Mid-Day With Gary Goodan

Really? Already? Imagine my surprise when I came across an article talking about Daylight Savings Time being next Sunday! I knew the time had changed, but I didn't think it was THAT soon! And I was just getting used to having a little light to come to work in the morning...

When I read that story this morning on the International Space Station adding a "storage closet", my first reaction was, "Why are we adding to the space station? Aren't we ending our shuttle missions with this one?" That's when it hit me that other countries are still going into space; it's just us staying home. What happened?

And would it help you to speak their language? I came across this article from Yahoo's "Shine" section, which often has points of view on relationships of all kinds, good recipes, and a lot of other good living things.  While you may have already figured out what your teens were trying to get across with the five translations, their advice on how to respond may be helpful, as well as

International Quirkyalone Day is a do-it-yourself celebration of romance, friendship, and independent spirit. It's a celebration of all kinds of love: romantic, platonic, familial, and yes, self-love. International Quirkyalone Day is not anti-Valentine's Day...

According to a recent survey by Yahoo! Personals, an overwhelming majority of respondents (77 percent) already spend an average of one to three hours per day looking for love. When asked what they would do with more free time, one in four singles cited looking for or meeting potential dates as high on their priority list...

The Montana High School Association has posted the brackets for the state wrestling tournaments, so you can see who your favorite wrestlers will be facing Friday and Saturday. All the wrestling information is available, including a schedule of events and ticket prices, at MHSA...

I came across this headline from Shine.Yahoo.com and SELF magazine. My personal opinion is: The reason we're unhappy with anything is that we have expectations of how things should be, and we're disappointed when those expectations are not met...

An article in the Great Falls Tribune, written by Associated Press golf writer Doug Ferguson: "PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem is asking the USGA to review the Rules of Golf after two prominent players were disqualified for rules violations that were reported after they signed their scorecards...

The most likely sports story to be talked about today comes from Oak Lawn, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. John Stone wore a Green Bay Packers tie to work at a car dealership to honor his late grandmother, who was a big Packers fan and would have been happy with her team beating the Bears Sunday and making the Super Bowl.

Dutton-Brady and Valier have rescheduled their blowing snowed-out games for February 1, with half a JV girls game to start at 3:30; varsity girls at 6:00 and varsity boys at 7:30. Dutton-Brady has also rescheduled their games with North Star, cancelled at the Big Sandy tournament due to freezing rain, to February 10.