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THE BLOG--HISTORY
"Blue Oasis" began in 2005 in its Blogger format (now an archive) and became possibly the first Alaska Blog on Progressive Politics. At the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis was honored to represent Alaska as the state blog.
Transition--Community Blog
In September 2008, Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis moved to a Soapblox Community Blog format. Readers can become full participants by registering on the blog to comment and write "diaries." Diary titles appear on the right sidebar for folks to read and provide comments. Blog editors may choose to move some of these diaries to the front page.
While this Community was formed specifically with Alaska in mind, all "friends of Alaska" are welcome as members!
**Note about registering** Scroll down the right side until you find the link to register. Then, just follow the instructions!
**Note about comments** To comment on a story, click on the heading and then look for the "comment bar" at the bottom (it's light grey, I can't seem to change it). I believe the font color NOW permits you to see the "post comment" text.
YOUR BLOGMISTRESS
My name is Linda Kellen Biegel and I am a former 15-year Federal employee. Thirteen of those years were spent working for the US Army Corps of Engineers. I am also semi-retired from the Alaska music scene (singer, sound tech, stage manager, logistics).
When the blog was chosen to represent Alaska in the DNCC State Blogger Pool at the Denver Convention, I attended with the help of Alaska Real blogmistress, Writing Raven and my daughter Morrigan. On August 29th, one day after Barack Obama's inspiring speech at Invesco Field , my life took another turn as it did for all Alaska bloggers when Gov. Sarah Palin was chosen to be John McCain's VP running mate. Since then, I've either assisted or have been interviewed by media from the UK, Italy, Australia and Germany as well as national media outlets such as Wall Street Journal, NY Times, ABC Good Morning America's Kate Snow, National Journal, Dallas Morning News, LA Times, and NPR.
Presently, I work as a freelance writer, PR, event coordinator, community organizer, wife to computer programmer Josh and mother to 11-year-old Morrigan. Our family especially enjoys our summers in Alaska where we get to subsistence set-net fish Sockeye salmon as well as halibut fish/whalewatch in the family's homemade aluminum boat, "The Neverdone" (when it's working). We reside in Anchorage, Alaska.
Origin of "Celtic Diva"
I've used "Celtic Diva" as a screen name since the early 1990's on Web TV.
"Celtic"
"Folks have asked about my Celtic heritage, especially in light of my name. What they don't realize is that I'm adopted. I was born Valerie Morehead of the Clan Muirhead. I was adopted at three-months-old by the Kellens. I always "knew" I was Celt even before really knew. I was drawn to all things Scottish, especially music. That's why my parents eventually told me at age 16."
"Diva"
"Linda is well-known in Alaska & beyond as the prominent progressive political blogger Celtic Diva of Celtic Diva?s Blue Oasis. But back in the day, the early 1990s, I knew her as Linda Kellen, a member of the local folk/rock band Sky is Blu, which amongst other things performed in at least a couple or so of the annual women?s show Celebration of Change, in which I also performed. And if you don?t already know, let me tell you: Linda is one fine damn singer."
I went on after the break-up of "Sky is Blu" to perform with various Alaska musicians and work with national folks like Bo Diddly, Coco Montoya, Debbie Davies, Taj Mahal, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Bad Company, Creedence Clearwater, Carny Wilson, etc...
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For the Alaska Community and beyond...
My daughter touched a Silver Medal!
USA Women's Olympic Hockey Team Star Kerry Weiland with our friend Isabella and my daughter Morrigan at St. Baldrick's Day
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Thu Jun 25, 2009 at 18:58:09 PM AKDT
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(Here's another great diary from Lazarhat! - promoted by Celtic Diva)
navylcc19 wrote:
"Who cares?
Lets raise more money to donate to hungry lawyers, 1 billion people in this world are hungry and you waste your time on a politician, any politician, You propogate the cycle of liberals and conservatives, they all suck. You are 0 for 16 on wasteing money on Palin, Why bother ? Every politician is crooked, life is short, do something honorable with your time. A health bill that wont be used for politicians or federal employees, kinda strange. Instead of us being food in Soylent Green we are just money to the political world. WAKE UP"
To a diary that was posted half in jest... I had already posted the (what I thought to be) scathing "BULLSHIT!" diary and posted the other as a non-related joke. Here is my (as usual) verbose response:
Palin set up the game with the layers of lawyers, not us, sir. We are asking her to be held accountable for her actions as a paid public servant of the state. There are certain conditions all citizens must meet when serving their constituency as Governor, some even governed by actual laws and statutes, but in my mind the penultimate one is that of being honest.
"Why bother, they're all corrupt", you say? Exactly. Because apparently people like you feel it's a waste of time (not to mention money) to hold them accountable and to insist that they conduct governmental business in an open and transparent manner. As Governor Palin, who RAN as an ETHICS candidate, has promised her citizens on not one but several occasions publicly in press conferences.
Speaking ONLY for myself sir -- openness and transparency SHOULD be the standard to which ALL public servants be held, regardless of party affiliation. Besides, in MY opinion, all and I do mean ALL political parties should be abolished as the tools of serfdom they have become... you have money you get access to power, you don't have the money, tough luck. That is the system we have now. Are you satisfied with the way it presently functions? I certainly am NOT.
It is the system we are saddled with by our recent corporate overlords and war profiteers. But these circumstances are changing through HONORABLE actions like Linda's! It is a hard struggle. One for which I have an idea that all humans are equipped to tackle. It's not only a right, it is an absolute necessity and a responsibility that citizens take an active role in government. After all, it is allegedly "Of, by and FOR the people...", is it not? You don't get to representative democracy by hitting the "feed sim" button on your Nintendo Wii repeatedly. It's hard work. Hard work that we should be embarrassed about if we ARE NOT ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN OUR OWN REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY.
Corporations have the money so they get the access. In a sense, perhaps by "bringing some of them low" or reintroducing them (and the politicians those corporations "own" through their multimillion dollar "campaign contributions") to accountability, personal ethics and personal responsibility during this time of economic meltdown perhaps they are all receiving a re-education at the hands of the real masters of the purse strings: the American Taxpayer.
Both politicians and corporate leaders need a wake up and "come to Jeebus" moment to remind them that ultimately we are ALL humans here and we ALL need to chill the fuck out and stop screwing over each other for political, personal monetary or power gains. Since the taxpayer holds the purse strings, we should have all the power, right? Can corporate America finance it's own $700 BILLION bailout? What do you think? It's time for the taxpayer to grow a pair and remind all these idiots for whom it is that they work.
Without our cooperation and consensus they might as well be selling BIC lighters in Hell or filibustering their own (mostly) dumbass legislation that does nothing other than to declare the ptarmigan as the state bird or the marmot as the state rodent.
On a more serious note, pushing ideologies for the sake of merely pushing an agenda and ignoring any consequences to your fellow humans is not only criminal, it's a surefire prescription for the extinction of ALL humans. Seriously. The sooner we all learn to get along and stop arguing over the petty bullshit, the better.
But I'll remind you sir that we didn't start this "fight" with our governor, she did when she said the words "hold me accountable" and that is a direct quote. We may not have started it but I can damn sure assure you we're going to finish it.
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| lazarhat :: I'll tell you who cares... |
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