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Getting To The Point

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:03:03 +0000

“Financial Independence; Getting to Point”, is the hardcover book that I’ll be giving away this afternoon (Wednesday) on Puffman Musical Trivia at 4:30. I hear Gary Gooden talk to the “bank guy” Monday, Wednesday & Friday afternoons on my program, so I know that all of us are concerned with our financial security. “Financial Independence: [...]

Not Hardy In Hardin

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:54:10 +0000

There’s a report this morning from “Talkative” Todd-The-Custom -Cutter-Guy. Todd his crew arrived in Texas on Sunday afternoon & on the way down, they took a look-see at the crops in Hardin & said that they look “tough”. He says the WORST crops were in western Kansas, starting from the southern edge of Nebraska & [...]

Strange Complex Moving

Jerry Puffer — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:18:39 +0000

It could well be an apt description of a typical afternoon on the Puffman Show, but in this case, it's how the new novel, "Sunday Girl" is described by The Literary Consultancy They write that this tome from Kalliope Lee that I'll be giving away this afternoon (Monday) at 4:30 on my Puffman Musical Trivia, is a "strange, complex & moving novel that's immensely readable & that authorKalliaope Lee has created a believable, mysterious world with moments of real dram & poignancy." "Sunday G

A Report From The Field

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:41:35 +0000

“Talkative” Todd, the custom cutter guy from up north of the border, says he’s ready to move south. Todd said that there is no rush to get there, other than to take a “look-see” at the crops. The “experts” are talking a 37 bushel average(!) while the producers are jacking their jaws about 5 to [...]

Ocean Sole – Taking "Steps" To Clean Up the Beach

Anne James — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:23:41 +0000

I saw the story on the Associated Press wire this afternoon and had to check it out. A company in Nairobi, Kenya is turning discarded flip-flops into useful items and works of art! The company is called Ocean Sole. Click HERE to see a video that tells the story.

Attention Area Veterans

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:50:19 +0000

Help IS on the way. The Montana Veterans Affairs Rep will be back in our Golden Triangle this week. The Rep will be here in Shelby tomorrow morning, Wednesday, up at the Toole County Courthouse from 9 to 11:30. Tomorrow afternoon, the Veteran Affairs Rep will visit Cut Bank from 1 to 3 at the [...]

Be Like Jackie Robinson

Jerry Puffer — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:47:23 +0000

Tomorrow morning, Saturday, on Puffman Sports Trivia, I'll be giving away the new Jackie Robinson book, "How to Be Like Jackie Robinson: Life Lessons from Baseball's Greatest Hero". Author & legend Pat Williams, a senior VP of the Orlando Magic along with sports columnist Mike Sielski have put together this tome along with a foreword by Allan "Bud" Selig, Commissioner of Baseball. Th

Tell Me A Story

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:25:11 +0000

David Abrams will be telling me about HIS story this afternoon (Wednesday) at 4:30 on the Puffman Program. David is going to be one of the presenters at the 19th Annual Montana Storytelling Roundup in Cut Bank this weekend & his debut novel, “Fobbit” is deals with the Iraq War. “Fobbit” has been named a [...]

Foodopoly

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:46:05 +0000

No, it not’s playing a game of monopoly while chowing down! “Foodopoly” is the title of a brand new hardcover book by the Executive Director of Food & Water Watch, Wenonah Hauter. The subtitle of this tome from The New Press (www.thenewpress.com) is “The Battle Over The Future Of Food And Farming In America”. Author [...]

Leading The Way To A Cure

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:06:41 +0000

Most people don’t know how serious a health concern bladder cancer really is until it strikes. For the 3rd year in a row, the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network & the their many volunteers across the country will be doing a “Walk for Bladder Cancer” two weeks from this Saturday, May 4th. The Walk for Bladder [...]

Getting Ziggy

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:02:34 +0000

The new book is “Growing Up Ziglar” by Julie ZIGLAR Norman. Ol’ Zig Ziglar was a legend in our media/broadcasting biz & now his daughter, Julie, has written “Growing Up Ziglar-A Daughter’s Broken Journey from Heartache to Hope”. New York Times best-selling author & nationally syndicated radio host Dave Ramsey says “Julie found God where [...]

Simple Is Smart

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:53:13 +0000

You don't have to tell me...I'm the Puffman. "Simple: Conquering the Crisis Of Complexity" is the new read (on sale April 2nd) from some world-renowned advisors who have faced down lawyers, businessmen, & government bureaucrats, a groundbreaking & invaluable guide to achieving clarity, transparency, & empathy to drive bottom line results & enhance the customer experience. Why am I readi

Dying With Your Boots On

Jerry Puffer — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:17:39 +0000

That’s how LAPD detective Tanner Davis’s uncle died & in his “dress boots” to boot! The book is “Dangerous Refuge” by New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell & this hardcover thriller will be my prize tomorrow morning, Saturday, at 7:30 on Puffman Sports Trivia. In this action packed tome, detective Davis drives to “Refuge”, [...]

Back To Her Roots

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:39:35 +0000

This New York Times Notable Book of the Year, available now in paperback, “is not only the remarkable story of our first lady’s family, providing insight into some of the wonderful traits that have been passed down to her, but also a microcosm of our country’s story as well…The real-life saga of struggle, survival, triumph, [...]

Watch the New Pope Emerge

Wendy Nielsen — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:00:46 +0000

POW Right To The Moon

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:55:00 +0000

That’s what Ralph Kramden used to tell his wife, Alice, all the time on the old Jackie Gleason Honeymooners Show, but these days, the cranky Kramden might well be threatening to send the old lady all the way clear to Mars. Check with Rod Pyle, he’s the author of a neat new book titled “Destination [...]

It's Sports AND Musical Trivia

Jerry Puffer — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:55:48 +0000

My Saturday morning “Sports Trivia” tomorrow morning at 7:30 is not only sports oriented, it’s musical triviaoriented too. I’ll be giving away a new book I blogged about earlier in the week. The book is Benjamin Busch’s riveting read, “Dust To Dust”. Writer Busch is an actor, film director, & a U.S. Marine Corp Infantry [...]

Dust To Dust

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:54:16 +0000

Benjamin Busch’s hard hitting tome “Dust To Dust is NOW out in paperback! “Dust To Dust” is a profound meditation on our passage through life, from a decorated Marine Corps combat veteran & actor on “The Wire”. I’ve never had the opportunity to watch “The Wire” on television but friends tell me that it is [...]

"Batman" Nabs Burglary Suspect in UK

Anne James — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:26:52 +0000

He’s looking a little out-of-shape, and the suit doesn’t fit as snugly as it did in the 60′s (maybe that’s a good thing), but Batman is on the job in Bradford, England. CCTV captured the Caped Crusader delivering a burglary suspect to the local police station recently. Click HERE for the story from the newspaper [...]

Spread the (Good) Word… It's World Compliment Day!

Anne James — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:02:25 +0000

It began a decade ago in the Netherlands as “National Compliment Day” and now it’s a worldwide movement. World Compliment Day is a day to compliment someone in your life on something he or she does well. A pessimist would note that it’s a sorry commentary on the state of the world that we might [...]