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I'm not sure what this whole blog-aversion thing is about for me, but I've had a tough time keeping it regular (blogging, people. WW has been an immense help in the "other" department, thank you very much!). So just a quick update on my life: I'm applying for a job as a contract writer. It won't change life for me much, except I'll have X number of guaranteed hours/wk (and a regular

Assurity Financial Services, LLC, was issued an Order to Cease and Desist by the Idaho Department of Finance for sending mailers to Idaho residents entitled “Refund Notice,” suggesting that recipients’ current adjustable-rate mortgage...

A ten year old rape victim has given birth to a baby in eastern Idaho while the suspect, Guadalupe Gutierrez-Juarez, 37, of St. Anthony, has been arrested.The girl purportedly gave birth to a baby less than 2 weeks ago at a hospital in Fremont County. It wasn't until the hospital reported the girl and the birth to authorities that Gutierrez-Juarez, an illegal immigrant, was arrested and charged with one count of rape. He remains in jail with a $250,000 bail, the next scheduled hearing is May 13.Precocious PubertyPrecocious Puberty is the onset of puberty before age 7 or 8 in girls and age 9 in boys. With the onset of puberty girls begin to show breast development, hair growth in the pubic and underarm region, a rapid growth spurt, and menstruation. While the girl in Idaho had her baby at

Today was the second day of Idaho Camera’s 2nd Annual Idaho Photographic Expo!  Besides sitting behind a counter and talking about the cameras I gave two classes. At 11:00AM-1:00PM I did a two hour basic DSLR class.  I centered the class around the XTi and XSi.  A few minutes before the class started I only had [...]

Idaho Falls, ID — Idaho Falls own KIFI TV was the scene of a brutal stand-off last night following an airing of the “Dancing With The Stars” results show. Derrick Stinson, a retired toll booth operator, held up the station with a home made potato gun for six hours before being cut down in [...]

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Ever since I started a 'moving' blog I've been blogging most of my moving, relocation, buying, selling and real estate thoughts on it and not said too much about it on this blog. I'm trying to spare all you faithful readers from having to listen to me whining about still being here in the Midwest 3 1/2 years into a 'one year' commitment. Sadly, our whole family is grown so accustomed to life

Senator Mike Crapo (R) and Representative Mike Simpson (R) are requesting clemency for Sergeant Evan Vela who was convicted of killing an unarmed Iraqi civilian and planting evidence. Vela has maintained that he was following orders throughout the incident, which occurred in May 2007. Senator Simpson also has "strong concerns" regarding reports of Vela's "physical and mental conditions at the time." In Simpson's view, "There are a number of mitigating factors and extenuating circumstances in this case that make a compelling argument for clemency." See story here. Additional background on the case can be found here.

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This is a funny post I ran across originally posted on 11/17/06 when I first started gearing up for the 2008 election. Of course it wasn't designed to be funny at the time and it's only really funny today because it tells you exactly how quickly things can change in politics... First Elected: 1990 2002 Result: 65% to 33% over Alan Blinken 2004 Presidential Result: Bush 69% Kerry 30% Possible Challengers: No frontrunners at this time Front Page: Larry who? Larry Craig. A social conservative from a socially conservative state. Also a fiscal conservative who is known as a big advocate for a constitutional amendment for a balanced federal budget. He also gained some notariety by posting every earmark he had inserted into spending bills onto his Senate website. It's the sort of thing you can

Funny and stupid... WTF is wrong with Idaho? <!-- sphereit start -->A Senate candidate has legally changed his name to Pro-Life and will appear on the ballot that way this year, state election officials say. As Marvin Pro-Life Richardson, the organic strawberry farmer from Letha, 30 miles northwest of Boise, was denied the use of his middle name when he ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2006

My Own Private Idaho and Paranoid Park are separated by 16 years, but are united by a common director, Gus Van Sant, a very similar posters. Ok, perhaps very similar is pushing it, but I still find it amusing that both use the device of slicing an image in several strips and then putting these [...]

Boise State University International Programs Boise, Idaho All students who possess an outstanding academic record, and who are not residents of Idaho are automatically considered for a Gem scholarship. This scholarship waives the total cost of non-resident tuition, valued at $7,800 per year. The International Admissions Office awards five scholarships, valued at $7,800 per year, to new

“Aha! There you are. The very man I’ve been looking for.”“Really? Are there any other men around here?”“?.......of for goodness sakes.”“Well?”“No.”“So what did you want me for anyway?”“I’ve hit a brick wall.”“Oh dear! Much damage to the car?”“?.......not literally you humbug.”“?”“It’s no good! I’ve been trying all day but no luck. I’ve shopped everywhere. They can’t be had for love nor money.”“Oh. Shopping? Everywhere?”“Yes. Landsend, Target and Amazon. You name it, I’ve looked!”“E-bay?”“No. You have to use Paypal and haven’t quite mastered that yet.”“Well……I don’t know what to suggest?”“They go up to size 5T but you can’t find any for a seven year old.”“I thought you said this morning

Some organizations such as the Idaho Retailer’s Association () have sought innovative ways to help businesses recover lost profits. One example is this association’s use of the American Coupon Services (ACS) to assist in collecting chargebacks.They also have some information on collecting bad checks through a prosecutor’s office. There are some bad check enforcement units in the state of Idaho. Prosecutor offices that have a bad check collection service include: ://www.co.bingham.id.us/Prosecutor/bad_checks.htm option for Idaho businesses that is FREE AND EASY is NorthStar Technologies (you may find them described on my personal web site, www.bumchecks.com). NorthStar’s bad check recovery service is available to any small or large Idaho business. It services “brick and mortar

In the following press release Thomas E. Moss United States Attorney for the District of Idaho announced that Charles Drake Cazier, 53, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for his role in a bank fraud scheme. Cazier and his wife, Carmen Leann Wright, 33, earlier admitted that they made false statements to Mountain West Bank on a loan application. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Cazier to pay a $3,000 fine and $5,539 in restitution. He will serve five years on supervised release following his prison term. Wright was sentenced earlier this months to time served plus three years supervised release and 50 hours of community service. She, too, will be responsible for the restitution. The false statements occurred in August 1999, after Wright applied to Mountain West Bank in Coeur d’Alene for a loan of $92,150 in order to purchase property in Spirit Lake. Wright overstated her monthly income on the loan application, and with Cazier’s assistance submitted

Taking us into the world of male prostitution, Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho tells the story of a teenage boy searching for his mother driven by daydreams and memories of the woman who has left him behind. Clouds drifting by fast in a bright blue sky, an open road that looks like the face of an ugly man, a house falling down from the sky and into pieces, all the usual dreamy aspects which make up a real Van Sant seem to be there. Experimenting with shots that can be seen as daring, like the one in the diner the two main characters and their friends like to hang out, which show the two main protagonist conversating inside, but from outside or the way some of their friends speak about their experiences separtely, but all at the same time, moving from one character to another, not waiting for one person's story to be finished before moving on to the next. My Own Private Idaho is amazing when looking at it from a visual perspective. It's what is most interesting about the film and

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By: Robert W. Benjamin If you like those out of the way places that are hidden gems then you will love the Heise Hot Springs located near the Snake River close to Idaho Falls. This resort has been family run since 1898 and it offers many fun activities for tourists and even locals. Fun things include a 350 foot water slide that is wonderful for all ages, a nine hole golf course, swimming pools, and even float and fishing trips down the Snake River. There are two options for housing and this includes the RV park where you can park your own RV or else you can stay in a two bedroom cabin. The hot springs are closed in November, but are open for your enjoyment the rest of the year.The hours of the Heise Hot Springs are 8 am until 10 pm daily Memorial Day to Labor Day and in the winter from 2 pm to 10 pm on weekdays and Saturday and Sunday from 10 am until 10 pm. The fee for entrance is $6 for adults and $3 for kids under 11. This makes for an ultra affordable vacation if you are on a budge

Boise, Idaho - Con tal de calmar la polémica surgida luego del anuncio de la Asociación del Salón de la Fama de Idaho de que el Senador Larry Craig será uno de los homenajeados, dicha asociación anunció hoy que simplemente cambiará sus requisitos de entrada para aceptar "a cualquier mequetrefe, sea éste o no de Idaho". Larry Craig, quien lleva siendo senador por el estado de Idaho por los últimos 20 años, recientemente se declaró culpable de conducta indecorosa cuando fue atrapado en una redada policiaca llevada a cabo en un baño de hombres en el aeropuerto de Minneapolis.Un baño público, o, como lo conoce el Senador Craig, "where I get my gay on"El mismo Senador Craig le ha pedido encarecidamente a la Asociación que reconsidere y lo quite a él de la lista: "Yo ya no quiero más publicidad, carajo, y vienen estos mamones a revolver la mierda y sacarlo todo al aire de nuevo: yo lo que quiero es terminar mi término en el Senado tranquiléin y sin más chismes, así que n

Recently, Nowhere’s Chamber of Commerce determined that the community does not get a fair shake when the annual list of the places to live comes out. Out of 34,567 towns to live in, Nowhere comes in at #28,453 for 2007. This year a campaign is being formed to get the word out about living in this fine town. The first promotion is a Top-Ten list of reasons to live in Nowhere, but they are stuck at nine. Here is the list so far: 1. You don’t like people Nowhere is perfect because the town is five hundred square miles wide and our zoning laws do not allow houses to be less then one mile apart from each other. In fact, there are more pets then people. 2. You like being Number One Nowhere is the smallest town in the United States. We’re number #1! We’re number #1! 3. Lots of land With the zoning ordinances you are likely to own several acres of land, perfect for burying the bodies of your victims if you are a serial killer. 4. You hate high-speed internet Nowhere has hea

No doubt, fly-fishing has truly invaded the world of outdoor activities for the nature lovers. Fly-fishing is one activity that needs some modern equipment. With the many shops that deal with different things for your fly-fishing activity, one of the most relied upon is the Idaho Angler. The Idaho Angler is a shop whose mission [...]

I know everything we say on here is biased to what we like, but we try to be fair, I think, but today is even worse! Finest Dearest is a band hailing from the Bay Area and they bring us some melodic indie rock with the vocal harmonies reminiscent of my high school favs.  I first caught attention to them cause they sing a song called IDAHO!  Which is totally and completely awesome because that's where I'm originally from.  But luckily this band makes fun indie music so it's not ONLY because they have a song called Idaho.  We got two songs for you from their Pacemaker EP and you can hear more here.Sleep Until The WeekendIdahoAlso Finest Dearest will be performing TONIGHT so Go check'em out at Cafe Du Nord in SF/$8/21+ 

Years of debate and argument that have divided this sleepy bedroom community ended this week with the unveiling of the official town song. It began two years ago with the suggestion by Psycho Bill one night at the Drunken Sailor Pub. After a narrow victory in the council meeting that next week, a resolution was passed to create and implement a town song contest. As with all government resolutions, they fade away. A year later the local vinyl record shop Dad’s Records picked up where the politicians started and ran their own contest. Hundreds of songs were voted on and after hours of wrangling, three finalists were announced: ‘Cotton Eyed Joe’ by Rednex ‘Party All the Time’ by Eddie Murphy ‘Crazy Horses’ by The Osmonds Getting it down to one song was difficult. There was heavy lobbying for Eddie Murphy’s tune, especially from the Bavarian midget wrestler neighborhood. But they are big fans of Rick James. These people have a love for Rick that rivals the Fre

This particular dish makes a neat offbeat side dish that will leave your friends and neighbors talking for weeks on end.  "Say, did you hear about those potato doughnuts?"  Once in awhile, I'll tweak this recipe a little bit by adding a small jalapeno pepper (diced fine) and a small amount of grated sharp cheddar cheese.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As expected, No. 1 Southern California began the season with a one-sided victory. It could hardly be called a memorable performance. John David Booty threw three touchdown passes, Stafon Johnson scored the first two TDs of his college career, and the Trojans sputtered at times while beating outmanned Idaho 38-10 Saturday night for their 34th straight victory at home dating to 2001 — the longest such active streak in the country. “There’s a lot of areas we can do more…

The city of Sandpoint, Idaho, is considering a 2 percent tax on all alcohol sold by the drink so that tourists visiting the community help pay for projects.Under Idaho law, resort communities with less than 10,000 residents can authorize local hotel, alcohol and sales taxes. Sandpoint has a 5 percent bed tax, which has generated $874,571 for the city in five years.Local politicians are pushing the drink tax as a method of tax relief for local residents. However, both tourists and locals will pay the drink tax. A renewal of the hotel tax and the new drink tax will be on the ballot during elections on Nov. 6.

$50 bonus - United Bank of Idaho : Personal Checking accounts http://www.ubidaho.com/promo/default.cfm?promoID=1002Terms from the bank website as of 8/7/07:Offer extended only to new Free Personal Checking accounts opened between July 15th August 31, 2007. There is a minimum opening deposit requirement of $100 for any UBI checking account. The $50 bonus will be deposited to a United Bank of Idaho Individual Retirement Account. If the customer does not currently hold a United Bank of Idaho IRA, an 18-month variable rate Individual Retirement Account will be opened. This offer is non-transferable. Customer is responsible for applicable state and federal taxes on $50 bonus. Account subject to a $50 service fee if closed within 90-days. Only one offer per household. Other restrictions may apply.News Source : iBankdesign.comiCardBonus.com - free money from US credit card companies

"Nowhere is no different”-the town's official slogan Summer is just heating up here in good old Nowhere and here is what we have in store for the residents of our glorious community. Any of you fine folk that wish to visit are encouraged to join in the festivities but please be sure to book your hotel room early as the twenty we have sell out right quick. Summer Movies in the Park Uncle Linus carts the town’s only HD television to the town square every Saturday night with top-notch family entertainment for your viewing enjoyment. Some of the films scheduled include: Trolls II, Ishtar, Best Defense, A Star is Born, and Curly Sue, all in high-quality VHS. Admission is free and you are advised to bring a blanket and/or chair as seating is limited. Please be mindful of the extension cords. Cat Milking Seminar The community animal shelter will be hosting a clinic on the proper way to milk your cat on August 4th. Celebrity guests scheduled to attend: Patrick Duffy, the car from Kn

That's right folks, the television show Extreme Home Makeover, has hit Idaho full force. The whole dealio is actually less then 45 minutes away from me. I want so badly, to go play paparazzi, and try to get a pic of Ty or someone, but I don't think we will be making it over there, besides we aren't sure exactly where its at, just in a decent sized town, half that town and spread out everywhere. I wonder what they will say about Idaho's weather..It's bloody blazin' hot out there, has been all week. Tonight in bowling, I done good, have yet to beat my high score of 180, but tonight I scored in at 132, so I was happy. G also won 80 bucks from a part of the game. So tonights been good, I hope you all have a good one too. :)

Idahoans facing foreclosure on a home mortgage should be wary of fraudulent “foreclosure rescue” scams according to Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and Department of Finance Director Gavin Gee.  Wasden and Gee encourage anyone who may be facing foreclosure to become informed about their options. ”Talk to your lender as soon as you realize there may be a problem meeting your mortgage payments,” Gee advised.  ”Letting time pass, with the mortgage unpaid, will only …Read More...

Please log on to: Idaho 2007 Bighorn Sheep Raffle and buy yourself a dozen or so tickets to this raffle. This is a fantastic opportunity to get your sheep tag and start working on that Grand Slam opportunity! Before I pass on to the big pearly gates, I will be hunting all of the great species of sheep in North America! The great thing about this raffle is the money goes to FNAWS.I sent in my $50.00 for 6 tickets and you all should do the same.. If you only have $10.00 thats good for one ticket and $100.00 for 13 tickets. There is no limit to how many tickets you can buy but the chance to hunt Big Horn Sheep in Idaho would be the dream hunt of a lifetime!!!! It only takes one ticket to win and the drawing is on the 25th of July so you will have plenty of time to research the best areas to hunt!Huntinglife.com is a project I am taking on to create a resource to match outfitters and hunters together along with informative knowledge, hunting news, resources and great articles and pi

IDAHO EARLY RIFLE BUGLE ELK HUNT #65 Hunt Idaho Unit #17 Mid-Sept thru Early Oct, in the Selway Wilderness Region during PEAK RUT SEASON. Our outfitter had better than 60% shooting opportunity on decent Bulls, in the 2006 season, which is exemplary for Idaho Wilderness hunts! These are 8 days, with 6 FULL DAYS of guided horseback hunting, from a classic outfitter wall-tent camp with meals and trophy care included for $3950. You will access camp after a 7 hour ride. Your outfitter has over 20 years of combined experience outfitting, guiding and packing in both Idaho and Montana. Outfitter Allocated Elk Licenses are AVAILABLE NOW, There are only 15 licenses available! 1st Come, 1st Served, at $372.50 plus $141.50 for your Non-Res Hunting License, the outfitter will handle this, for you! As an added incentive, for you to move quickly, you can purchase an Idaho Deer Tag, which will allow you to harvest ONE of the following: Mule Deer, White-Tail, Black Bear or Mountain Lion, while you're

I came across an entire CASE of these Idaho Spuds at work. Turns out my boss was given a case of them as partial payment for photographing a wedding (the bride was from Idaho) and she (my boss) couldn’t possibly eat that many, so she brought them in to share the wealth. I had heard of these before as a classic candy I absolutely must try, but never had the change to. Now I am a HUGE fan of potatoes, in almost all of their forms, but I am not a huge fan of this candy. Consisting of a cocoa-flavored marshmallow center, covered in chocolate, and sprinkled with coconut shavings, the bar just didn’t do anything for me. With the bar I had, the outer chocolate shell was separating from the inner marshmallow, and shedding everywhere. I decided to jump right in and took a huge bite out of one end, and immediately went to get a drink. I couldn’t finish it off, and I always try to finish a candy I review. The marshmallow is very slimy, and the consistency left much to be des

Nampa, Idaho Real Estate Pro - George TallabasWe are big fans of George Tallabas because he approaches real estate the same way we do - he alway puts people first...not houses. If you ask him, George will tell you his real estate business philosophy is “if I take care of my clients/customers needs and show them respect, my production will take care of itself.” George Tallabas is twice as effective for you because he is fluent in both English and Spanish. He also has developed the nation's first bi-lingual hotline to give his Idaho home buyers information in both English and Spanish. So how does that benefit all George's home sellers in Idaho? He can help more home buyers which means your home is exposed to all Nampa home buyers.Whether you are looking to buy a Nampa home, relocate, or sell a home in Nampa Idaho or the surrounding areas - George Tallabas is a great choice! While we are big fan

Nampa, Idaho Real Estate Pro - George TallabasWe are big fans of George Tallabas because he approaches real estate the same way we do - he alway puts people first...not houses. If you ask him, George will tell you his real estate business philosophy is “if I take care of my clients/customers needs and show them respect, my production will take care of itself.” George Tallabas is twice as effective for you because he is fluent in both English and Spanish. He also has developed the nation's first bi-lingual hotline to give his Idaho home buyers information in both English and Spanish. So how does that benefit all George's home sellers in Idaho? He can help more home buyers which means your home is exposed to all Nampa home buyers.Whether you are looking to buy a Nampa home, relocate, or sell a home in Nampa Idaho or the surrounding areas - George Tallabas is a great choice! While we are big fan

I just found a new (to me!) classical music blog from a Boise, Idaho violist named Jennifer Drake. Jen's blog is titled Adventures of an Idaho Violist, and it is full of fun posts covering a wide array of subjects. Check it out! I added it to my Music Blogs blogroll in the sidebar (scroll down past all of the bass links and photos), or you can visit it by clicking here.Here's a fun list from a recent post she calls her 'Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective People':1) Habit One. Procrastinate! Why bother doing it now when there are 24 perfectly decent hours to work on it tomorrow? 2) Habit Two. Practice Negative Self Talk! Remember, you are fat and lazy, and can't do anything right! Plus, your intonation sucks, and you will probably die of cancer in a year, anyway.3) Habit Three: Talk a big game, but then don't actually do anything. Ideas are better than reality!4) Habit Four: Discourage Those Around You. Why rise to the occasion when you can pull everyone else down?5) Habit Five

It cost Idaho just $13,443 for Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, two guards and three other state officials to make a four-day trip to Cuba to promote agricultural products and continue Otter's campaign of lifting economic and travel prohibitions to the communist island. Taxpayer costs from the early April trip included $673 for each state official's airfare, as well as daily reimbursements, and such things as gifts for Cuban officials and name tags, according to records obtained by The Associated Press. The rest of the $85,000 total for the trip was paid by 29 private business people, aid-agency workers and guests who accompanied Otter's first trade mission as governor. Otter made his fourth trip to Cuba since 2000 - the others came while he was a U.S. House member - to persuade the Castro government to buy more Idaho foodstuffs. Otter also disagrees with the 46-year-old U.S. policy restricting most Cuban trade and travel, and wanted to spotlight that cause. So far, the trip's results hav

We've heard of Sports Information Departments doing some unusual things in an effort to familiarize their fans with the players on their sports teams, but the College of Southern Idaho's SID has gone a wee bit too far (or is it not far enough?) in my book. In case you can't read that, it says "Shaven or Unshaven". What else could this possibly be referring to? Even more amazing is that several

First Elected: 1990 2002 Result: 65% to 33% over Alan Blinken 2004 Presidential Result: Bush 69% Kerry 30% Possible Challengers: No frontrunners at this time Front Page: Larry who? Larry Craig. A social conservative from a socially conservative state. Also a fiscal conservative who is known as a big advocate for a constitutional amendment for a balanced federal budget. He also gained some notariety by posting every earmark he had inserted into spending bills onto his Senate website. It's the sort of thing you can do when you win by 30 points or more. He is in his sixties, but there is no talk at this point of retirement. There doesn't appear to be any talk of a strong challenge from either within or outside of the party. Barring some minor miracle, he will win reelection comfortably.

The Kootenai Humane Society in Idaho is banning the adoptions of black cats until November 2. The shelter is concerned that the cats may be misused in pranks or sacrificed in a satanic ritual. According to an ASCPA official, black cats are adopted less frequently than other colors of cats due to the myth and lore that surrounds them despite there being no scientific evidence to show that black cats behave differently than any other color of cat. And just like the previous post, you can’t do much about those who ignore reason - except for wait for them to die and hope to educate their children better than them. Black cat adoptions banned on Halloween (Boston Globe)

celebrity, celebrity, celebrity, celebrity, celebrityLindsay Lohan stepped out last night for the holiday window lighting of Stella McCartney's Beverly Hills boutique wearing a green potato sack dress and matching green contact lenses. Lindsay Lohan is a big fan of Idaho potatoes and supports them whenever she has a chance!

celebrity, celebrity, celebrity, celebrity, celebrityLindsay Lohan stepped out last night for the holiday window lighting of Stella McCartney's Beverly Hills boutique wearing a green potato sack dress and matching green contact lenses. Lindsay Lohan is a big fan of Idaho potatoes and supports them whenever she has a chance!

In what has become an all too common refrain from state legislatures this session, Idaho has become the latest state to consider hiking the tax on beer to meet budget shortfalls.Idaho state Sen. Joe Stegner is one of those calling for a review of the beer tax. The 6 percent excise tax has remained constant for 46 years. During the same time period the sales tax in Idaho has doubled.Sen. Stegner and others in the Idaho legislature say increases to the tax could help fund alcohol treatment programs.