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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

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