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4&20 blackbirds: “This is the end…” ???

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:14:13 -0500

by JC This upcoming week marks Barack Obama’s taking full ownership of the Afghan war, and escalating it to over a hundred thousand troops. To those of us who lived during the Vietnam war the similarities are eery. That war changed the history of this country–not because of the war or [...]

4&20 blackbirds: Local Publisher’s Pet Snagged in Trap

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:50:44 -0500

by jhwygirl Lacking an identifying tag, the thing’s illegal, right? Publisher, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of NewWest Publishing Jonathan Weber was walking his pet in his families subdivision – in the open space area owned in common with all of the homeowners – along a trail used by many when his dog got [...]

Discovering Urbanism: Why children like small things

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:50:00 -0500

Presuming that cities are meant to be used by people, it stands to reason that their elements ought to be scaled to human comfort, movement, and legibility.

Rather than attempt to describe what architects define as human scale (or at least how I understand it), it may be quicker [...]

The Billings Free Press: 2009 Ballet Idaho Nutcracker

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:15:43 -0500

We haven't been to a Nutcracker for awhile and last year almost swore off forever as both performances in Billings didn't seem all that exciting or entertaining. The Russian company was just brutal and the Eugene folks seemed bored by the whole thing. Thank Heaven we listened to the ads [...]

buzztail: Well Then...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:15:00 -0500

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...how went the hunt? [...]

Electric City Weblog: Peer Review And The Center Of The Universe

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:37:23 -0500

I’ve been chuckling, nearly without pause, since the CRU email hack as the staunch defenders of the “settled science” argument have held up idea that “peer review” cements as fact that AGW is real and decided. The reason I chortle is that, although I’m neither a scientist nor a statistician, [...]

MT Pundit: Zombie Outbreak Simulator

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:57:33 -0500

Zombie Outbreak Sim is a sandbox game where you can witness 100’s and 1000’s of zombies sweeping across Washington DC on Google Maps. This particular map is close to the Catholic University of America, north of the Pentagon. Players can modify various settings such as zombie numbers, speed, infection times [...]

NewWest.Net Missoula: My Ten Best Musical Acquisitions of 2009

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:44:26 -0500

This list used to be called "Top Ten Albums Of the Year." But there are so many ways to buy, borrow, copy, steal and find new music that the purchase of a physical album is becoming as rare as a Libertarian at a food bank. While I download some music, I [...]

NewWest.Net Missoula: My Ten Best Musical Acquisitions of 2009

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:44:18 -0500

4&20 blackbirds: Female Greco-Roman Wrestling

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:33:04 -0500

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by jhwygirl One very impressive Hellgate junior that I know informed me yesterday that he’s taken up wrestling for the winter, after yet another year of yet another successful season running cross country. Wrestling was probably my favorite sport – spectator sports – in high school. The impressive Hellgate junior also [...]

Electric City Weblog: More Pot Confusion

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:36:29 -0500

Apparently the Missoula County Attorney’s office is taking a permissive view of the medical-marijuana law.

Storefronts are opening there featuring the sale of medical marijuana. And the guy opening one in Missoula, which according to Forbes has the highest per capita marijuana consumption rate in the nation, has plans for a [...]

prairiemary: LOGON '83: A SEED THAT GREW

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:33:00 -0500

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When Lynda and Michael Sexson organized “Logon ‘83” I was circuit-riding through Montana and didn’t own a computer but had worked on one at the U of Chicago Law School, transcribing. The name of the conference was a pun, of course, since one “logged on” to a computer and the [...]

Piece Of Mind: …so, what have we learned?

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:32:48 -0500

The post below went in unexpected directions, and although I don’t want to become a 9/11 clearinghouse site, had some interesting information. It devolved, a bit, into a sniping match between Steve and Black Flag, with each of them firing above the other. But I am glad I put up [...]

2 Helena Handbaskets: Tied Up With Ribbons and Bows

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:30 -0500

The holiday shopping season has officially kicked off and – lo and behold – it looks like the Democrats are wrapping up some potentially huge presents for the GOP.

My buds at HillBuzz peeked in the closet and found three goodies for us:

We hope Republicans realize [...]

buzztail: 'Tis The Season

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:07:00 -0500

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I'm not real big on Christmas shopping. I'm not one of those who ties a ribbon on a brand new car and parks it in the driveway of my loved one on Christmas Eve, nor am I one who tries to cram a new big screen TV under a tree. [...]