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Several weeks of chilly weather have me waxing a bit philosophical these days. (The weather is actually pretty nice today – 5 or 6 inches of fluffy new powder at our place and a tolerable -1 right now after a low of -10 last night; today’s forecast high in the mid-teens will feel balmy after […]

Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act unquestionably has created some controversy – we’re impressed with the fact that they been able to get a very diverse group of folks to sit at the same table and chat about key issues.  Is it perfect?  Hell no. TU is behind it for good reasons, I think – […]

One of our team members – Jess – has launched a photography site and decided to get a bit more professional with her work – Fire Girl Photography. She primarily shoots the outdoor world, though just had several artsy images accepted in a juried show in Munich which will open in the next few weeks. […]

A nifty graphic from Jessica Hagy via Flowing Data. This relationship probably holds true for much more in life than just fly fishing.

Jake and I had the pleasure of sitting down with Scott Hale late last week, a very talented local painter of landscapes and things piscatorial.  That’s one of Scott’s pieces above, and one from AD Maddox  below. Scott (who in the interest of full disclosure neither of us had ever met before last week) had […]

Took in the ‘world premier’ of Confluence Films’ Rise last night at the Emerson right here in Bozeman along with a hoard of other enthusiastic fly fishing movie buffs. Suffice it to say now that Chris Patterson (director / cinematography) in particular shines again, and the flick offers up what was probably the funniest line […]

Eat your dog (or cat) and save the planet? So say Victoria University professors Brenda and Robert Vale, a pair of university based architects who specialize in topics related to sustainable living. A friend, who begged to remain unnamed and will so as she has private land connections to a little known regional spring creek, […]

brad paisley-Im gonna miss her – Watch more Videos at Vodpod.

Via The Big Picture

Stuck in the office on a chilly Monday.  Ouch. Here are a few odds and ends to ease the pain of your afternoon in the office. Alex is now dispensing first aid training….. From Yves at Naked Capitalism….. Finally, two years ago when I offered commentary on anthropogenic global warming (on the now defunct Best […]

The good folks at Confluence Films right here in the metropolis of Bozeman have put together another film in the style of last year’s hit Drift – the new film is Rise – and from the trailer above it looks it will be another treat for fly fisher film enthusiasts. We’re probably most pleased to […]

Reality is often indeed stranger than fiction. Reading one of the economics blogs that I follow every day (yep, most of us have to dangle our feet in the real world now and then) I came across an unusual statistic that our crack research team is now working to verify.  Those of you who are […]

Stuck in the office here in Bozeman on what should be the first real BWO day of the fall season.  Damn. A quick scan of some of my favorite sites during an early lunch (waiting on ad copy for further design work) led to some further serious time wasting and discovery of a new, interesting […]

Montana isn’t necessarily known for many culinary innovations – but here’s one with some staying power – Cold Smoke Ice Cream. Read all about it in today’s Missoulian here.