enough energy to heat the city of Anchorage! But the breathing allowed the crude to stabilize and be fit for entry into the lower-48 ports due vapor limitations that could wreak havoc on the environment. It was the time in Alaska's history when 12-pumping stations were active and employing many workers. But today, after some 35-years of depletion, there is only a fraction left to extract and the reason Alaska is no longer “King” in the category of oil production. Today, many of those humongous tanks have been moth-balled and along the pipeline - once considered the engineering marvel of the century - today only 4-pumping stations remain in operation. And those jet-engine driven pumping stations that have been closed, also moth-balled which means “Big Oil” sees no bright future like we had seen before. Will we ever see Alaska bathing in that limelight again, with resource development? Well we still have “gas”, enough to fuel the lower-48 for decades. Will it ever become valuable to our friends and neighbors down in the lower-48 and create another “Boom”? One day, when the “FRAC” crews pump a little too much cancer causing chemical radicalized water into the earth's core and it breaches a tunnel and burps out “crap” underneath one of the Great Lakes, and that lake starts to drain, then we have a problem and all that natural gas will be required to fuel desalinization plants for drinking water now totally contaminated by stuff that finds no place stuffed into every nook'n cranny underground. In fact, we may one day see both a natural gas pipeline heading south along with a water pipeline, as “FRACING” is bad business, because it is a science moving “Fast and Furious” in a place and upon a piece of the earth that needs not such abuse - like the underground has become a giant cesspool. Look, “FRACING” takes millions upon millions of gallons of water contaminated with chemicals that would vaporize your skin, flesh and bones by just a minute drop getting misplaced. And the pressure that is required to break open “rock”, a stream the size of a hair diameter would slice through a human like a laser. You would never see it or feel it but would be dead quicker then an inmate on death row without a stay. You think all those chemicals are “Food Grade”, well that red “Haliburton” truck heading down the highway, if that stuff ever went loose humans would go missing in action, yes vaporized so no evidence! And if we had an EPA that didn't run scared of a Corporate Congress threatening “Contempt” if someone blows the whistle, “FRACING” would be paying its way for allowing its after-birth to be disposed of properly, instead of todays out-of-sight and out-of-mind mentality - but with the amount of contaminated water that enters the earth's core following a “FRAC” job, it would bankrupt the industry. And so out-of-control it is, “FRACING” has become the saving grace for starving states, as lawless boom towns are cropping up all across the Dakotas, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah and haste still makes waste! In perspective, “FRACING” reminds me of Sarah Palin, a quick remedy with zero credibility and when it comes to taking responsibility for action or inactions detrimental, middle finger pointing seems to work wonders. So I am glad I was an oil field worker before this “FRACING” madness took over, when we did the exploration and exploitation stuff seemingly in the right way in comparison, even though sometimes we had to learn from our mistakes - which we did. Not the case today, as to refuse to tell the citizens what is going underground, that is total irresponsibility, as what are they all afraid of? So “kurtosis” to the Alaska Oil & Gas Commission, as they have set the stage for very tough “FRACING” rules and regulations, for now that is! It will just be a matter of time when good intentions interfere with the Juneau objective, which still finds cronyism and corruption the way of the town without a decent road in so the citizens can find out what is going on, even when we had enough money to move the damn corruption closer to home – as we were too damn busy in the oil fields and trying to make Alaska what the “Bush Rat” intended, sorry boss!