Update: I got travis and I a pair of snowshoes for Christmas/our 1 year. It was a great present and he wasn't really expecting it which made it even better...now we just have to get through this week to be able to actually go an use them ( Read more... )

Travis and I are coming up on a year. I have no clue what to do for it. Anyone have any suggestions?

To those of you who will be voting in Moscow in the upcoming elections, vote-smart.org has a listing of our candidates and if you click on them and then click on "Issue Positions NPAT" It basically takes you to a general political survey that the candidate filled out about their campaign. It's very interesting.

The following is the link for the part ( Read more... )

Travis in the middle of a game (the helmet was a part of the game:

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I love Travis, but I don't claim to slways understand him.

As anyone who reads this blog knows, Travis's ex had their child back in May. An update on that, he is currently attempting to fight his ex for SOME custody of his child since he only gets to see her at most 4 hours a week, and most of the time only when his ex supervises it.

He is currently ( Read more... )

My press releasejust got some very nice compliments from some of the places it was submited to. They were actually thrilled enough with how it was written to call the U of I and compliment on it!!!

Origin of name

Idaho is perhaps the only state that was likely named as the result of a hoax. In early 1860s, when the United States Congress was considering organizing a new territory in the Rocky Mountains, eccentric lobbyist George M. Willing suggested the name "Idaho," which he claimed was derived from a Shoshone language term meaning "the sun ( Read more... )

When we think about Columbus we think well, "In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. . . and discovered America."  According to Professor James W. Loewen, how could the Americas have been discovered if someone was already living there (Lowewen 1)?  In the island that Columbus "discovered" were inhabited by more than just some-one, they were ( Read more... )

I was in german today and we were discussing some in-class work. When it got to my turn, I went through everything I had to say. My professor laughed. I kind of just looked at her, and she asked 'Have you ever taken any French?" I told her yes, that I'd had two years of French in high school. She said "Oh, that explains it." What I asked what, she ( Read more... )

Current University of Idaho Slogan: "From here, you can go anywhere"

Newly selected: "Open Space, Open Minds"

What the hell is that supposed to mean?!?!?!?

Anyways, here's the article about it...
http://www.uiargonaut.com/content/view/2243/48/