I grew up in the midwest (SD) and now live on the fringe of Missoula. I am married and we have one daughter, two dogs, and a cat. I am a big Griz and Lady Griz fan. I enjoy fishing, camping, reading and traveling.
Alan K
Twenty Times Two for MIssoula
Hats off to Neptune Aviation. They celebrated their 20th anniversary on Saturday with an open house. What an open house it was.
High Speed Ticket on I-90
Hey did you hear about the guy that got busted for speeding on I-90 near Columbus MT?
Roach Races Raise Money
Ever wonder what goes in Wisconsin in the fall, other than hunting camp.
Firefighting Neptune Turns 20
Missoula residents have been able to see firsthand what Neptune Aviation does. We’ve watched their planes make retardant drops.
Montana Getting National Notice
Big Sky Country is back on the national news scene. It's all about roadkill. Salvaging roadkill is not only legal starting this month in Montana, but state officials plan to let drivers who accidentally kill big game to simply print out permits at home...
This Is the World’s Largest Lava Lamp
Wow! Cool! Groovy! The world’s largest lava lamp. It’s in London in a shopping mall. This lava lamp is almost 8 feet tall and holds over 52 gallons of liquid. It’s part of a display of smaller lamps available for sale. If you choose to check out the video be careful, it’s sort of hypnotic and you might find yourself staring a bit too long at it...
Missoula Bear Tracker
Bears are on the move eating just about anything that catches their nose. They have one the best senses of smell and will follow a scent for miles.So when you put your garbage out the night before pickup you're sending out an full scented invitation...
New C-note Shipped
How long has it been since you've had one of these in your pocket or purse? This is the new $100 bill being sent into circulation today. The new $100 bill, with lots of high-tech features designed to thwart counterfeiters, is being delivered to banks today partial government shutdown or not...
Would You Buy A Dodge From Ron Burgundy?
Ron Burgundy/Will Farrell wants to sell you a car. Chrysler has signed him to a series of commercials. Farrell will appear as the character Ron Burgundy. The TV anchorman he parodies in “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.” I saw one of them over the weekend during an NFL game...
Exciting Norwegian Record Attempt
In its latest experiment with live coverage, Norway's public broadcasting network plans to dedicate five hours of air-time to an attempt to break the knitting world record. NRK producer Rune Moeklebust said Friday that "it's kind of ordinary TV but very slow, although they'll be knitting as fast as they can...
Sneaky Message to Congress
I’m a fan of innovative ways to poke at authority. As this “shutdown” drags on there have been some funny, interesting signs on the nightly news and in the papers. But so far the best one I’ve seen was done by the forecasters at the National Weather Service in Alaska...
Include Clancy in Your Winter Reading Plans
Tom Clancy died this past week. He was a very prolific writer of techno thrillers. He was one of the first to create the new genre. If you're looking for a series of books to pass the time this winter put some of his books on your list. You won't be disappointed...