http://blogs.kxly.com Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:51:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en November 18th marks the 30th anniversary of a deadly ambush and mass suicide in a place called Jonestown Guyana. At least 900 people killed themselves or were forced to drink cyanide laced Kool-Aid after their cult leader signaled it was time to self destruct a compound that Jones and his ... http://blogs.kxly.com/blog/2008/11/18/following-in-my-fathers-footsteps/ On November 18, 1978 more than 900 people drank a lethal concoction in the middle of a South American jungle. The mass suicide has always been a disturbing episode for me to ponder. How could one man, cult leader Jim Jones, have such influence over these followers? The ... http://blogs.kxly.com/blog/2008/11/18/it-happened-three-decades-ago-and-i-still-have-trouble-understanding-how/        Our director Michael thinks I look like the newest bond girl Olga Kurylenko. She's gorgeous so I'll take the comparison, but I'm not sure how much we really look alike, especially after googling her name and seeing her in a bikini. Wooo... I'll tell you what, I look nothing ... http://blogs.kxly.com/blog/2008/11/18/do-i-look-olga-or-danny/ About 6 weeks ago we introduced to Jolinda Eibert. She's a regular Spokane mom who saves silly, ridiculous amounts of money every time she goes to the grocery store. We went shopping with her and saw her save firsthand. She got well over $950 worth of groceries for about $185. It ... http://blogs.kxly.com/blog/2008/11/18/coupon-lady-ii-tonight-at-500/ I am patriotic!  I am proud to be an American!  I love our flag and I get chills saying the pledge of allegiance (especially when I hear children say it)... and I get weepy nearly everytime I hear or sing the National Anthem. I say "nearly" because people can be so ... http://blogs.kxly.com/blog/2008/11/18/its-home-of-the-brave-people/ My e-mail in-box is loaded with beautiful sunset shots.  I got this one from Sara and David Brown.  Sara writes: "The recent sunsets have been spectacular.  This one was taken Saturday Nov. 15th in Republic, Washington looking southwest from my porch."  That's quite a view, Sara!  Thanks for the great ... http://blogs.kxly.com/blog/2008/11/18/beautiful-sunset/ Has the self-esteem movement run its course yet, because if it hasn’t, we’re creating yet another generation of young people who don’t understand that mediocrity isn’t worthy of an award. For some time, in the interest of preventing injury to personal self esteem, parents and educators invested in what amounts ... http://blogs.kxly.com/blog/2008/11/17/sixth-place-really-isn%e2%80%99t-an-achievement-but-some-folks-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-know-that/ Tomorrow marks a dark day in U.S. history. 30 years ago Tuesday, more than 900 people killed themselves as part of a mass suicide in Guyana. They were followers of radical cult leader Jim Jones. That story itself has always fascinated me; I've wondered how people can so blindly follow ... http://blogs.kxly.com/blog/2008/11/17/jonestown-hits-home/      I'm giving viewers and web visitors more ways to share their thoughts, concerns and suggestions with me through Twitter.       I'm meeting so many people and many of them are from the Inland Northwest.  More than 300 people are following my "tweets" so far.     You can find me at www.twitter.com/SpokaneDave      ... http://blogs.kxly.com/blog/2008/11/17/twitter-me-join-the-conversation/        He picked me up in a tux and held the door open for me. I felt like I was going to prom... except for the fact my husband was the one sending me off instead of my dad and the kid picking me up was really my 46 year ... http://blogs.kxly.com/blog/2008/11/17/my-prom-date-mark-peterson/