Several years ago, I had an unusual conversation with a friend of mine. The friend lives in Boise, as I do, but I didn't meet him until a couple of years after I was out of college. I went to college at Boise State, but my friend moved to Boise for a business opportunity a…… MORE
BOO!
Halloween is about 2 months away, but I have found out the hard way that if you are going to get the perfect costume you need to buy early. So, that's exactly what I did. My costume should arrive in a few weeks. Unfortunately, I can't tell you what it is, because everyone is surprising each…… MORE
If It’s News To You……
Here's a question I've been asked many, many times: "How do you decide what qualifies as news and what doesn't?" I do answer the question, but I don't give an answer you'd find in any book about journalism. I tell people, "News to me is anything I didn't previously know." If you're telling me that…… MORE
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The best thing happened to me over the weekend. I held a lion. Yes, a real life lion. Of course, it was just a cub but it was still a lion. My boyfriend and his friend went to the Western Idaho Fair with me. We decided to walk around for a bit and get some…… MORE
Good Cop/Bad Cop?
From Idaho, to Missouri, to California, to Alabama, and in all states, there seems to be an ever growing "anti-cop" sentiment growing. I've heard prople judging Boise police for actions from officers in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, to, of course, dog shootings. Any missteps, law violations, or outright laziness should be vetted thoroughly by…… MORE
Workin’ For A Livin’
My stepdaughter just got her first job. She's bussing tables at the Cottonwood Grille, and she expects to work her way into a serving position eventually. It's not a fulltime job, so she doesn't have a lot of benefits, but her health insurance is still taken care of by my job, so at least she's…… MORE
Till The Cows Come Home
I'm not sure if anyone has seen this amazing video that is getting a lot of hits on YouTube. It's basically a man playing the trombone in a lawn chair outside. But the song is very important because for some reason his cattle love it. The man starts playing "Royals" by Lorde. Minutes later his…… MORE
Word Up!
For you Scrabble or Words With Friends enthusiasts, there's good news. The fifth edition of the Official Scrabble Player's Dictionary is out, and it includes lots of new words. Here are some examples: Beatbox – A new verb meaning to sing to the rhythm of rap music. Beatboxing, beatboxes (past tense, not plural) and beatboxed…… MORE
School Daze
It's August, meaning school starts soon. College students will again fill up the Boise State University campus. And a lot of them will be freshmen, just as I was in the fall of 1983. One thing I remember well about my freshman year was the food in the school cafeteria. I never complained about it.…… MORE
Hobbies!
On Saturday, I went to a fun little place with a friend to paint. It's called Ceramica. I've never been there and was not looking forward to it, but I gave it a shot and was quite surprised. The place isn't huge but it has a great variety of things to paint. I chose one…… MORE
