November 14, 2011 This morning on the way to work I saw an animal dart across the road and as I got closer I saw another animal sitting in the middle of the road. I swerved to go around it, but the animal must have moved in the wrong direction because I hit it.
October 27, 2011 It feels like this has become a recurring discussion around Twin Falls. Should Halloween be moved to a different day? I've heard reasons ranging from convenience and kids being up too late on a school night to those citing religious reasons of not wanting Halloween to fall on a Sunday.
It appears as though we aren't the only place talking about this. A state Representative from Connecticut is pushing to move their celebration to the last Saturday of the month regardless of what day it falls on.
Me? I'm not buying into it.
October 12, 2011 The fictional TV doctor Greg House, while brilliant, spent the first several seasons of his hit FOX show wrestling with Vicodin (Hydrocodone) addiction. House was in pain because of his right leg, but the use of what was intended to be a prescription pain killer quickly got out of hand when he started to forge prescriptions for Vicodin, and even steal it from his patients.
Dr. House isn’t the only one this has happened to. This so-called “White Collar” drug abuse is on the rise, mostly due to the ease of obtaining pills like Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, and Hydromorphone.
September 28, 2011 Do you think sending your kids to college means that they go away, have some fun, study, live in a dorm and graduate four years later? Not so much. A nonprofit group called Complete College America just compliled some stats that say the vast majority of college students are part-time and taking around eight years to complete a four-year degree.
September 26, 2011 I was surfing during the news last night and saw on the Boise News that the city is considering an ordinance that will ban smoking in just about all public places, including parks and bars.
I've always had mixed feelings about this. While I think its rude to puff away at a park while sitting three feet away from kids on playground equipment, I'm not sure it warrants an ordinance.
September 22, 2011 Miranda Lambert says that they she and husband, Blake Shleton, are not ready to tour together because their music isn't where it needs to be. I think that Miranda is saying that their music isn't where it needs to be and in reality I think she might not be able to work with Blake Shelton. To be honest, I can't blame her. Look...I love my husband and I enjoy spending time with him, but there is no way I could work with my him. We would kill each other!
September 21, 2011 My daughter plays 7th grade volleyball. I was at my daughters game a couple nights ago and it wasn't five minutes into the action when "one of those people" stood in front of the bleachers. Don't pretend like you don't know who I'm talking about
September 16, 2011
It's not just your imagination. The people around you really do smell bad. In a jarring new survey, 21% of men, or one in five, say they don't ever wear deodorant. They don't even put on some body spray. They just ride it out naturally.
The survey also found that 21% of men never use shampoo . . . it's not necessarily the same 21% who don't use deodorant, but there's probably some overlap.
September 15, 2011 Hailey is discussing banning plastic bags from local grocery stores to help save the environment. If this ban goes through you will need to either bring your own canvas bags or pay a small fee to use paper bags. If the stores choose to keep plastic bags they could be fined $50.00 a day.
September 14, 2011 Yesterday, I wrote an article about how some of us seem to be experiencing a marked increase in our power bill and it was hard to dismiss the spike coinciding with the installation of the new Smart Meters.
Thanks for all of your comments. Some of you said that you saw a significant spike... Others noted that your bill was about the same or even went down.
Idaho Power posted on our Facebook wall and suggested that it would be a good idea to give them a call. I did just that yesterday afternoon.
