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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Christmas Movie of 2024 – RED ONE
Over the years, there have been hundreds of movies involving Santa Claus. I hazard to guess about the same number of stage plays and musicals where Santa is involved. There are good Santas, bad Santas, and Santas who need rescuing. Red One was released on November 15th. Because of the poor attendance in the theaters, …
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AMC Theaters
As one who only goes to movie theaters two or three times a year. Most of my movie viewing is on the internet through a streaming service because I don’t enjoy paying the high prices for admission and Junior Mints when I can wait a few months and watch the same movie at home. I …
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Wicked At Regal
There has been so many reviews since the movie Wicked has hit movie theaters and I purposely waited until the theater was not crowded. To be truthful, I wasn’t going to watch it. I was going to wait until Part 2 came out next year and watch both parts 1 and 2. However, the reviews …
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Gluttony, Debt, and Exercise
We have just come off five days of gluttony and spending. This time of the year, Americans indulge in over-eating and over-spending more than any other time in our year. To compensate for Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday, we spend the next eleven months tightening our belts to lose weight and regain a financial cushion for the …
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Gladiator II Review
On my pre-Thanksgiving trip to Denver, Colorado, I had the privilege to attend my first AMC theater experience to watch the Gladiator 2 movie. As I was walking out of the theater, I was asked what I thought. I said okay. Early the next morning, I thought about my answer. There I realized my answer …
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The Ghosts of 44 Club
Every myth has some basis, in fact. Over the centuries, ghosts have been an integral part of most all cultures. The mere idea of life after death sparks the speculation if there is something more than having a physical body with the ability to reason. Along the right side of State Street, heading westward out …
Read MoreMother and Ducklings Seven
In one mid-August, I was driving through Ann Morrison Park when a mother duck walked in front of my car and gave me this look. The best way I can describe the look as if she said, “I dare you to run over me.” I stopped just enough to see her over the hood of …
Read MoreSummer’s Over What’s Next
Have you spent to much money over the summer? Now you have to save up for Thanksgiving and Christmas. What are you going to do so you can save up the Christmas holidays? May I suggest you read a book? I am offering a discount until January 1, 2025. Save $4.00 I have worked out …
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Team Influence
My observations over the past few weeks has given me new insights to how team members can influence each other. When a team works at its best, the team as a whole functions in combination of a lifetime observations and experiences. In my life, where I had to deal with various groups of people tasked …
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