A workout with a beer chaser
There is no disputing the social aspect of group exercise. A workout just seems easier (and way more fun) when others join in to share the experience.
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Don't be foolish with the fuel
It’s been said a thousand times and it surely rings true: Getting old is not for the faint of heart. Nature is working against us, and sometimes it seems taking care of our bodies is more than a daunting task.
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Use it or lose it
While runners, joggers and walkers strive to remain stumble-free during their exercise, I recently stumbled upon something that puts the importance of exercise squarely in perspective.
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Mission NOT impossible
I’m not one to spend much time watching the tube, unless it’s in the background while I’m doing household chores, eating or cleaning up the kitchen.
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How I spent my summer vacation
As a person ages, the years inevitably pass by quicker, and for me, this year’s summer season went by like a flash.
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Trails from terrain
Rusty Baillie doesn’t let a little thing like age keep him from enjoying, improving North Idaho
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Discovering the secrets of Black Bay Park
I had just sat down with a cup of coffee, trying to get my bearings on a recent morning. Our dog, Journey, loves to get up-close-and-personal in those instances. I know from experience he wants to get a whiff of morning breath (definitely a dog thing) before I drown that …
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Structured skills (and safety)
Just like the cowboy (and cowgirls) rodeo has a season, so too does the bike rodeo.
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Havens wins Idaho 200
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Race/ride around the lake with Coeur d'Fondo
The Coeur d’Fondo is nearing its fifth straight run around Lake Coeur d’Alene, and race director Isaac Mann can’t wait.
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IDAHO 200: The constant of change
A decade can fly by when you’re having fun.
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Swim, bike and run - sprint style
With a community so supportive of those with active lifestyles, the progression of events like the Race The River sprint triathlon may seem smooth to an outsider.
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Wanna do a (no-pressure) mountain bike race?
Since I’m a seasoned road cyclist and competitor, many times I’ve been present when the conversation turns to mountain biking, since so many of my buddies are into racing on- and off-road.
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It's your trail
North Idaho Centennial Trail Foundation kicks off summer with bonanza
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Surfing the fairways
Something new has been spotted on golf courses around the country recently, and its impact has the ability to alter the sport forever.
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Actively seeking summer
With Memorial Day weekend in the rear view mirror, our sights are set on another North Idaho summer.
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Wapato wonder
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Rolling away the pain
It's the time of year when I try to prepare my half-century-old body for another season of competitive cycling.
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Feeling quite 'cross
I guess it’s only natural that after age 50, there are times in your life you want to try something new.
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Roam if you want to
Someone around me used a word recently that I hadn't heard in decades.
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Under pressure
As the overnight temperatures continue to freefall this time of year, many will pull out that quilt from the closet and drape it on top of their bed, in anticipation of chilly nights ahead.
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Sweet, brown, and soon to be extinct?
Chocoholics: You have seven years to find a new fix.
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What's a home stereo system?
Many 20-somethings are into the music of the '60s and '70s, but it's how they listen to this nostalgic noise that is different.
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The taste of plastic, then candy
It doesn't matter where you grew up - if you wanted candy in late October, you had to don a mask, then taste and smell plastic for a few hours.
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Bringing in the crop
By and large, we Americans take for granted the food that shows up on the breakfast table, or the value meal we buy at the local fast-food joint.
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Floating away
There are many levels of relaxation.
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Adventures with a clothesline
Summer days are meant to be warm.
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Countries without McDonald's
With another McDonald's opening in Coeur d'Alene, it seems that the Golden Arches are everywhere on this planet.
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A fair assessment
Nothing says summer fun like fair time.
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Freedom on a tractor seat
It comes as no shock to many of you that I grew up on a farm. As such, many of my "firsts" are farm related.
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Cool customers
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More cowbell
It's amazing how life will make you change your mind on almost anything.
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A tabloid and a throne
Since I have some English heritage living inside me, I feel qualified to discuss the royal family.
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A real man
There are a million websites (OK, probably not a million, but a plethora, all right?) about the rules for dudes. You know - man rules.
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Back to nature
If you're like me, you went to summer camp. Ah, those were the days.
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Doorbells, twist ties ... the hunt is still on
The chiming of the doorbell raised the ire of the family dog.
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Kickin' it with my homies
Way before rap music hit the scene, I could kick it with anyone.
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A triple threat
A house, a ball, and fleet feet
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No hiding from curfew
As the weather warms up, the
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We lost that much?
You ever read an article in which the headline provides a much simpler message than the actual story?
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A spring shower I can't avoid
It's been bugging me all winter.
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Layers of research
I can't remember when I baked my first cake.
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Giving the economy a buzz
You often hear someone say something to the effect of, "It's just a matter of time before we (fill in the blank here)..."
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Thank you, Easter Bunny!
Spring is in the air, but this week I guarantee a kid's thoughts shift from snow and overcoats to hollow, chocolate bunnies and dyed eggs.
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How much do you love me?
That is a question usually asked by the female partner in a relationship.
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Top heavy
It was a random comment in the 1996 film 'Jerry Maguire' when Jonathan Lipnicki's character blurted out:
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Here kitty, kitty!
It's official: Voters can't stand the heat, turn to felines.
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A day on the ice
It's that time of year, when the distance between the fisherman and the fish is the same, but the effort to connect the bait with the catch is another story.
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A North Idaho challenge
I'm going to say this once: If you or the area you're living in is not known for something, then you shouldn't be allowed to set a world record at/in such.
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Dance to her heart's content
Valentine's Day is a state of mind.
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Waste not, want not
I always knew, as a society, that Americans were pretty poor when it came to managing the efficiency of food consumption.
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Bring your overalls
It's really not like any other trip you'll ever take. After all, you're on vacation, right?
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Coffee-table Cannibal
Eddy Merckx came into this world in June of 1945, born into a blue collar Belgium family struggling along with the rest of Europe to rebuild after the end of World War II.
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Enjoy the vu
It's one of the most bizarre feelings you'll ever have. You know - you're doing something, or thinking of something, and you'd swear that it all seems too familiar.
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Here's the real (origin of) Namby Pamby
We all like to refer to popular phrases, but who among us actually knows where these unique descriptions come from?
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Your best year ever
Now that Christmas is over, we're faced with the end of 2012.
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Literally, the cost of Christmas
When's the last time you actually witnessed a partridge in a pear tree?
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Let there be light
If your house is not fully adorned with Christmas lights this time if year, I bet your neighbors' home is.
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Candy cane on the brain
Another Thanksgiving season has come and gone, and now the throes of the gift-giving and good cheer are upon us.
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Tattoo you
If you wander down to the beach at City Park on a summer day, you'd swear that Inkless skin has definitely lost favor in this day and age.
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I get confused
The human mind can do some funny things. And when I say funny, I mean frightening and bizarre.
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A preponderance of bass, perhaps?
I've come to the conclusion that there is one universal way to tell when you're old.
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Sit back - Big Brother is driving
Sometimes headlines grab your eyes and don't let go. Either the message is simple, or it's complex enough to make you do a double take.
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Sit back - Big Brother is driving
Sometimes headlines grab your eyes and don't let go. Either the message is simple, or it's complex enough to make you do a double take.
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My little pony
OK, let's get something straight from the get-go. I'm not talking about plastic figurines here.
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Centering on the spud
Some say we have enough downtown activities during the summer.
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Just my luck
Even though summer has made its exit for yet another year, I harbor some fond memories from the season that was.
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Skinny jeans and my history with other sizes
I have to say, some things in the fashion world are confusing to me.
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Give yourselves a hand
I read Sherry Mundt's recent My Turn column and pride filled my heart. She and her daughter and best friend were delivering hay recently, and the load and the trailer decided to separate at the Highway 95/Honeysuckle intersection.
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When life gives you lemons
Another summer has come and gone in North Idaho, and I hope it served you well.
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The not-so-friendly skies
I can remember where I was on 9/11, and I'm sure you can as well.
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Bulls and blood, dust and mud
This year's North Idaho Fair and Rodeo has come and gone, and not without some fantastic weather. There's nothing like a day of fun in the sun sans heat to drag you down.
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Coasting down the other side
It's official in more ways than one.
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When it's just gotta go
People do it for different reasons.
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The beat goes on
As people keep reminding me, I've lived a blessed life.
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The perfect drink of water
On the heels of a recent story in The Press about our ever-blessed Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, I ask one simple question:
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Tunnel vision
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Litter-ally cuckoo
For all of you who know a "crazy cat lady," here's some proof that you're not far off.
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White Line Fever
Recently my wife and I took a trip to Bend, Ore., for vacation, and I spent some time on the drive down waxing nostalgic for all the trips my family made when I was peering out the rear window all over North America.
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Radar love
I'm a big fan of watching the weather radar, so I can get an indication if we'll be experiencing any wet weather anytime soon.
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Any building will do
Living in rural Montana in the early 1970s had to be nearly identical to life in North Idaho at the time.
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Anything but a Green Monster
Look off to your right the next time you're driving down Northwest Boulevard to the lake, just before you get to City Park.
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Millions of mirror ball fragments
Like it or lump it, Donna Summer defined disco.
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'Tiz the season for sneezin'
Allergy sufferers - unite!
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Smelling less like a man
I guess it had to happen.
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The waking is the hardest part
Now that I am getting in better shape, I most often fall asleep on the couch after yet another late shift at The Press. I am sleeping rather soundly these days, and greet the morning with enough enthusiasm to throw me into the activities of the day.
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Organized and otherwise
One of the cable channels recently ran the 1993 film "The Sandlot," which not surprisingly brought me back to my youth, and all the summers the neighborhood kids and I spent playing baseball, organized and otherwise.
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Flash mobs I'd like to see
It's a fairly new phenomenon. People conspiring to look spontaneous in unison. A sort of choreographed chaos - albeit for entertainment, artistic impression or as a type of some informal protest.
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And down the stretch they come!
The recent Kentucky Derby was compelling. In case you missed it, favorite Bodemeister tried to lead wire-to-wire, only to be caught in the middle of his stretch run by I'll Have Another, who came off at 15-1, but won the roses by 1 1/2 lengths.
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Videos kill the blasted snooze bar
That first hour of the day is hard on most people. Many of us tend to groggily (that's a word, right?) stagger out of the bathroom and head for the kitchen, hoping for some magical substance (usually caffeine) to make our brains kick into gear and make some sense of …
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Really - what's in a name?
What is wrong with the name momma and poppa gave you? For some, it's everything. It might be changed for political or religious reasons, or for those in the entertainment world, just because it sounds cooler or sexier.
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Tales from the school bus
I was driving up Ramsey Road the other day, and after a stoplight, I ended up behind a school bus.
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A faulty funny bone?
I used to succumb to the two-handed tickle as much as the next person. But somewhere along the line, I lost it.
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Never board to tears
I was a child that had the grand sum of three television channels in my formative years.
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Life lessons in colored ink
Any Sunday morning during my childhood you could find me on the living room floor, my nose buried in the funny pages. After all, valuable life lessons were easily had, if you just paid enough attention.
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Big can be beautiful
Just another verbal barrage between celebrities to remind you living in the limelight isn't always all it's cracked up to be.
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You boob - I saw you on YouTube!
I, for one am glad the Internet didn't exist when I was growing up.
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Say it ain't snow
You gotta love the weather in North Idaho - or at least have a sense of humor about it.
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To wheat their own ...
For all I know, there are two kinds of people in this world: Triscuit lovers and Wheat Thin fans.
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Getting carried away
I got more than one chuckle over a recent article we published about wife carrying out in the Silver Valley.
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Here we go 'round and 'round
Turning at intersections in North Idaho got a little more interesting in recent years. It seems like every city and town around here has at least one roundabout these days, and many have several to negotiate.
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Not the rarity I once was
I used to think I was pretty unique. But not so much anymore.
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Learning from vermin
Working on the copy desk makes you less inclined to be mesmerized by any story that comes across the Associated Press wire. You read through so many that sometimes it looks like code on the wall of "The Matrix" at times.
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The cold hard facts
The throes of winter are upon us, and as usual I am in defensive mode, trying to dodge the many cold and flu viruses I encounter on a daily basis.
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Pumpkin Pie Me
As much as I look forward to my watermelon in the summer months, my mouth waters in anticipation of the first pumpkin pie of the fall season.
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So far but yet so close
Now that scientists have discovered a planet similar to Earth, I guess all this talk about protecting our environment is a waste of breath.
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A curmudgeon's swan song
It was with great sadness that I learned of the death of newspaper columnist and "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney last month.
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A lighter shade of Black Friday
"When Black Friday comes
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Home to roost
My faith in mankind is restored. There were times when I wasn't sure it would ever come back.
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Here's a news flash for ya
There I was, watching television about a week or so ago, and as usual, I was flipping channels looking for something to suit my fancy.
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Stick family Robinson
I'm sure you've seen them. It's hard to avoid - They're everywhere.
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Piling on the ol' leaf pile
As the mercury inside North Idaho thermometers recedes, so does the desire to spend much time outdoors.
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Letting out your inner man
I am usually not one to notice the marketing behind a new product, even if it happens to be an item in a category I regularly use.
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Here comes the rain
After a rather dry few months of fabulous North Idaho weather, the wet stuff is back in full force.
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Two wheels for a lifetime
Our front-page article in early September about a boy whose new bike was stolen really tugged at the old heartstrings.
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Four-wheel throwdown
Reality television has been branching out lately, what with the abundance of shows related to pawn shops, pickers and guns.
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Ain't no cure for the summertime blues
As much as I hate to admit it, summer's over, people.
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Closing the book
My wife and I produced a collective sigh recently, as our last trip to Borders Books on Highway 95 would really be our last trip.
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Got a good reason for takin' the vehicle out
Whenever we get a chance, the wife and I love to hit the open road, if even just for a day.
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Cultivating the guy code
Sometimes, it seems I've been doing yard work forever. There's always something to do if you're a homeowner. The lawn needs mowing. One of the sprinklers is clogged, making a nasty brown spot in the middle of the yard. The gutters need cleaned out. And let's not even get into …
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A panhandle throwdown
I got a real kick out of a recent Press article, the response of the Lake City to Sandpoint's designation as The Most beautiful Small Town in America by Rand McNally and USA Today.
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A smart win
POST FALLS - When asked before the race what it would take to do well at Sunday's Idaho 200, Las Vegas driver Thane Alderman stated bluntly, "An educated right foot."
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Man's best therapy?
Dogs are great. Loyal, optimistic, enthusiastic and willful home security agents.
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When cruising was king
Ridin' along in my automobile
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Where did we go 'right?'
It took me years to find my soulmate. Not that I was going to be confused with Scott Baio, with a line of women around the corner to choose from.
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Home on wheels
Vacation season is upon us, and this year, my wife, daughter and I scheduled a week off during Memorial Day so we could trek over the pass to Missoula.
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Going up and coming down
The first time it happened, it was over so quick I didn't really gauge the impact of the statement.
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A day just for you
We all have our passions, our quirks, faults and lost causes. Did you ever wonder if there is a day just for you?
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Start your engines
POST FALLS - Racers will pull their machines out on the track this weekend as another season of bumper-to-bumper racing gets under way at Stateline Speedway.
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Is the end near?
For those of you living under a rock (I know it's dark under there, but squint and you should be able to read this type), there's been some rumblings going on about the end of the world, as in it may be near.
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Before the blooms there are the brooms
Now that the feet of flakes are behind us (hopefully), tidying up around the homestead can begin in earnest.
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Here's snow in your eye
If you're like me, you've been by Cherry Hill Park or the Coeur d'Alene public golf course back when we actually had snow on the ground, and you saw the multitudes sledding down the hills there. And if you're also like me, you did a little of that growing up.
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Accept no substitutes
We've reached that time of the winter season. Many panhandlers have had their fill of snow (as well as rain) and are anxious for an early spring.
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What we're lookin' at online
We've been an Internet-infused society for a couple of decades now, and that has made an indelible impression on us, especially those of us who spend a majority of our working time facing a computer screen.
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'American Chopper' series on its last legs?
I gotta admit at one time I was a big fan of 'American Chopper,' the show on The Learning Channel about a father and son who built an enormous motorcycle business in upstate New York.
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What 'fall' means to me
It was a nice fall season here locally wasn't it? The low temps finally killed off all the colorful foliage a few weeks ago, but we were fortunate to have very New England-like fall scenery for a few weeks.
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Another Detroit make goes bye-bye
The recent news that Pontiac is going out of business shouldn't be much of a shock, but, in the end, the once fabled brand just couldn't keep up with the times.
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What's on your bucket list?
I guess it's natural when you can see age 50 on the horizon to ponder how many good years you have left in you.
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Dillon's day at Stateline
POST FALLS - Gary Lewis, the three-time defending Idaho 200 champion, could see first place late Sunday afternoon with just a handful of laps to go. He had come from the back twice in the race but getting that last position proved to be quite another issue.
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Winning ways
When's the last time you did anything of significance four times in a row?
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A Road Warrior's Family Vacation
Another summer has to mean another vacation, so in late June the Hitchcocks mounted the Family Truckster and headed to Walley World, er, Southern California, to visit my in-laws.
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Movies under the stars
The year was 1969. Not quite seven years old, my twin brother Jason and I bounded into the back of our station wagon and, once loaded up with pajamas, blankets and pillows, our family took off for Lewistown, Mont., some 40 miles away from our home.
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