Archive for July, 2006
Idaho Falls should expand along Snake River
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the newsletter or RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Idaho Falls should focus on annexing land and encouraging smart development north and south along the Snake River. The reason for this obviously builds on our success with the beautiful greenbelt.
Expanding along the river would afford […]
Matrimonial perspective
Married for 25 years, I took a look at my wife one day and said, “Honey, 25 years ago, we had a cheap apartment, a cheap car, slept on a sofa bed and watched a 10 inch black and white TV, but I got to sleep every night with a hot 25 year old blonde.
“Now, […]
Open Mike for City Workers
Idaho Falls city workers and anyone with knowledge of city inner workings are invited to comment in response to this article if they wish to anonymously report misdeeds, fraud, or abuse.
This is in response to both the front page article in the Post Register yesterday and subsequent conversations that took place in the IdahoFallz.com chatbox. […]
Dinosaur Legos Set Stage for Quality Memories
It was only $20 at Toys ‘R Us, but this Lego set we got our 6-year old boy for Easter proved to be a real winner in our family.
We had bought other generic Lego sets and Star Wars sets before, and occasionally played with them. However, this set contained two instruction books that used […]
It’s Time for Idaho Falls to Help the Invisible Children
Imagine the entire city of Idaho Falls disappears. All of your friends, children, uncles, gas station attendants, the mayor, the garbage man, even yourself, gone wihout a trace. Now, imagine that nobody notices or cares.
This is exactly what is happening in Northern Uganda, where a 13-year civil was has killed hundreds of thousands […]
Free Long Distance Calls
I missed this revolutionary announcement back in May, and just heard about it a few days ago in the ‘Cranky Geeks’ podcast.
The big deal is that anyone with a computer, broadband connection, speakers, and cheap microphone can dial free long distance calls anywhere in America or Canada. Yes, you can make totally free and […]
4th of July Contest Winner
We picked a winner in our first-ever contest, last week’s 4th of July 2006 Contest that asked for five freedoms guaranteed in our First Amendment.
While the response was disappointing (only 29 entries), the winner was not disappointed! In the interest of proving it was all kept ‘top shelf’, I’ll describe the procedure to pick our […]
The Perils of Being a Pedestrian in Idaho Falls
I try to ride my bike everywhere I need to go. I do this mainly because I lack the monetary resources to buy a second car for my wife to use, but also because gas prices are absurd, fossil fuels are killing our planet, and it’s good for the soul to use one’s legs […]
Local News Websites Need Comments Function
I suggest our local news websites implement comments functionality so viewers can respond to reported stories.
Wired Magazine last month identified ‘People Power/Peer Production’ as one of six big trends now powering the global economy. Big companies harnessing the distributed labor force of visitors include Amazon with peer reviews, News Corp/MySpace with hosted sites, and […]
Intellectually-engaging art gallery would grow IF art scene
I love art and wish, like many others, that Idaho Falls had a bigger art scene. However, I ask if our weak art scene is due to a local aesthetic apathy or boredom with the local art that is displayed? Landscapes, horses, fruit, fishermen, and old barns are pleasant to view, but do not intellectually […]
Zero-Interest Loans from Idaho Falls Power
Our Idaho Falls Power utility has a great and under-publicized program to help you get new windows and make other energy-efficiency improvements at your home.
I replaced 11 windows in my ‘new’ home through this program, including a large living room window and a patio door. It added $43 monthly to my bill for five years, […]
Dex Plus turns out to be useless ad-vert
I previously wrote that I thought the little ‘mini-yellow pages’ distributed last winter by Dex Plus was kinda cool. I liked how small it was and that it could fit into a briefcase.
Then I tried to use it the other day.
I needed a local printer, and thought I would look it up on the way. […]
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