First off, I have to say that I believe a person’s opinions, judgment, and ideas count a lot more than their experience. Everybody starts somewhere and if you base a person’s worth solely on their experience, you’ll soon run out of people. Experience is by no means worthless, but it’s not the most important. This [...]

Juneau is drying up and the more it dries up, the less firm of a hold it has on that little star on the Alaska map. Since I moved here in 1996, I’ve seen many businesses go under and the rate seems to be increasing lately. Fast food choices have narrowed to McDonald’s and Subway; [...]

Ah, the polls. It’s that time of an election year where poll after poll rolls out, claiming one thing or another and twisting numbers to fit the desired result.
However, I was recently pointed to a site that actually tries, and succeeds for the most part, to make sense of all these numbers: fivethirtyeight.com. This website [...]

We all know Sarah Palin is Wasilla’s most famous product, but Wasilla has given other gifts to the world that are pretty impressive given its population of less than 10,000:
1) Methamphetamine.

2) April Flowers, porn star.
3) Vic Kohring, corrupt politician.
4) The Wasilla Assembly of God, “I’m not going to tell you who to vote for. But [...]

Tina Fey recently stated that she’d like to stop playing Sarah Palin after November 5th, saying, “I want to be done playing this lady November 5. So if anybody can help me be done playing this lady November 5, that would be good for me.” While her Sarah Palin impersonation was hilariously perfect, we should [...]

I don’t know how many readers are familiar with the Juneau Empire’s website, but take a look if you aren’t. If you are, then you might be among the many that feel its new look is terribly lacking in usability. I haven’t spoken with anyone who’s a fan of the site; most are either trying [...]

A little like rotten salmon, actually.
I’m sure by now everyone has heard of Gov. Palin’s hacked e-mail accounts (or here if that doesn’t work). Yahoogate, anyone?
Why, oh why, would a hacker gain access to a celebrity’s e-mail account, save two innocuous e-mails and a bunch of family photos, then let the account be deleted? That’s [...]

I’m a pretty quiet and patient person in general, but I don’t hesitate to speak to the manager of a restaurant if the service was poor or write to the president of an airline if they messed up my ticket. I just like companies with a focus on customer service to know when they need [...]

Ever notice that during these nitty gritty election years, the jabs between candidates can get pretty low?
Ever notice the strong correlation between jabs and fund raising? That whoever is negatively affected by the low blow launches a call to arms seeking money to defend their good name?
Barack Obama, in the month of August, raised $66 [...]

“I can see Russia from my house!” Awesome. Every once in a while, Saturday Night Live still produces a gem. It’s nothing like it was in the good ol’ days of Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, or Bill Murray, but still. Tina Fey did a perfect Sarah Palin: she nailed the accent, perfected the condescending finger [...]