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Montana’s two college football teams, Bobcats and Griz, have advanced in the NCAA 2011 playoffs this weekend against University of New Hampshire and Central Arkansas.  The State of Montana will be in the spotlight again as when the Billings Big Sky Little League team advanced in the Little League World Series . 

Montana State Bobcats: 

 The Montana State Bobcats had a near repeat of a 1976 game (more…)

Update:  Today (Jan 27, 2012), the electronic book 77 Days in September by Ray Gorham has now passed 5,000 copies sold.  It’s only available on amazon and keeps breaking records.  It’s not even in hardcopy yet.  The interesting part is that a publisher has not even pounced on the book yet.  People and readers just keep buying it and then refer others.  Let’s see how many books are sold by the end of the year.  Good luck Ray. (Oh, we just uploaded the new cover released today on the 5000 book milestone (below).)   

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So here’s my yearly book review. I felt it fitting for this website as its from a Montana author Ray Gorham who wrote 77 days in September.  The book has been published about 5 months now and I was informed that over 1500 books so far have already been sold.  It’s only available on Kindle at this time but a great read   

 It took me awhile to find the logic of 77 Days in September title.  I really enjoyed the book as I was able to relate to the characters, ideas and situations the author portrayed. It sure made interesting conversation at the possibility of an EMP detonating above the United States and if I’d be ready.  I enjoy books and movies that have a mission in mind based on good uplifting principles.  I saw symbolism that opened my eyes from a perspective of a Christian and the battles one has internally between good and evil.  I got some good ideas from the characters in the book that were prepared and how their preparation was beneficial for others. I got a real sense of how grateful I am to live in Montana, out in the (more…)

Go Here for some funny stuff.

I saw this at CostCo a few days ago. They will probably be all out of these by the time it gets closer to Christmas.

So a friend sent this to me.  I had to chuckle,  thought I’d share, though I feel the majority of Representatives, Senators,  and Congressman are working for Montana.  Enjoy  

A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture in Montana when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward him out of a cloud of dust.  

The driver, a young man in a Brioni® suit, Gucci® shoes, RayBan® sunglasses and YSL® tie, leaned out the window and asked the cowboy, “If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, will you give me a calf?”

Bud looks at the man, who obviously is a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing herd and calmly answers, “Sure, why not?” (more…)

Pumpkins 2011

Here is a nice summary of the holiday, All Hallows Eve, most associated with pumpkins, presumably because they become ripe and available about this time of the year. I found these in front of (more…)

I take the pulse of Grand Avenue regularly as it is probably a better indicator of how much life there is lingering about in this community. It is as busy as ever, now with occasional necessary left turn lanes and otherwise 4 lanes zipping up and down. The signs, this one on 13th and Grand, usually tell a tale. This one can be read as unusually long-lasting good will for what our Big Sky All-Stars were able to do this year in Little League Baseball: which is to go all the way to the championship national game in South Williamsport. Not bad for ordinary kids, huh? Gas prices remain high, though with inflation I suppose $3 gas is the same as 30 cent gas when we were kids. Is that the trees turning color already in late September or the natural color of the leaves this time of the year?

From Conservative Cartoon of the Day, TownHall.com