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Several years ago, I had an unusual conversation with a friend of mine.  The friend lives in Boise, as I do, but I didn't meet him until a couple of years after I was out of college.  I...

Here's a question I've been asked many, many times:  "How do you decide what qualifies as news and what doesn't?"  I do answer the question, but I don't give an...

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...

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...

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.  H...

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.O...

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....

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...

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 week...

There are lots of reasons people call each other stupid.  To some, if your opinions are different than mine, you're stupid.  Because if you weren't stupid, you'd think just li...