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
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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
It’s A Cheese Shop
I have known two people in my life who didn't like cheese. And I don't mean they simply shunned unusual varieties of cheese like brie or camembert. Neither of them would snack on cubes of cheddar, and neither one could stand having a slice of cheese added to any sandwich, including a hamburger. I was…… MORE
Time For The Blue!
We are now within a week of the start of fall practice for Boise State Football. The league meetings have been held, they are traditionally the beginning of hype for the fall football season. Boise State was again picked to win their division. BSU has been picked to win the league in all four…… MORE
Hot Fun In The Summertime
As you can tell the temperatures are getting really warm in Idaho. And I figured with warmer weather I should be enjoying the water. And that's exactly what I did for the last couple of weeks. My boyfriend and I decided to take the boat and jet ski out to the lake. It was a blast. We…… MORE
Not All Kids Are Test Scores
There are lots of reasons people call each other stupid. To some, if your opinions are different than mine, you're stupid. Because if you weren't stupid, you'd think just like I do. Other people are called stupid if they didn't do particularly well in school or business. Personally, I don't like to call someone stupid.…… MORE
Making Sports Better
Lots of Americans have been caught up in World Cup fever the past few weeks. More were interested before the U.S. was eliminated, but there are still millions who will watch the final between Argentina and Germany this Sunday. But there are also lots of Americans who just can't get into soccer, especially those who…… MORE
