Have Words Will Write
It has been a couple of decades since I have done any real camping. If it wasn’t for work, family, and unplanned emergencies, I would have loved to be sleeping under the stars on a warm summer night. I had to settle for a getaway for a conference and hotel room. Considering the current economy, …
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To AI or not to AI that is the question. Whether it is nobler in my mind to suffer the slings and arrows of criticism for not using AI to help me write multiple books and stories? Or by opposing AI to use words and phrases that reflect my own personal heart and soul? The …
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In the summer, my Saturday morning habit consisted of checking out yard sales. With the purpose of finding ideas for the articles I write or find that one specific item I could not live without. This one Saturday, I found the former. Actually, more than an idea for an article, but the source for many …
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If you put one leg of a wishbone in Emmett Idaho and the other leg of that bone in Horseshoe Bend, the breaking point would be Sweet Idaho. In Sweet there is a building known as the Syringa Hall. Every January for the past seventeen years a fundraiser has been held by the Ladies of …
Read More When is a Star Trek movie not a Star Trek movie? When its characters and spaceships look borrowed from other sci-fi movies and TV shows. I have followed the Star Trek franchise since the early days in 1966. Over the years I have been mildly underwhelmed by some of the Star Trek franchise releases. But …
Read More The diner as we know it today comes from a line of evolutionary changes. It had its beginnings back in 1858, when Walter Scott at seventeen-year-old started selling sandwiches and coffee in gentlemen’s clubs. By 1872, he progressed to a horse drawn covered wagon, going around selling food and coffee. This was the early form …
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The hardest part of any budding musician is leaving their bedroom and perform in front of a group. Of course, there is the difficulty of finding a group that is willing to listen to them. Then if everything goes okay, the next step is performing as an opening act for a big-name artist. Very few …
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Inspiration, Difficulty, Hopelessness, Guilt We are in a new year. Everyone has already made their resolutions for the next 365 days. The resolutions range from eating better to improved financial health. A few have used the new year to start saving for their dream vacation. I recently was in conversation with an individual who repeats …
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We are just a few days away from the new year. Before I can make realistic plans for 2025, I must make an assessment of the good, the bad, and the new of 2024. 2024 started out with me turning the big Seven Zero. My mind made a failing attempt to convince my body that …
Read More In the last two months of each year and throughout the Treasure Valley you will find several charities working to supply the needs of the less fortunate. This year I want to highlight the 2024 Christmas Toy Drive as a success. The 44 Club on State Street and O’ Michaels on Bogus Basin Rd held …
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