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This is fantastic: a family tradition that started 34 years ago and still going strong, now with another generation.

It's a lavishly illustrated history of Minnesota railroads from the romance of steam locomotives & luxurious passenger travel to the prosperous engines of transportation. It's all here in this BEAUTIFUL coffee table presentation by Steve Glischinski from the University of Minnesota Press. Th...

That's not me, I'm the Puffman. I'm on AM & FM, the worldwide internet, Facebook, & right here at the Blog Post. "Inaccessible" is the title of the book that I'll be giving away this afternoon (Thursday) at 4:30 on Puffman Musical Trivia. I've g...

The days of the buffalo! Glendive author Michael Bugenstein is out with his new book, "Since the Days of he Buffalo; A History of Eastern Montana and the Kalfell Ranch". It's a beautiful coffee table presentation edited by Linda Grosskopf & Nancy Morrison from Farcountry Press in Helena. Wh...

The Great Falls High School Class of 1964-50th Reunion FINAL planning meeting for the 2013 year will be coming up this NEXT Monday night, November 11th down in Great Falls. Regular meetings will resume after the 1st of the year. The Great Falls High Class of 1964 is fired up for the reunion next summer, the weekend of August 15th through the 17th...

Original, amusing, & brilliantly documented, Carli Davidson's "Shake", the hardcover released just this month (October) from Harper Design, is a heartwarming collection of 61 beguiling dogs caught in the most candid of moments; mid-shake. Th...

Halloween is on its way, and parties are bound to pop up. The only problem is that you don't have a costume. You could throw on a dirty old bedsheet, cut a few holes in it and tell people you're a beige ghost. Or you could actually be clever and in-tune with what's happening and hip (as the kids say) by going as viral video star the honey badger.

Everyone knows that vampires suck … your blood!!!! Seriously though, do you know the history behind modern vampire lore? These creatures of the night have been lurking around for a very long time, although the princes and princesses of darkness have taken on different guises and mythologies throughout the ages.

"Penney Post Cards & Prairie Flowers" is the book written by Montana's Philip J. Burgess & we just started reading this tome last night (Tuesday) up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. In the early 1900's sending & saving picture post cards was a prevalent & a deadly boring fad in a million middle class family homes. Yet the pletho...

Are you having a rough week? Does the fact that it's not Friday yet make you want to ram your face through a plate glass window? Did you spend your morning commute grinding your teeth to keep from telling the person snapping their gum next to you that they don't deserve to be loved? Here, have some Calming Manatees.

We've gotta hand it to the sign-makers of the world. They come up with some pretty creative stuff that makes us scratch our heads and get in boozy moods. But the street signers? Well, they're a whole 'nother funny animal.

There are certain times when we just need a hug. You know-- when we thought Twinkies were going extinct or after the 'Game of Thrones' 'Red Wedding' episode, AKA hard-hitting stuff.