Sep
24
Big Sky Embarrassments
September 24, 2007 | 13 Comments
Over at Dustbury, Charles has an entry about a list of the “Top 100 Oklahoma Embarrassments.” Among the guilty: Toby Keith, Dr. Phil, and the movie “Where The Heart Is.”
That got me wondering – if we were to compile a list of the “Top 100 Montana Embarrassments,” what – and who – [...]
Sep
20
The Loon Is No Longer So Looney
September 20, 2007 | 6 Comments
Surprise, surprise: at the close of today’s market, the Canadian-$ is now at ‘par’ to the U.S.-$:
David may get the opportunity to take lots of pictures of Canadian vanity plates and Montana merchants may get to see lots of fresh faces over the coming weeks, hey!
Sep
18
Montana Vanity License Plates
September 18, 2007 | 1 Comment
I love seeing customized “vanity” plates on Montana vehicles, so I finally created a blog to showcase them: Great Montana Plates! Some are funny, others are creative, and a few are just plain cryptic – but they are always fun to see and figure out! Most of the plates that I post will be from [...]
Sep
16
New Cross-Country Ski Guide
September 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Well, here is a bit of shameless self-promotion. I recently wrote a guidebook to cross-country ski trails in southwest Montana (the areas around the Gallatin Canyon, Bozeman and Paradise Valley). There are 30 ski tours, plus ideas for snowshoeing, the best places to ski with kids and fun things to do after the skiing [...]
Sep
15
Around the Big Sky Blogosphere
September 15, 2007 | 1 Comment
Here are links to some interesting recent entries in the Big Sky Blogosphere; as always, you can view the entire roster right here.
- The Montana Main Street Blog, operated by the Montana Chamber of Commerce, considers the different “good for business” rankings that Montana has earned from various sources.
- Scoop Montana tells us why he [...]
Sep
13
What The Hay: Pix
September 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment
What a great time! Drove out last weekend to enjoy the annual “What The Hay” festival, checking out the creativity of the folks in and around Windham, Utica, and Hobson. Lots of fun hay sculptures, and some good stuff (food, crafts, etc) at the Utica Days festival, too.
Click the pic below to see some [...]
Sep
10
Bozeman Blog-B-Q
September 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment
What: BBQ (shish kabobs, etc.) for Montana bloggers and blog readers
When: 1-3 pm on Saturday, 9/22/07
Where: Big Mike’s Deck
More details: Bozeman, MT
(We might be pushing the season a bit, but I’m predicting great weather that day!)
Sep
9
Bloggy Goodness
September 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The Spoon joins the Montana blog-o-sphere:
Dave Budge has added The Spoon, a food/recipe addition to his main blog, DaveBudge.com .
In Dave Budge’s own words, “I created The Spoon to share with friends and family all that is relevant to eating and drinking. We will discuss recipes, restaurants, equipment, eating anecdotes, where to get ingredients [...]
Sep
7
What The Hay
September 7, 2007 | 2 Comments
If you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend, how about a drive out to Utica to celebrate “What The Hay?” It’s an annual event that features dozens of hay-themed “sculptures,” as the folks in central Montana put their creative flair on display using one of our greatest natural resources!
These sculptures are displayed [...]
Sep
4
Small Town, Long Streets Update
September 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Time for another edition of Small Town, Long Streets, the weekly podcast/talk radio show from mtpolitics.net. The show is live on Wednesday (September 5) at 9:00 (Montana time!). This week’s guest is Gregg Smith, aka “Gee Guy,” a blogger from Great Falls who has been trying for months to get some straight talk from the [...]