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It will keep you guessing. If you like a movie that doesn’t follow the standard predictable format, this is it and the guessing game starts pretty early in the movie. Told from the point of view of a woman who is having trouble discerning what is real and what is not, this is a very well told tale.... Sign in to see full entry.

It all started with a map. We were camped along Priest Lake in northern Idaho. In those days, we considered it fine sport to take our dirt bikes and explore the surrounding terrain. Of course, being somewhat short of common sense, we decided that since we had trail bikes, we should ride a trail. So... Sign in to see full entry.

Adventures sometimes don’t start out that way. Several years ago, my sister-in-law and my brother-in-law, their daughter, my wife and our two boys went on a camping trip. The first part of the adventure came when I didn’t consult a map and instead of going to Sullivan Lake in northern Washington, we... Sign in to see full entry.

If we are what we eat, this film should make you nervous. On the surface, it is an old fashioned hippie theme about how bad the man and the system are. And that theme rings true in today’s increasingly competitive profit driven world. On a second front, the film seeks to take us behind the lines of... Sign in to see full entry.

“Yes chum, all we have to do is create a wormhole big enough and long-lasting enough for us to journey through without being ripped asunder.” Of course, time travel is the constant darling of science fiction, but can it really happen? We are told that there is a moment in the journey into a black... Sign in to see full entry.

Idaho lawmakers object to dumb cars ads. Maybe you know the ads depicting the “Toyotathon Phenomenon” where people destroy their old cars so they can get a new Toyota. The ads may be attention getters but the attention of the Idaho Department of Insurance isn’t the kind of attention they were... Sign in to see full entry.

New Year’s Eve will be or is now receding in our collective rear view mirrors as we grimly face the year ahead. What is in store for us? Will anything really change? The answers are, who knows and not really, not necessarily in that order. That is considering the upcoming elections, don’t hold your... Sign in to see full entry.

Winter presents unique photographic opportunities, but you have to act fast. Yesterday morning as we were getting ready for a road trip, I noticed the mountain to the west of our house had a new coat of snow on top. The fog was also draping the mountain with lacy patterns. On top of that, the sun,... Sign in to see full entry.

Four days before Christmas a Spokane Washington mother lost her young son to a drunk driver. Drunk driver caused accidents are always tragic, a needless risk imposed upon the motoring public all because someone can’t help themselves. In this case, the driver reportedly had twelve shots of tequila... Sign in to see full entry.

Bhutto assassinated, more killed in a bomb attack. The entire mid-east seems awash in news punctuated by violence. When will the people finally have their fill? If they get tired of being bombed by their countrymen, can they actually do something about it? Sadly, the answer to that question would... Sign in to see full entry.