Ski, Beer, Grammys or all three?

I wonder how many "Brewfest" revelers tried to hit the fresh powder at Snow Bowl this morning. Good skiing for those who can remain upright. Three inches of fresh at the top; 29 degrees at the base as of noon, Sunday, Feb 12.  Happy Birthday Abe.  Grammy's tonight with Ladies Love Cool James (LL COOL J). 

Brewfest In Missoula Feb 11, 2012

The old Safeway Grocery Store on West Broadway just adjacent to St. Patricks's Hospital, (how handy) will be the scene of malt debauchery and music Saturday, Feb 11, 2-8 pm, in Missoula. 

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Missoula Montana

Now in its 9th year, The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival has become the largest cinema event in Montana and the premier venue for non-fiction film in the American West.  In 2010, the festival drew an audience of 12,000 and received nearly 1000 film entries from every corner of the globe.  A unique setting for filmmakers to premiere new work and for audiences to see innovative new films and also classics in the genre, the festival presents an average of 125 non-fiction films annually at the historic Wilma Theater in downtown Missoula, hosting over fifty visiting artists.


The 2012 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival runs from February 17th to 26th in Missoula.
Here is a LINK to the Viewing Schedule.

Discovery Map of Missoula Montana

This is a terrific map of Missoula. You can zoom in and pan around and examine a variety of restaurants and other attractions. Physically, the map is featured on the website DiscoveryMap.com
It may take ten seconds or so to load. You can zoom by rolling your mouse wheel. Place cursor on a featured site for details.

Granddaughters Brighten My Day

Here are brand new photos of two of the six granddaughters on my side of the family. (My spouse has four on her side.)  Of course we consider ALL of them to be our granddaughters, that almost goes without saying.

January Feels Like it Has About 60 days

Doesn't it feel like this is the Longest January in history!?  And we still have a week to go.  Huge snowfall amounts, heavy snow shoveling, sore back, lack of sunlight, and the bank account just keeps shrinking. About the only good thing about January is that the days are getting longer.  Groundhog Day is coming up on February 2. That marks the half-way mark of the winter months. Half way to spring.