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		<title>A Photo Story Worthy of a 1000 Words</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Do you know what stupid shit she said recently?  On the radio. Schakowsky said that Americans don&#8217;t deserve to keep all of their money because we need taxes to support our society. The assorted stimulus bills failed because they didn&#8217;t take enough from the haves to give to the have nots. Maybe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WTF . . . Eel Extracted from Mans Bladder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Eel extracted from man&#8217;s bladder . . . via his penis with 12 in forceps. From the Drudge Report and the over active mind of tlcorbin, comes this story of debauchery, shame and pain. [This story focuses on the antics of Zhang Nan, a man with secret lusts from Honghu, Hubei province in China and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/427/news/wtf-eel-extracted-from-mans-bladder/</link>
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		<title>Woman Punches Bear to save her dog &#8211; move over Sarah Palin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the front page of todays Juneau Empire: Woman punches bear to save her dog Posted: August 30, 2011 &#8211; 10:01pm &#160; Michael Penn / Juneau Empire Brook Collins holds her dog, Fudge, at her home on Tuesday. Collins punched a black bear in the snout after the bear attacked Fudge on Sunday.  &#160; &#160; &#160; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/368/funny-stuff/woman-punches-bear/</link>
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		<title>Offerings to the Porcelain Alter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Good morning, December arrived in Alaska today, a few days later than it does for the other states; when it did finally arrive; it came in the company of copious amounts of snow, rain, below freezing temperatures, and more of the exquisite joy of living in these ever changing times.  My neighbors and I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/348/politics/offerings-to-the-porcelain-alter/</link>
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		<title>Political Rule #1:  Never Waste a Perfectly Good Crisis by not Exploiting It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The terrorists are coming, the terrorists are coming, and the terrorists are . . . you and me? Our evil government, represented in the persona of Janet Napolitano tells us daily, hourly moment by agonizing moment that we are in a war time crisis and must subject our collective butts to groping, feel ups and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/335/news/political-rule-1-never-waste-a-perfectly-good-crisis-by-not-exploiting-it/</link>
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		<title>It is Raining and Snowing Politics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is seriously raining and snowing on politics here in Alaska; the rest of the nation has experienced some moderate to nasty flurries of political shenanigans south of the Canadian bounder.  Which, unfortunately, affects our local political climate; often to the point that we are obliged to pay attention to their self inflicted drama or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/301/news/it-is-raining-and-snowing-politics/</link>
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		<title>Problems with the Husband 1.0 Upgrade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. During the installation, Husband 1.0 uninstalled several other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/223/arts-leisure/problems-with-the-husband-1-0-upgrade/</link>
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		<title>Alaskan Chilly Chili</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t let this get out, but like many real Alaskan men, I can prepare most meals in under a half hour from scratch (especially stir fry and soups) using freshly hunted meats or fish or fowl, vegetables and low heat. For example, if I want beans and a chili meat sauce for dinner, along with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/219/arts-leisure/alaskan-chilly-chili/</link>
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		<title>Mr Stupak  Explain Yourself</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Senator Bart Stupak or any other politician has behaved in a strange manner, what can you do? One of the answers should include this:  Visit their website and make your point, they work for us.  They are our servants and representatives in Washington; selective memory aside, many have lost their way.  Our job is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/214/news/mr-stupak-explain-yourself/</link>
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		<title>Black Sunday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To all Alaskans, this weekend should be noted on all calendars as Black Sunday, because we all had front row media seats and an equal opportunity to witness the power of a single party system, the Obama oligarchy now coupled to political history. Oligarchy is a form of government by the self appointed elite for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/210/news/black-sunday/</link>
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		<title>My Fellow Overly Taxed Alaskans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“offer the 31 million uninsured 1 to 5 million cash in lieu of Obama care-it&#8217;ll save us money” Every time I listen to debates about the health care bill, the sad plight of 31 million faceless uninsured pop up to the surface and because I am a caring individual, I suggest offering the lot of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/206/news/my-fellow-overly-taxed-alaskans/</link>
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		<title>Glaciers, Gi~normous Icecubes or What?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, there I was setting at my computer with my ample bottom safely and happily ensconced in my sphere of power ruminating about something important when my neighbor beats the door down. &#8220;Hey,&#8221; guy talk for, &#8216;hey&#8217;; formalities aside, he asked me if I wanted to go to the Mendenhall glacier and take photos. There&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/151/arts-leisure/glacier-photos/</link>
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		<title>No Penguins in Alaska – Why Not?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered out loud to yourself; What the-hey . . . just why aren’t there any Penguins in Alaska? Could the simple answer be that global warming is the culprit or is it something far darker and ominous. Thus begins our journey in search of answers; we&#8217;ve chosen to start our tale way [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/115/life-style/penguins_inalaska/</link>
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		<title>Keep the Garage Door Open a Tabby Bit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Life in Alaska is a serious kick in the butt, my wife and I never know how to anticipate or prepare for the wide variety of experiences encountered here on a day to day basis. Although we don’t suffer from the overcrowding, traffic jams, road rage, driveby&#8217;s or turf wars that are so common place [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/105/life-style/bear_trouble/</link>
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		<title>Another Atypical Alaskan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the Stuff Shaping My Views I am older than dirt, happily married, a gene pool contributer and parent, an inactive Marine, an artist in several mediums, an avid outdoors man, a writer of sorts and semi educated. Although effectively retired, I am an NCCER Master Trainer and teach vocational crafts and life skills. I am [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/93/life-style/another-atypical-alaskan/</link>
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		<title>A Nebulous eMale Warning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Source:  a  Nebulus eMale At 10AM today, I was in my car driving to pick up my wife from work, she was just finishing her shift. While driving, I sometimes listen to the ABC talk radio program, where people can phone in and ask advice from a well known lawyer. Well today&#8217;s program contained a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/19/life-style/a-nebulous-emale-warning/</link>
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		<title>Debtor’s Prison</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my friends, Robert ~ who just happens to be a staunch Obama supporter, got a first hand lesson in the reality of the Obama driven economy yesterday. This real person and friend is an industrious individual, and works for himself. His income is consistent with other start up businesses and to say it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/16/news/debtors-prison/</link>
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		<title>Why Alaskan Women Shop Alone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month, I was unceremoniously deposited into the ranks of the unemployed early retirees, my lovely wife insisted that I indulge her whims and accompany her shopping ~ even to them Lady Things stores. That&#8217;s just wrong, but I did my best to go along and not be too bored. Y&#8217;know what? That Freddies store [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/13/arts-leisure/why-alaskan-woment-shop-alone/</link>
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		<title>Alaskan Women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When those sophisticates in California and parts back east look into the mirror to view their mental image of high chic, what is it that they are viewing besides a rail thin wraith in designer clothes, mustache, attitude and padded everything?  Many of those elitist fashionistas are highly educated, sexually frustrated, shells of womankind that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/11/arts-leisure/alaskan-women/</link>
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		<title>Why “My Alaskan Worldview”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Living in a world class travel destination, Alaska, with all of it&#8217;s wondrous beauty, scruffy but magnificent wildlife and quirky populace sort of grows on you and you tend to have a love~hate affair with it, until you discover that it has always been home.  Generally, I love everything about Alaska, well . . . [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskaandlife.com/9/arts-leisure/why-my-alaskan-worldview/</link>
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