F.O.E.

F.O.E.

Springtime in Bozeman

There were a couple of ring neck pheasants sheltering under the pussy willow this morning.

Pics bloggered

Well, my recent photos have been bloggered - they look fine in "preview" but are chopped of when published. It's frustrating - I'd like to be able to recommend Blogger to newbies, but things like this don't help ;-(

You can (almost) always click on the photo & see the original in Flickr.

F.O.E.

The alley-side view of the Fraternal Order of Eagles building, in downtown Bozeman. I've never had occasion to go inside this building.

Review: The Lighthouse restaurant

The Lighthouse restaurant, located on Tai Lane near MSU, serves a $10 lunch buffet. Today, I had chicken tikka masala, rice, and kheer. Pretty good - I'll dine there again.

Awards: "Hottest Hostess"

Review: Cateye Cafe

The Cateye Cafe is an "all-meals diner" in downtown Bozeman. I had pancakes there this morning - pretty good, but they were the first pancakes I'd had in many months, so who knows. The restaurant is bit more upscale/bohemian (????) than Mainstreet Overeasy or the Western Cafe.

The Cateye Cafe has a weird schedule, so be sure to check their website before visiting.

Horrific events at Virginia Tech

When I was an undergrad at Texas A&M, it was not uncommon for jerks to call in bomb threats to get out of an exam. When I was a grad student at Georgia Tech, we received a memo on how to avoid being a victim of the Unabomber. When I taught at the University of Arkansas, a fellow professor (in a different department) was killed by a former graduate student. I know a couple of engineering faculty at Virginia Tech - no word yet on whether they are among the dead.

I had a "business breakfast" this morning with a visitor from Virginia Tech. What a horrific day VT had.

Do you ever get the feeling that no place is safe?

Review: The Garage restaurant

The Garage is located on the corner of Church and Main in downtown Bozeman. The restaurant is located in a former automobile service facility, hence the name.

I had an excellent hamburger (with swiss cheese and a kaiser roll bun) on Saturday. In fact, I hereby award the Best Buns in Bozeman award to The Garage.

(As a bachelor, I eat out a lot, and like to think I know about great buns.)

Happy Sunday

Review: Western Cafe

I had breakfast here last Friday - eggs, sausage, hashbrowns, and toast. The sausage patty was ginormous - the size of a small steak. I was so full I had to skip getting a sweetroll for dessert.

I liked the Western Cafe a bit better than Mainstreet Overeasy. I won't be eating at either one very frequently, though - I want to avoid a heart attack ;-)

Got Broccoli?

Awwwww.

Review: Mainstreet Overeasy restaurant

Main Street Overeasy is a popular breakfast eatery in downtown Bozeman (on the north side of Main St.). The restaurant gets very busy after 7:45am, so your best bet is to get there when it opens at 7 am. Don't be surprised to see movers & shakers -- I saw MSU president Geoff Gamble there this morning.

I had eggs & sausage -- good, but not great. I want to go back and try the pancakes, though.

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In coming days, I hope to review breakfast at the Western Cafe and at the Stockyard Cafe (is it still in operation?).

Bozeman tourist guide

Frommer's online guide to Bozeman

Review: Boodles restaurant

Boodles is a fine dining establishment located in downtown Bozeman. I recommend their New York strip steak (~ $30). Next time I visit, I'll skip the apple dessert, though. Overall, I think it would be a good place to entertain a business client or a date (as long as your guest has good table manners ;-)

Review: Best-Remembered Poems

Best-remembered Poems (edited by Martin Gardner) presents well-known 19th and 20th century British and American poems. The poems range from classics to nonsense to doggerel. I enjoyed Gardner's introduction to each poem.

The book is published by Dover, which produces inexpensive high-quality paperbacks. In Bozeman, Hastings has a small selection of Dover books.

Beer Fest report

My favorite was a wheat beer, of all things: Mandarin Orange Hefeweizen (Lang Creek Brewery). The brewery is located in Marion, Montana. (Any bloggers from Marion?)

I went alone, but recognized several folks. I would swear I saw Patia Stephens, except I was trying on some beer googles at the time. She had a posse, so I was unable to verify. A former student gave me a token for a free beer - can't complain about that! And, I recognized a fellow ski volunteer (which is actually an accomplishment because I had never see her except bundled up in ski gear).

There was a good honky tonk band: TenFoot Tall and 50 Proof. Made me feel like I was back in Texas.

Montana Beer Fest - this Friday!

Montana Beer Festival - Friday at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds in Bozeman. I went to a beer fest in Portland some years ago and had a really good time. So, I'll try this beer fest, too.

Bozeman blogs

When I moved over to the new Blogger, my blogroll got bloggered.

Here's an updated list of Bozeman blogs:

The Best of the Bozeman Chronicle Police Reports
Biggie's Bugs and Ramblings
The Big Sikorski
Bike Kitchen
bozeman boy
bozeman-mt
Bozeman Engineers
The Bozeman Fix
bozeman-mt
Bouncer Blog
Cascade Neighbors
A chicken is not pillage
Chrismukkah
collected nothingness
Cooking with Gosita
The Dude Abides
Easy and tasty recipes
Featherdust and Dewdrops
Geocaching in Bozeman, Montana
Inside Out
In all her infinite wisdom...
In the Mind of a Gangsta
Jule in Bozeman
kevin.lexblog.com
Lemon Curry?
Liberal Wacko
Life, by Tree
logistica-design
Looking Glass Eyes
merciless.org
missing60b
The Monkey Cage
Montana Diva
Montana News & Real (Estate) Report
MSU - bobcat blogs
MSU News Service
My World
NewWest - Bozeman
Oronaut
Pikestaff
Planet Aug
powderfin
Revolving Duck
Ron's Montana Musings
She Ruminates
Soylentfoo
Speedkill
Strong Copy Builds Brands
A thought over coffee
travelblog.org: Bozeman
The vulgar ravings of a drunken, Irish Catwoman
Yahoo!360 - Bozeman
72ppi

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Rather than listing all these blogs in the sidebar, I'll just point to this post. In the sidebar, I'll just list Montana blogs I regularly visit.

National Poetry Month

If I were clever I'd write a haiku or limerick in recognition of National Poetry Month.

My library has more poetry then I knew -- 12 books.

Pop music

Sometimes we get Butte's KOPR 94 in Bozeman, and get to listen to such songs as:


I enjoyed this video back in the day, but the song seems pretty sucky in retrospect - Madonna and the backup singers are grating (to my ear). The costumer did a good job in keeping the dress from falling off, though.

Bonus: Here's a rock critic dissin' the Beatles, (I was more of a Stones and CCR fan, as I recall, but still.)