What Makes Me Laugh

That’s what my friend Crystal said when she realized that Doug wasn’t aware we were planning a trip to Vegas.  “Yeah,” I said, giving a sheepish look over at Doug. “I haven’t told him yet. But I was going to soon!” See, I have this bad habit of asking for forgiveness rather than permission (not [...]

If you’re looking for a life-size gorilla lawn ornament, you can buy one in the parking lot of the Holiday Village Mall in Great Falls, Montana. Doug and I had a good laugh imagining putting it in our front yard, but I have to say that the large chicken would probably have shocked the neighborhood [...]

Just not at the same time. This is what traveling in Montana is like. One night you’re picking up a thin, white terry-cloth towel from a hotel when you notice a warning sign posted in the bathroom that says, “Please do not use the ‘white linens’ for removing makeup or cleaning your shoes. That’s what [...]

  I thought that Flight of the Conchords  had the funniest tourism posters, but my own state has outdone the brilliant comedians.  Travel Montana, which is in charge of promoting Montana to tourists, is running a series of magazine advertisements featuring scenic Glacier and Yellowstone National Park photographs and the slogan “Montana: There’s Nothing Here” [...]