Jun

30

YAMB

June 30, 2005 | 3 Comments

Yet Another Montana Blogger: this one is Kara, who hails from New Zealand but has been living in Montana for a few years. I’m not sure if NZ qualifies for the same nickname as Australia does, but maybe we can call Kara’s site “Down Under The Big Sky!” Actually, the proper name of [...]

Jun

30

Copycat

June 30, 2005 | 2 Comments

Well, I finally did it. I’ve been thinking about it for weeks, and I finally just went ahead and changed the default Theme for the Big Sky Blog. The primary Theme is now Journalized Sand, which you may have seen at other sites, notably mine. I know that it looks pretty much [...]

Jun

29

Miss Montana

June 29, 2005 | 1 Comment

There’s a new Miss Montana: Sophia Steinbeisser, of Sydney, was crowned as the new Miss Montana on Saturday night in Glendive. She will go on to compete in the Miss America pageant, which will be broadcast on Country Music Television. And what is last year’s Miss Montana, Evangelina Duke, up to? [...]

Jun

28

Sunrise in Montana

June 28, 2005 | 4 Comments

Sunrise a few days ago, she was a beaut.

> read the rest (click here) all done

Jun

27

Be A Big Sky Blogger!

June 27, 2005 | 1 Comment

If you’re new to blogging (or new to WordPress, the software that powers this site) you might not know exactly what to do once you register here at Big Sky Blog. If you’ve registered but don’t know what to do in order to create an entry, don’t worry: just go to the login [...]

Jun

27

In The News

June 27, 2005 | 2 Comments

Just finished up an interview with Rich Ecke, a features writer for the Great Falls Tribune. Basic stuff: how did I get into blogging, why do I enjoy it, etc. Also discussed what makes Montana bloggers so special, how many Montana bloggers there are, the importance of comments, and such. Nice guy [...]

Jun

23

Eminent Domain in Montana

June 23, 2005 | 5 Comments

In the face of today’s disappointing Supreme Court decision on Kelo vs. New London, a friend of mine posed a very interesting question. He asked, “What would a good Constitutional amendment on this issue look like?”
My reply was based on research of Montana’s state laws, so I thought it might be of interest to [...]

Jun

21

Retreat + online study for fiction writers

June 21, 2005 | 7 Comments

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Are you a writer looking for inspiration? Would a three-day writing retreat in the northern Rocky Mountains do the trick? If so, register today for “Stealing From Thieves: Fiction Techniques of the Masters Revealed,” an intensive writing retreat hosted [...]

Jun

17

Site News

June 17, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Several things: you may have noticed that Big Sky Blog has a new look. I added two new Themes to the existing “Oxymod” layout; you can switch the Theme using the ThemeSwitcher located on the sidebar. Second, I created a “Moving To Montana” category in light of the three recent entries about that [...]

Jun

16

Dear BigSkyBloggers…

June 16, 2005 | 1 Comment

Look what I found in the BigSkyBlog e-mail basket today:
Dear BigSkyBloggers,
I am a Ph.D. student at Syracuse University, working with 3 profs on a book about the internet and democracy. I’m writing a chapter on local political blogging, and I was wondering if I could interview someone associated with the blog.
I learned of your blog [...]

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