* Here's the story of the "Alaska Mafia" which conspired behind the scenes to harass Sarah Palin. There's a video where those folks are "hoist by their own petard", or in this case, by their own words. The see the article & video here.
* There's yet another wildfire in the Fairbanks area, where they've just concluded the driest July on record. You can read the details here.
* There's an opinion piece in the Daily Noise wherein the writer acknowledges that "Some of Palin's influence has helped." How big of them to notice that Sarah Palin is currently the most famous Alaskan of all, and has a wonderful opportunity - along with a national stage, so to speak - to discuss Alaskan issues like oil and energy. Drill Baby Drill, anyone? The piece includes the following paragraph:
As for Palin's legacy, that remains to be seen beyond her celebrity -- the most famous Alaskan, ever. But one woman I overheard in Fairbanks did point out a concrete Palin achievement we all can celebrate. "Thanks to Sarah, when I order stuff over the phone from Outside, the sales clerks no longer say, 'Sorry, we don't ship to foreign countries.'"Unfortunately, there are a lot, and I mean a LOT of U.S. companies that won't ship to Alaska, for various reasons - including the notion cited above.
* MoBro, my sometimes co-author here, is really excited about being here next week. I'll be taking him to see all my favorite sights, including at least one long drive up into the mountains. It's always fun to show off my part of Alaska to friends and family. I'm also available to provide info, suggestions, and/or directions for anyone from the Lower 48 who might be planning to visit.
We're trying take-out from Chili's for supper. The last time my wife & I visited a Chili's restaurant - in Creve Coeur, Missouri (a suburb of St. Louis) - the food was uniformly without taste. We're told that it's better here, so we'll give it a shot.
Have a great evening, folks; thanks for stopping by.
4 comments:
When I was living in Hawaii, finding an online merchant that would ship Priority Mail was always a challenge. An alternative for those situations is Aloha Forwarding (www.alohaforwarding.com). Have your packages shipped to them and they'll forward to you using Priority Mail.
Getting something shipped to another state & then forwarded here would take even longer.
We just won't do business with those who won't ship here.
I don't think the impact Sarah Palin's had on Alaska can be over stated. She put you guys at the forefront of the national discussion and when it comes to energy resources, now everyday man and woman thinks of Alaska where before it was probably Texas.
I think it would be interesting to know if tourism has increased since Palin has been on the national stage. Of course, with the economic crisis those numbers may be lower then they otherwise would be.
DR, her name was mentioned by tourists toward the end of the season last year, and remains a "magic" word now. But you're right about the economy; tourism is off by somewhere between 25 and 35 percent, this year.
She greeted a busload of tourists from North Carolina, a couple of weeks ago. They happened to stop where Todd was letting Sarah off, to go jogging. She got on the bus, said "hi", signed autographs, and let everyone photograph themselves with her.
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