Advice, Featured
Let’s Draft Vets Over 60
About the Author – Bob van der Valk lives in Terry, Montana and is a US Army veteran. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1964 and was honorably discharged in 1966. We need a new direction for any war by allowing a draft of our nation’s over 60 veterans. We will use the [...]
Featured, Other
Jessica and the Swift Fox
Montana is used to having fugitives chased by the authorities in their forests and prairies. But this article is not about some big burly tough guy averting law enforcement; it is about the hunt, for a small elusive fox to find out if they still exist in Eastern Montana, by a demure looking young woman. [...]
Featured, News
Gasolines Prices; The Fast and The Furious
Are gasoline prices fast and furious to spike, but slow and reluctant to fall? The short answer to this burning question is “Yes”. ?
Featured, News
Busting the myth about oil company profits
What can we do to stop commodity speculators from causing the rapid hike in gasoline prices? Arrest them, put them in jail, and try them before a jury before we hang them? Early last week, President Obama started that ball rolling by telling US Attorney General Eric Holder to stop oil market fraud. Eric Holder [...]
Featured, News
Japan Earthquake Could Test U.S. with $5 Gasoline Prices
The fallout on the fuel market will be severe following the 9.0 Japanese earthquake on Friday, March 11. 2011, since Japan will have to supplement their nuclear energy power production with coal, natural gas and oil-fired power plants. Information is short and hard to obtain about the status of the nuclear power plants in Japan. [...]
San Francisco
No San Fran Trip Complete without Trying to Paint the Scenery
Posted on 29 July 2011
If you’re going to take a trip to some place that’s as rich in history and heritage as it is in city sights, bright lights, and unforgettable experiences, you should take a few minutes out of your busy week to see if you have an ounce of flair for painting, as we did. Continue Reading
Other
Getting Kids Back Out on the Road… Again
Posted on 25 July 2011
Yeah, you caught it, I’ve been back home from China and settled into the work-a-day home for a ridiculously long two months now. Thems months is over and I’m back out answering the Bedouins call of the open road. Adventure awaits and it would be rude of me to keep it a’waitin’ too long. Continue Reading
San Francisco
Pointing Out Fort Point Fun, But Misses the History
Posted on 23 July 2011
What a neat place this is! If you have a chance to visit San Francisco, you need to make the chance to visit Fort Point. It’s a 19th century defensive emplacement complete with bricks, mortar and cannons too. If you’ve ever done business with an obscenely profitable dot com business, you know they only have [...] Continue Reading
Other
Junior Kiddo Admits: I Got Nothing
Posted on 18 July 2011
Yeah, I know I said I’d be writing to you guys from the road but the truth is ugly. Road life really takes a toll on you and all I can do to preserve my sanity is put writing aside and soak my fragile bits in a tepid tub of bubbles. So that’s m’ story. [...] Continue Reading
San Francisco
Mookie’s Café Caters to Kid Tastes with a Flavor Parents Appreciate
Posted on 13 July 2011
When you take the time to take in the magnificent magnitude of The Jungle Fun in San Jose (or Concord) California, you need to beware that there’s a café adjacent, called Mookie’s Café, and more than that, you need to beware that in many ways they will cater as much or more to your parents [...] Continue Reading
Advice
What Are the Best Road Trip Snacks to Pack?
Posted on 08 July 2011
This is the second part in our Road Trip Food Packing series. Today we’ll cover packable dry snacks you can enjoy on the road or in your hotel. How can you save the most money on road trip snacks? What are the most popular road trip snacks? How can you keep your road trip snacks [...] Continue Reading
Other
Fourth of July Fireworks in Whitefish, Montana
Posted on 04 July 2011
There are so many fireworks shows, we can’t even begin to scrape the surface… so rather than raise a rash, her’s a summary from one of our previous year’s stories about Whitefish, Montana – which is a pretty great and fun place, even if their chamber of commerce won’t give us the time of day. Continue Reading
News, Other
Is the US nuclear energy industry in a death knell?
Posted on 02 July 2011
Where exactly does the official US policy stand on the building of additional nuclear power plants? It seems Nebraskans and New Mexicans have good reasons for heightened concerns on whether our government is telling the truth about the dangers from any damage caused by the current flooding of the Missouri River to two of their [...] Continue Reading
Redwoods
Example of a Lackluster, waste-of-Time Roadside Attraction
Posted on 30 June 2011
I’ve seen cool places from the Pearl of the Orient to the armpit of the US and one thing I’ve found all over is greedy locals ruining the experience for the uninformed passers-through. Let’s take something from a recent article, the bit about Hobbiton USA in the Redwood forest. They wanted thirteen bucks for two [...] Continue Reading
San Francisco
Golden Gate Park Is Tons of Fun, Even Outside the Bridge Area
Posted on 25 June 2011
In San Francisco, we hit up the local park and took in as many of the visible sights available as humanly possible, but I’ve got a beef on my plate, a thorn in my side, a bone to pick and a chip on my shoulder I need to divest. I expected a golden gate, both [...] Continue Reading
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