Many moons ago I had a very vivid dream I’d been captured by cannibals. The dream took me though many efforts to escape, multiple re-captures. The majority of the dream took place in a two story house, with maybe a dozen or so people involved. A dozen cannibals, and me. During one of my escapes… Continue reading Dreaming of Cannibals
Category: Montana Adventures
Stories from Emigrant, Bozeman, Billings, Pompey Pillar National Monument, and so on.
Dr. Kaye’s Quest- Part 1
Dr. Kaye is my chiropractor. https://www.chirocentral.net/ He’s good at what he does, friendly and rather talkative, in a good way. When he realized I’m an archaeologist, he started asking my “professional opinion” on a few issues. First, he asked about a large vertebra he collected near Monterey, California. I showed photos to the paleontologist I… Continue reading Dr. Kaye’s Quest- Part 1
Serendipity
The Background Twelve years ago, I was exploring a gift shop in Gardiner, Montana. I always buy earrings at places I visit as souvenirs, a physical reminder of the many places I’ve traveled. We’d recently moved to Montana, and in this gift shop I spotted a set of earrings that seemed perfect. Wolves. In the… Continue reading Serendipity
Big 12 Championship Weekend
As Kansas State University (KSU) was winning the football game against the University of Kansas it became clear KSU would be heading to the Big 12 Championship in Arlington Texas. Thursday Tickets purchased, we headed towards Dallas/Fort Worth on a 6:06 am flight out of Bozeman, with a two hour layover in Salt Lake City… Continue reading Big 12 Championship Weekend
Ms. Egan’s 2nd Grade Class
In the Beginning In mid-October, Rebecca Egan from Meadowlark Elementary School called Pompeys Pillar National Monument to schedule a tour for her 18 2nd graders. Ms. Egan had won a $500 grant from One Class at a Time by Q2 radio station, Western Security Bank, City Brew Coffee, and Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools.… Continue reading Ms. Egan’s 2nd Grade Class
College GameDay Visits Montana
On Saturday, November 20, 2022, the venerable College Gameday crew began their first ever homage to the Brawl of the Wild annual match up between the University of Montana Grizzlies and the State of Montana Bobcats. And Lee Corso was back! We knew it would be cold. Winter, in the form of snow and cold… Continue reading College GameDay Visits Montana