tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150853802024-03-13T11:00:03.597-06:00bozeman-mtA blog about life in Bozeman, Montana.big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.comBlogger810125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-5241600712564319952008-11-29T08:47:00.002-07:002008-11-29T08:51:54.085-07:00New blog homeI'm now blogging at <a href="http://dcbigmike.wordpress.com/">dcbigmike.wordpress.com</a>.<br /><br />DC is quite a change from Bozeman. I miss the mountains, but I am really enjoying life in the "big" city.<br /><br />Did you know that the 2008 Capitol Christmas tree was harvested in the Bitterroot National Forest?big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-65878079426417796892008-09-01T19:54:00.004-06:002008-10-03T15:57:02.419-06:00Moving on...<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhcole/2819317385/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3101/2819317385_1d5b830a65_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a></span><br clear="all" /><br />I will soon be an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_research">Operations Research</a> Analyst (<a href="http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-IV/B/GS1500/1515.HTM">GS-1515-12</a>) with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Information_Administration">Energy Information Administration</a> in Washington, DC. I start in a couple of weeks!<br /><br />Bozeman has been great, but DC will be fun, too.<br /><br /><br />(I'll start a new blog once I get settled in DC...)<br /><br />ADDED 10/2: SOLD!big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-17275313400642505272008-08-18T21:45:00.000-06:002008-08-18T21:46:34.384-06:00Minimalist house<a href="http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/a-guide-to-creating-a-minimalist-home/">Nice.</a>big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-6159146498593695842008-08-18T18:20:00.002-06:002008-08-18T18:23:12.024-06:00Absaroka - 1939From the great blog <a href="http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/301-look-at-the-state-youre-in-absaroka/#comments">Strange Maps</a>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCINzyBfUos4r7jECjpeJi-yUcMdSJKaTiGp-1v2Dp191ybGOugXkoZMoMTV6glZjgcb29Gurvnz4cwAcQBs-LTYIrsbEckve_AoMyEcjLMhhr7ffpew0HWVBUPK0Mkr7xNie/s1600-h/absaroka.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCINzyBfUos4r7jECjpeJi-yUcMdSJKaTiGp-1v2Dp191ybGOugXkoZMoMTV6glZjgcb29Gurvnz4cwAcQBs-LTYIrsbEckve_AoMyEcjLMhhr7ffpew0HWVBUPK0Mkr7xNie/s400/absaroka.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236017450204696130" /></a>big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-8848571793481289732008-08-17T20:24:00.000-06:002008-08-17T20:25:50.321-06:00Coincidence?I found an old pair of <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2497661/Superhero-films-spark-new-craze-for-tights-among-men.html">tights</a> when I cleaned out a closet today...big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-70245916211362111052008-08-15T09:13:00.002-06:002008-08-15T09:17:44.795-06:00Virgin EngineeringFrom the internets:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYGuDjITAYr0kqSO0CGhgfP3aU98SA0f19YxTGuQFyvpb5On_8CiuThhYDTlVNhR_JYPCsreDAed6AwLtwl02YUT6ulMxOUPu0NekCyC0471nMiKYwClvSj26nLt7aypVrLAs/s1600-h/beavirgin_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYGuDjITAYr0kqSO0CGhgfP3aU98SA0f19YxTGuQFyvpb5On_8CiuThhYDTlVNhR_JYPCsreDAed6AwLtwl02YUT6ulMxOUPu0NekCyC0471nMiKYwClvSj26nLt7aypVrLAs/s400/beavirgin_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234763242537684770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(Yes, I "R" an engineer.)big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-12983490801050804952008-08-14T16:45:00.000-06:002008-08-14T16:46:15.744-06:00Just call me Moneybags<div style="border: 1px solid #cccccc; background-color: white; width: 115px; text-align: center; padding: 0 0 10px 0;"><p style="margin: 0"><a href="http://www.business-opportunities.biz/"><img src="http://images.business-opportunities.biz/blogworth/gw.jpg" style="border:0;"></a><br /> <span style="font-size: 11px;">My <a href="http://bozeman-mt.blogspot.com">blog</a> is worth <b>$6,209.94</b>.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://www.business-opportunities.biz/projects/how-much-is-your-blog-worth/">How much is your blog worth?</a></span></p><p><a href="http://www.technorati.com/" style="border: 0px;"><img src="http://technorati.com/pix/tech-logo-embed.gif" style="border: 0px;"></a></p></div>big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-34196113434506219292008-08-10T20:48:00.001-06:002008-08-10T20:50:00.437-06:00Stigmata<a href="http://men.style.com/details/blogs/thegadabout/the_unmarried_man/index.html">The stigma of the never-married man</a><br /><br />(yikes)big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-84699664507823501432008-08-09T07:25:00.003-06:002008-08-09T07:28:33.526-06:00Some MT photography blogsA few I've recently discovered:<br /><br /><a href="http://montana-photography.blogspot.com/">Montana Photography</a> (Bozeman)<br /><br /><a href="http://montphoto.blogspot.com/">pjfinn's montana photography</a> (Missoula)big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-22659076940830349702008-08-06T15:12:00.002-06:002008-08-06T15:16:42.490-06:00Half and Half?<a href="http://www.mikeonads.com/2008/07/13/using-your-browser-url-history-estimate-gender/">Using your browser URL history to estimate gender</a><br /><br />Here are my results:<br /><br /> * Likelihood of you being FEMALE is 50%<br /> * Likelihood of you being MALE is 50%<br /><br /><br />Huh?big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-1014298445460685862008-08-05T21:51:00.002-06:002008-08-05T21:53:08.381-06:00I sold my motorcycleJust wasn't using it enough.<br /><br />Here's a pic from 5 years ago:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhcole/66569372/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/29/66569372_e97fbeb2e4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /></span><br clear="all" />big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-59765520559621620252008-08-05T20:22:00.003-06:002008-08-05T20:35:05.570-06:00Show tunesEarlier, I showed my prowess in identifying composers of <a href="http://bozeman-mt.blogspot.com/2008/07/piano-puzzler.html">Impressionist music</a>. Now, I've proven I can identify female singers of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_tunes">show tunes</a>. <br /><br />Yellowstone Public Radio has a program on show tunes every weekend. I was able to identify Ethel Merman and Angela Lansbury. <br /><br />How is it possible??? - Well, the tunes are different, but I recognized Ethel Merman from "Airplane!", and Angela Lansbury from "Beauty and the Beast".<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZmZdqsCW8vM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZmZdqsCW8vM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GSi58VX9XnA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GSi58VX9XnA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-40085024956228469212008-07-29T20:50:00.002-06:002008-07-29T20:53:08.528-06:00It's a small worldTed Stevens, the recently indicted senator from Alaska, spent some time as a cadet at MSU <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Stevens">according to Wikipedia</a>.big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-65310527728123968642008-07-27T14:38:00.003-06:002008-07-27T14:40:16.179-06:00Karnival Kafe<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhcole/2707964870/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/2707964870_de6c8a8931_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a></span><br clear="all" /><br />A few minutes before opening time at the 2008 Gallatin County Fair. (I returned later and got a funnel cake - a once-per-year indulgence.)big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-50542032911982404142008-07-27T14:36:00.002-06:002008-07-27T14:37:24.367-06:00Rooster<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhcole/2707949492/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2707949492_49cf1437d6_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /></span><br clear="all" /><br />I saw this fellow at the 2008 Gallatin County Fair.big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-85771215522170106682008-07-25T15:18:00.001-06:002008-07-25T15:19:53.557-06:00Bananarific<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gros_Michel">Gros Michel</a>big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-8763641094629647582008-07-23T20:28:00.000-06:002008-07-23T20:29:36.029-06:00Meese<a href ="http://www.maniacworld.com/twin-baby-moose-in-sprinkler.html">Sprinkler fun</a>.<br /><br />(h/t Trish)big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-718381523322906952008-07-22T16:59:00.001-06:002008-07-22T17:01:09.297-06:00HayAnybody wanna buy my mattress? I have a <a href="http://www.moreintelligentlife.com/story/hit-the-hay">replacement</a> in mind...big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-65413760810307530352008-07-19T09:41:00.000-06:002008-07-19T09:43:32.689-06:00Happy Birthday to Me43 years old!big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-35940909241978599852008-07-17T22:36:00.001-06:002008-07-17T22:38:01.110-06:00VideomaniaI can sing along to 98% of these (yikes):<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TddFnTB_7IM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TddFnTB_7IM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-8047996591193400332008-07-17T21:50:00.002-06:002008-07-17T21:52:42.702-06:00WhitewaterMy family visited Bozeman over the 4th. Four of us went rafting down the Gallatin. We all had a great time (I was in the front and must have drunk a couple of gallons of whitewater ;-).<br /><br /><a href="http://montanawhitewater.com/">Montana Whitewater Raft Comapny</a>big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-48080681515366284762008-07-16T20:38:00.002-06:002008-07-16T20:43:36.214-06:00Piano Puzzler (!)I amazed myself by correctly guessing today's composer for <a href="http://performancetoday.publicradio.org/?month=7&day=16&year=2008">Performance Today</a>'s Piano Puzzler. (PT is American Public Media's classical music radio program).<br /><br />(I admit that I am easily amazed ;-)big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-53320271057240272632008-07-02T15:32:00.000-06:002008-07-02T15:33:01.607-06:00Ouch<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M8Q4IxITJZ4&hl=en"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/M8Q4IxITJZ4&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-18113655822140817932008-06-28T13:48:00.002-06:002008-06-28T13:50:07.283-06:00I spy... a bird!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhcole/2619225114/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/2619225114_9b7b5e89e0_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /></span><br clear="all" />big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15085380.post-40465759756433657422008-06-23T20:28:00.001-06:002008-06-23T20:30:13.348-06:00Mad skilzPractice makes perfect - I can now shave the back of head without using a mirror.big mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654402567804765864noreply@blogger.com1