Thoughts From The Middle of Nowhere

Category: montana

  • Another "Great Idea" Not looking To Good

    I'm sorry but this one really is funny. Gov Brian Schweitzer established, and appointed, a Film and Television Advisory Council to help bring more Hollywood dollars to Montana. It now turns out the Charmian of this Council is busy filming a <a href="http://www.kxlf.com/Global/story.asp?S=4702339">movie in Canada</a>.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Markey says shooting in Winnipeg saved the production half…

  • Fog

    <center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/fog03312006?full=1'><img width='250' height='188' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/fog03312006.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/fogtrees03312006?full=1'><img width='250' height='167' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/fogtrees03312006.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />nA couple shots My Darling Wife took of the fog the other morning. When she decides to take the camera she has a hell of an eye for pictures. If I could just get her to take…

  • Hazy/Foggy

    <center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/foggy03312006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/foggy03312006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>A hazy, foggy morning after a good shot of rain. It stayed hazy most of the day with all of the moisture in the air. Taken 3/31/2006.</center>

  • Growing Pains

    The ethanol industry is having some growing pains. According to <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060320/ap_on_bi_ge/gas_prices_ethanol">this story</a>, the price we will pay for gasoline this summer is going to be significantly higher because there is not sufficient distribution facilities to get the ethanol where it needs to be causing shortages of fuels in some markets.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>But there's trouble…

  • Morning Fog

    <center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/horses/morningfog03162006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/horses/morningfog03162006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Early morning fog burning off to bring a beautiful Montana day. Taken 3/16/2006.</center>

  • Last Light

    <center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/lastlight03102006?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/lastlight03102006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Last light of the day after a beautiful day. Taken 3/10/2006.</center>

  • Interesting Supposition

    <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/03/11/news/state/38-bullying-policy.txt">Bullying policies mandated by state</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>June Hermanson of Montana Youth Leadership Forum, which helps develop leadership skills among kids with disabilities, said disabled kids are often the target of bullying in schools.<br />n<br />nMontana has one of the highest rates of teen-age suicide in the nation, and it's time to add the anti-bullying…

  • Someone Is thinking About Producers

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  • Mismanagement? I Kind of Doubt it

    <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20060309-1507-livestockfraud.html">Government won't pursue official who stalled livestock pricing probes</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The Agriculture Department has decided not to take action against a former agency official who blocked investigations into predatory pricing in the nation's $120 billion livestock trade.<br />n<br />nGross mismanagement, not criminal conduct, by JoAnn Waterfield is to blame for several years of obstruction,…

  • Quarter Designs

    <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/02/25/news/state/20-quarter_m.txt">Quarter designs roll out</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The preliminary designs have not been officially released by the U.S. Treasury Department, but children's author Ken Thomasma, who is on the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, brought the final four design samples with him to the school for an assembly aimed at encouraging reading. The event was sponsored by…