The legalization of marijuana is quite a controversial topic, though an increasing number of states are moving in the direction of legalizing it for medical, and in some cases also recreational, use. However, aside from the effects everybody knows about from using marijuana, it is surprising to learn some of the other things this versatile […]
How Smoking Affects Mental Health
06/07/2017 By
Quitting smoking is no easy feat; many smokers who make the decision to scrap the bad habit once and for all are met with several mental health obstacles, including bouts of depression and/or anxiety, relationship challenges, extra stress levels, and other major hurdles that need to be overcome in order to finally be a non-smoker […]
Where to Go To Review the Voting Records Of Candidates
09/20/2016 By
Do you ever wonder how a candidate like Mike Crapo might feel about a certain issue that is near and dear to your personal interests? For example, if you are a home owner, you might wonder if a particular Republican or Democratic Congressperson has any opinion on reforming home interest rates in your state. There […]
What the A-Team Can Teach You About Agile Marketing
08/01/2014 By
In today's keynote session at #MixWest14 Duncan Alney (@firebelly) with Firebelly Marketing spoke quite a bit about a new model of marketing they've begun using at their agency. They've grown rapidly in the last year and have continued and expanded the  amount of great work they do for their clients. An "Agile" software environment is something you may […]
Finding the Power for Electric Cars
05/31/2012 By
I love technology. Love new discoveries and developments in science. I’m a proud and regular reader of Popular Science and Popular Mechanics. I’ve always enjoyed reading about new cars and I’m very happy to see the development of more and more electric cars on the market. I just have one question. Where’s All the Electricity […]
How A Quarter Can Save A Child
11/04/2011 By
Awhile back I wrote a post about Emergen-C Kidz Vitamins and how they’re also involved with an organization called Vitamin Angels to help improve children’s health in other countries. Now, Vitamin Angels is promoting 100 Days of Giving in which hopes to raise $500,000.
The Real Impact of CFL Lightbulbs by 2014
03/07/2011 By
I’m all for trying to improve how we take care of the world around us and make sure we keep things taken care of for generations to come. In my mind, that’s just taking care of what’s been given to us and being responsible for it and giving it the value in our mind that […]
Speech Animation of Education Challenges
01/28/2011 By
Here’s an interesting video that a friend shared with me about education. The animation was done as a result of a speech given by Sir Ken Robinson. Here’s a brief bio of just who this Sir Ken guy is from his website: Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in the development of […]
Another Soldier Home
11/12/2010 By
As a follow-up to my thankfulness and appreciation of our Veterans yesterday, I wanted to share this story a friend of mine posted on her Facebook wall of her experiences traveling yesterday. This was her updates across a series of posts. Guy in front of me just gave his first class seat to a soldier. […]
Guard Rail Impaled Suburban
09/24/2010 By
Check out this story and photos a friend of mine shared with me. Accident (apx. 9/10 or 9/17/2010) north of Deer Lodge, Montana on I-90. The driver was approximately 22 year old guy heading east to College. He had left central Washington early in the morning. He fell asleep at the wheel and drifted off […]
