This is blasphemous… I KNOW. But, I think it is time for the smurf turf to go. I don’t go to the games but I enjoy watching them on TV. The one big glaring eyesore when watching the games is the blue uniforms against the blue turf. It is one big blue mess.
Sorry, Boise, that’s just how I feel.
I’m considering taking a vacation. However, I can’t afford it. How about a minivacation. I could probably pull that one off. A minivacation to me is simply taking Thursday and Friday off. Leave on Thur. morning and return on Sunday afternoon.
Where would I go you are asking. Well, I’m a water guy. I’m kinda partial to the coast. Whenever I need to see some waves and seagulls I always visit Bandon.tv. It’s a great website. My last vacation was spent over there. Its a great place to go.
This is where I stayed:
MOSCOW, ID – Horizon Air announced today that they have produced a University of Idaho themed plane. The plane has been designed in the black and gold Vandal color scheme, and features the U of I logo.
Due to the lack of popularity of University of Idaho athletics, Horizon Air’s budget for the production of this plane only allowed for one (1) single piece of standard stock 8.5″ x 11″ Office Depot Ink Jet Printing Paper for the body of the plane, and a very small portion of an HP 75 Ink Jet Color Cartridge for the black and gold painting of the plane.
The plane will be based out of the University of Idaho Kibbie Air Hangar. The plane is expected to transport zero passengers, and was simply constructed by Horizon Air to appease whiny-ass Vandals who feel they “deserve a plane, too”.
This video starts out at the intersection of Franklin and Eagle, heading south. Kinda short and really has no purpose, but hey, it’s Boise.
Homeless Idaho residents sue over camping law
According to this article it says that there are up to 4,500 homeless people in Boise. That seems like alot. According to Wikipedia the population of Boise in 2008 was 205,314. That means that about 2.2% of Boise’s population is homeless. That seems like a lot of people who are homeless.
They say that the reason for the lawsuit is that the law amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. How so? Sounds reasonable to me. If there were no “no camping laws” I really believe the parks and other common areas would quickly become the less than desirable places for residents to go. Lets not forget that the people who pay for the parks and common areas are the tax payers and deserve to frequent those places without fear of harassment.
Just a thought.
I’ve enjoyed Merritt’s on several occasions. Late nights have seen me entering Merritt’s looking for an omelet to top off an already great night. They’ve never let me down in that sense.
My most recent visit to Merritt’s however was not all that memorable. Well, it was memorable but not for the right reasons.
I was down on State street at about 1:00 P.M. and feeling hungry. I decided it was a good idea to hit Merritt’s and get a hamburger. I’m a sucker for a good burger. So, I go in and sit down. The waitress gives me a menu. After perusing the burger section I decided on a Western Burger. It comes with 2 patties, 2 slices of cheese, bacon, and barbecue sauce in addition to the normal fillers… onions, lettuce, etc.
When my burger came the first thing I noticed was that the patties were small. I mean really small. They were about 4″ in diameter. A hamburger patty should be bigger in diameter than the bun. Even if by just a hair. However, in this case the patty was a good 1″ in diameter smaller than the bun. I am not kidding. The cheese was simply processed cheese. Processed cheese melts easily. My cheese was soft but not melted. The patties were the same size as the cheese slices, only round. One more thing to add. If you cook a hamburger patty too long it gets that dark brown look with the crisp texture. This was just that patty. It was cooked too long. That may account for the small size. When a patty is cooked too long it also loses the juiciness. This burger was a bit on the dry side. The only thing that saved it was the fresh bun and the fresh condiments. The bacon was thicker than I expected. Another save.
The fries were good. I asked for some Au Jus sauce on the side for my fries. I got plenty. The fries were done perfectly.
Now for the part that hurts. I got a Western burger, fries, a side of au jus, and a Dr. Pepper. The cost of the whole meal was $11.22. That price includes a $2.00 tip. I didn’t notice on the menu that the fries came with the burger. Most places include that in the price of the burger. A combo they call it. I didn’t really pay too much attention to the breakdown cost of the lunch. All I know is I walked out after paying $11.22 and felt like I didn’t get what I paid for.
I will still go back to Merritt’s. Their omelets are good. I just won’t be ordering the western burger any time soon.
The recent election in Boise only brought out 18% of the voters. Pretty dismal I would say. I voted by the way.
Why was the turnout so low? I have a guess. If you read the Guardian they open with this line:
Tuesday’s local election results sent a strong message from voters: NOBODY REALLY CARES!
I personally think people do care. But this time around I think people are tired of politics. The fighting in Washington over Healthcare, the economy being as bad as it is, and unemployment at a ridiculous high. I would say that this time around the people are just tired of all the fighting and bickering.
Hopefully, come November 2010 the people will be re-energized and anxious to vote.
I don’t want BoiseBlogger.com to be a political site so I will just leave it at that.
Here is a more recent article concerning the subject. An interesting point made in the article is that Dave Foldesi paid the property taxes in 2007 to, in his mind I guess, take possession of the house but he has failed to pay them since. Why would that be?
Dispute over ownership of home in Boise’s North End may be resolved
I drive by Boobies restaurant everyday and rarely see more than one car in the parking lot. I wonder if the community is standing behind their fellow boiseans and staying away from those who would take advantage of their fellow boisean?
I feel sorry for the co-owners of Boobies Restaurant. I hope they had no knowledge of Foldesi’s actions.