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Rehberg Boat Crash Back In the News, Satirists Delighted

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

So the redacted report on Congressman Denny Rehberg’s late-night boat crash at the hands of former state Representative Greg Barkus has been released this week. Nothing too shocking has been revealed, but I was immediately moved to dig up this … Continue reading →

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This Ain’t No Normal Fishing Tournament

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Mack Days are winding down. What’s that mean? It means hundreds of fishermen plying the waters of Flathead Lake to see who can reel in the biggest pile of lake trout, a non-native fish that can grow to the size … Continue reading →

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State of the Union 2012: The Translation

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

As is my tradition (dating all the way back to early 2011), I have put together a partial translation of President Obama’s State of the Union Speech. That’s right—not commentary, not rebuttal, not opinion nor argument. What follows is the … Continue reading →

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Snow Daze 2012

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

[From January 20, 2012] All of us in Missoula are in the same boat, but at least it’s not an Italian cruise ship. It’s been three days now, and our street has yet to see a plow. I’m getting desperate. … Continue reading →

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Nobody Pushes Me Around Like My Chiropractor

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

I first noticed the pain in the summer of 2009, driving my wife’s Subaru Grocery Getter™ thousands of miles around Montana researching a book project. I chose her car over my SUV purely for the gas mileage, and my back … Continue reading →

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Let’s Move New Year’s Back a Few Weeks

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

I’m petitioning Congress (by that I mean complaining to my mail lady) to officially repeal January first as New Year’s Day. I want them to move it back two, three weeks. January first is too soon. We don’t have enough … Continue reading →

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Every Day Is Laundry Day

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

There’s a line in one of my songs, “Finding Barbie’s Shoes,” that says, “every day is laundry day.” If you have any kids at all, you know what I mean. Well, unless you have a shipping container full of clean … Continue reading →

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Mandolin for Beginners Who Will Quit Soon

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

I’ve been playing guitar for over 30 years. I’m competent, but with that much experience under my belt, I kind of thought I’d be better by now. (I’m sure most guitarists who come to my shows would agree.) Practice? Sporadic … Continue reading →

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Adios, Summer! See You Next Summer.

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

Up here along the western edge of Montana, summer is a different beast than in other parts of the country. It’s got its own rhythm, its own schedule, its own crazy intensity. As the season lurches toward the inevitable Labor … Continue reading →

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Elvis, We Hardly Knew Ye (Because We Were Dumb Kids)

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

Thirty Years Since Elvis Left the Building It’s a question that seems to be on everyone’s lips this week: Where was Bob Wire when he heard that Elvis had died? Well, I wasn’t fetching a new roll of Charmin for … Continue reading →

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