Interesting Stuff
Homecoming Is Sweet Sorrow
After two weeks in “unruly” Brazil where everyone from cops to street vendors warned this camera-toting Gringo of potential violent assault and theft, it is good to be home in the number one rated “most secure” place in America. Checking the old news there was a double ax murder, a boy killed his school teacher […]
GUARDIAN Alive In Brazil Jungle
Dear loyal readers– The Guardian editor is alive and well, but really hot and humid in the jungle of the Brazilian Amazon. We will get back in action in a week or so, but had to make a living shooting pictures throughout Brazil. We have some great shots of IN FILL developments which should cure […]
Bungled Bronco Bus Binge
We found some wild BLOG ACCOUNTS of the three bus charter convoy to the Fiesta Bowl which beat any of the sports stories and could rival the game itself for memories. With entries like, “I am so glad bus 1 finally got home. We were on bus 2 and all we did was get in […]
Post Game Fiesta Media Blitz
No doubt about it, the BSU football team and coach pete are winners. But PUH-LEEZE! Get real people. It is just football. It is just a game and lots of people from travel agents to bartenders made lots of money off the player’s efforts. Coach Pete made lots of money. HOWEVER. Let’s just go with […]
GUARDIAN New Year Message
Happy New Year to one and all! We have been reflecting on the past year along with the new year and would like to share some thoughts about the GUARDIAN and what we feel and believe. I am sober (don’t drink) on this New Year’s eve and after a week in the Tampa Bay area […]
Commuter Poll
Click on the GUARDIAN FORUM icon at right if you want to participate in a poll on commute times and distances. We will post the results both places.
Talking Turkey At Food Bank
We got this plea in from the Idaho Food Bank today with a request that we share it with GUARDIAN readers. The Idaho Food bank currently has or anticipates it will receive 3,590 turkeys and hams, but it has received requests for 4,855. The Food bank needs to acquire an additional 1,265 turkeys and hams […]
Nampa A Secure Cesspool?
Less than a week after the Boise-Nampa area was declared the “most secure” place to live in America comes a different view. A reader–and NPR (public radio)–tell us of a new book which includes mention of Boise’s neighbor to the west. Nampa was featured in Dave Gilmartin’s list of “The Absolutely Worst Places to Live […]
Bronco Motorcade If Not A Parade
The Boise State Championship football team will be leaving for the Fiesta Bowl at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday morning the day after Christmas–December 26. The GUARDIAN noticed a caller to the Mayor’s Hotline (see below) begged for a team sendoff parade. We contacted the caller–a Bronco fan and ex-state trooper so devoted he has volunteered his […]
Body Language In Cyberspace
WE SELDOM POST “THINK PIECES,” BUT THIS ONE FROM “RAZZBAR” OFFERS A BREAK FROM HEAVY GOVERNMENT ISSUES. I am sitting here at the BSU SUB. Next to me is a girl with a guy. He is looking at computer stuff… pictures, whatever. She is sitting in front of another computer, just sitting there, not speaking, […]
GUARDIAN Chat and Bulletin Board
We have created a new site at the request of readers wishing to address things not necessarily posted to the GUARDIAN, but of interest to readers. You can click on the top link in the list at the right if you wish to join or post. We are lending our good offices to the site […]
Why Not Capitol Blvd Garage?
This sign on Myrtle Street at the New Hampton Inn at the planned community of BoDo makes as much sense as the hotel entrance. We are going to need on-duty AND off-duty cops along with professional flaggers in orange vests to take care of the traffic mess for strangers trying to get to the hotel […]
Bikers Need Enforcement Too
GUEST OPINION By BIKEBOY Early Thursday morning, before the sun came up, a 12-year-old South Jr. High student was hit as he rode his bike to school, by a motorist. As of this writing, he’s in the hospital with what are described as life-threatening injuries. (He was riding in the dark, wearing dark clothes, no […]
Obits Prompt Thoughts of War
We try to keep the GUARDIAN a local exchange of ideas and opinions and there is nothing more local then reading the Sunday Obituaries in the Daily Paper. We noticed eight old guys made it to the page. Seven had served in the military and one was a preacher. Back in World War II it […]
Whatta Country! Ottawa KS Meets Iraq
Franklin County Kansas is flat as an iron and apart from the grain elevator, the red brick courthouse is the tallest building in the county seat of Ottawa. It has all the proper patriotic symbols–the scales of justice statue, the Kansas and American flags. Like many other courthouses it has carved in stone the names […]
WHATTA COUNTRY!–New Series
The GUARDIAN is coming off a two week, 5,000 mile road trip to the heartland of America. The trip was to make photos for some state-specific social studies textbooks with visits to Chicago, Indianapolis, Saint Louis, Kansas City, Wichita and the rural areas in between. We came away with some thoughts and observations–some sad and […]
Iraq War Solution
The GUARDIAN walked out of the pharmacy on Vista with a refill of blood pressure medicine– to treat a condition no doubt caused by severe growthophobia. There “in his face” was a bright red Hummer with a grille guard and gigantic chrome wheels with tires meant for a road grader. After muttering the usual epithets […]
And Nine Tenths Please
We all know the gas companies are scamming us. The GUARDIAN has done some investigating and found the practice posting gas prices with an additional “9/10th is meant to be deceiving. And it works. If one store (remember gas stations?) is charging $2.89 and 9/10th they will outsell the place across the street with gas […]
Convention Center Lure
The Pyramid Arena in Memphis was built as the “mother of all convention centers” to attract sports teams, national exhibitions, and lure visitors to the Blues City. Apparently it isn’t hooking enough visitors and the silver pyramid is about to become a garish super store the likes of which has never been seen– a BASS […]
Well Duh!
We figured Mr. Logic would like this sign. During a recent photo shoot in Arkansas the GUARDIAN was driving along a river and ran across this sign. We figured the sign was pointless. If the road was under water it would obviously be unsafe and anyone stupid enough to try to find the road while […]
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