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There have been an increasing number of studies recently that state that spending prolonged periods of time sitting can take years off your life. What are you doing right now? Probably sitting. What are you going to be doing in an hour? Probably still sitting. Have humans taken over so much of the planet that the only predators that can take us on are our own big fat asses? Go take a walk and think about that. Or just think about it while sitting. You’re doomed anyway.

This is a fish/parasite local to the Amazon that crawls up your urethra (that’s your pee hole) or vagina then drives hooks in so you can’t pull it out. It has been said to cause so much pain that men would rather cut their penises off than stand the pain long enough for an alternate treatment. Candiru are very rarely documented and they’re only in the Amazon, so you probably don’t have to worry. But you should still worry. There’s a creature that has evolved to drive hooks into your penis. You should constantly be worried.

Remember a time when getting Gonorrhea was just embarrassing, but generally not a big deal? Forget it. New studies have shown a strain of super Gonorrhea that resists antibiotics, both oral and intravenous. That means that, for the time being, it is incurable, and, if you catch it, it could burn when you pee forever. Also, it’s still embarrassing.

There’s a parasitic disease called Toxoplasmosis that is primarily hosted by cats and can be spread by changing kitty litter and even eating some undercooked meat. When rodents catch it, it removes their fear of cats and even causes them to be drawn to the smell of cat urine. Some other behavioral symptoms include decreased novelty seeking, slower reactions, and big sweaters emblazoned with cat puns.

Over 80% of the United State’s cocaine supply contains a cattle deworming drug called levamisole. That just seems like regular gross, right? Well, yes, that, PLUS it can rot the skin off your nose, ears, and cheeks. You need those things. They’re what make your face. The dead skin can heal back up as a big scar once the cocaine is out of your system. Or it can also kill you. Because it’s flesh-eating cocaine. Obviously it can kill you.

Terrelle Pryor

The Raiders acquired the controversy-ridden Ohio State quarterback in the NFL supplementary draft. Is he any good?

The first major indicator of Republican presidential candidates’ viability, the Iowa Straw Poll, takes place this Saturday. What do you think?

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  Hands down my favorite quadrennial GOP formality in the entire Midwest.”

  Rose Lewis
  Systems Analyst

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  Yeah, but the state is only one-third of the way through its candidate pancake-breakfast cycle, so I wouldn’t read too much into it.

  Mayer Brown
  Mortgage Clerk

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  As a Santorum 2012 street team member, I can’t tell you how excited I am that the merciful end is finally near.

  Stephen Hyde
  Base Filler

Facing fiscal crisis, a number of states—including Texas, Wisconsin, and Kansas—are cutting their arts budgets or eliminating them altogether. What do you think?

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  Suits me fine. Kansas’s state seal has become a little edgy for my taste.

  Katy Raimondi
  Systems Analyst

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  I guess Wisconsin state senator Scott Fitzgerald will have to take those Nagels down from his office.

  Martin Smith
  Safety Manager

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  Good. Art sucks.

  Eric Heller
  Table Hand

Cami, you have an interesting and professional web page. Who does the design?

I do all the design myself…it’s not too detailed, I just use a little web page program and update it nearly every day.

I also noticed that you are on the cover of the movie Vampire Night. What do you think of the film?

It was better than I thought it would be! I was expecting cheesy stuff and it was a spoof on horror films. It was pretty funny. I liked it!

The disclaimer says WARNING: This film contains graphic violence, adult content, a kinky bondage scene, and a lot of biting. Were you involved in any of that?

There was graphic violence and biting in my two scenes… I was also tied up, but I don’t think that’s the bondage scene they are talking about! I’m also in their upcoming film Vampires of Sorority Row II, so I’ll be bitten in that as well.

So, where do you see yourself in ten years? Doing movies, modeling, something else?

Probably not modeling, unless it’s really commercial ad type work. I definitely want to see myself on stage still in 10 years, in musicals. Hopefully doing film, TV, and commercials as well. But I also expect I will have a real job, maybe in entertainment or advertising.

Most internet models and celebrities use a stage name for safety. Is there any reason for the name Cami?

It’s what everyone has called me since I was born, so it’s not really a stage name, though it is not my given name. I prefer not to use my real last name too often though, for privacy.

How have your interactions with fans been?

Basically pretty good. I have a good fan in Norway, one in the UK, one in Canada, and several in the USA. Most are really cool and promote me well! Some try to delve into my real life though to get my home address or full name, and often ask for nude pics or dates. I don’t like that, that is not being a fan, that is being, well, odd.

Can you give an example of some of the weird stuff that might have happened? You know, weird guys asking to date you and stuff.

I’ve had men ask me to be their “travel companion,” escort, and whatnot. Many guys think that since I am a female with photos on the net, I am looking for sex or dates or whatever, and that is not true. I had one mental hospital patient find my business card and call my business number several times demanding photos and that I call him back… that was creepy.

How did you get your start on the internet?

I started using the Net for random stuff in 1995, and then in 1996 I put some acting headshots on the web just to see who might see me. Some photographers asked me to model for them, and I did, and started building a portfolio from there. It sort of snowballed after that, into my own site and everything.

Ok, now what can you share with us that you think that people reading this article might find interesting?

I don’t define myself as a model like many models do. I never had an intention to be a model, but photographers wanted to shoot me. I don’t think of myself as a “model” even though a ton of people do.

Do you have anything for sale on your site?

Currently I have several 8x10s for sale, autographed to the buyer. very soon I will have an 8.5×11 calendar with 2 photos on it for sale autographed, as well as a non-nude but sexy amateur video.

I’ll ask you 5 random fun questions. Are you ready?

What was your favorite 80′s tv show?

Good question! Little House on the Prairie.

If you had a superpower, what would it be?

To be invisible so I could eavesdrop on important stuff and check out my competition during auditions!

What is the greatest state and why?

Well, not Florida. It has to be California or Hawaii. California because you can literally find any class or style of living here, from yuppieville to family suburbs to big city to forever-college towns. Hawaii because it’s almost always warm, humid, with clean air and beaches – a BIG plus for me.

Mr. T or the Terminator, who would win in a fight and why?

Terminator. He has a harder body.

What is the last thing you did before doing this interview?

Drank a girly beer and made a copy of a CD I downloaded all the songs from Napster…

Well, thank you for your time. I hope you have a great evening.

ANYTIME!!!

Bruce Santee is known by many as the best wrestler in the state of Florida.  He’s a no-brainer future TNA or WWE star.  Personally, Bruce is one of my favorite indy workers.  He possesses the athletic ability and the personality that makes him stand head and shoulders above his peers.  Let’s see what he has to say in this interview.

Thanks for doing this interview with www.MarcusPitt.com. How are you doing today?

Fan- freakin – tastick there SnowMan.

Can you tell us a little about yourself? What is your name? Where do you wrestle? What basic height and weight or other stats would you like to share?

Well if you don’t know by now, I am “The Marquee” Bruce Santee. I am 6’4”, and currently weighing in at 255 lbs..

How can a promoter book you, and in what areas do you primarily wrestle?

I primarily try to stay local, Central Florida area. I work a very mentally draining job during the week, so I like to enjoy my weekends, and not have to travel. I may venture back out this upcoming year, if the price is right. I can be contacted for bookings via Facebook , or bruce.santee@yahoo.com

How did you break into wrestling? Who trained you, and what was your first year like?  Maybe tell us a bit about Dudley Dudley.

I originally began training with the Bushwhackers back in 1999. I learned the basics from them, however, stopped training to become an officer of the law. I eventually got over that retarded a$$ cop kick, and resumed training in 2000. At that time I trained with LeRoy Howard (Navy Seal/ Rastaman) and Jeff Bradley (Original Dudley Dudley) , among others. Training was brutal… very old school. Drills, Hindu Squats, Pushups, more drills… I was pushed beyond my limits..

We would learn certain “moves”, what situations to apply them in, and how to tell a story with the said move. Jeff and Leroy were great at that.

LeRoy also took the time to show me and several others many “legit” submissions, striking, etc. When people hear you are a “wrestler”, they always want to “try you”. LeRoy always said if someone tries you, and then subsequently works you over, it will be embarrassing not only to yourself, but to the business as well. Never go out and look for trouble, but if the trouble finds you, you need to be able to take care of business. Having 7 years of Amateur wrestling experience, the “shooting” was my favorite part of training.

Most importantly, they taught us to RESPECT and PROTECT the business. When you are green, you should be the first one to arrive to the venue, and the last one to leave. You should help with set-up and tear down, even if you are not on the show. If you are in the locker room, and all the seats are taken, and a VET shows up, you should be the first one to give up your chair for them. They paved the way for you! That is how you get booked… You must earn your way in.

Unfortunately a lot of the young kids coming up never learned that. There isn’t much respect in this area anymore.

Who do you enjoy wrestling the most?

Guys that always bring the best out of me, in no particular order: Vordell Walker, Erick Stevens, Jon Davis, Kory Chavis, Francisco Ciatso, Eddie Taurus, Sedrick Strong, Sam Shaw, and I am sure there are a few more. All the aforementioned guys can take it and dish it right back. I would get in the ring with any of them on any given day.

What are the biggest names that you have wrestled?

It depends on what you consider a “name”? I guess if you want to go “Mainstream”, then Jerry Lawler, CM Punk, MVP, 75 percent of the current TNA Locker room, and Frankie Capone.

So can you tell us about any injuries you have had that are wrestling related?

Torn Rotator Cuff in both shoulders, meniscus tears in both knees, several concussions, bruised ribs, sprained MCL, herniated disks, tendonitis in every joint, and a broken pinky toe.

What wrestlers did you enjoy watching as a kid? Did you use them as role models in your career?

I know most guys in this business had a wrestler they looked up to as a kid, I honestly didn’t really. I guess I used to like Hercules Hernandez because he was a friend of my uncle’s.. Other than that, I just watched for the entertainment. Once I became older, I started becoming a fan of guys.

I would have to say one of my all time favorites is Booker T. He always looks like he is having fun in the ring, playing heel or face. That is what I try to radiate to the crowd. I am in the ring, sweating, in my underwear, beating up another sweaty man, in his underwear, in a totally HeteroSexual way, and having a good time doing it.

I like to compare my in-ring style to JBL, with a bit more athleticism. I like to brutalize people… Beat them down! When you see a Bruce Santee match, you KNOW you are watching a fight!

My current favorite (and I am probably the only male over the age of 12 to say this) is Cena. People can $hit on his “in ring” ability all they want, but the way he connects with the crowd is unreal. Love him or hate him, people want to watch him. I believe he is the ONLY ONE left that brings that “true emotion” back to the sport, which has been missing for way too long. He knows how to draw money, and I think, at this point, the WWE would be in a LOT OF TROUBLE without him.

Do you have any websites or upcoming events you would like to promote?

Check me out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/brucesantee.

I can be found locally (Tampa Bay Area) wrestling several times a month for FU Wrestling at Gasoline Alley Tuesday nights in Largo, Florida. In the Central Florida Area, Vintage Wrestling’s show of the year, WrestleBrawl II, January 15, 2011 at the Sanford Salvation Army in Sanford Florida. . I may be popping up again in South Florida and several other places here in the next few months…

We also run a website called www.Wrestling911.com. Have you been there? If so, what do you think about it?

Yes, I am sure I speak for most of the other workers in saying we appreciate what you do with the website in promoting Florida Wrestling.

Is there anything else you would like to talk about?

I would like to talk about all the naughty things I wanna do to that bitch KE$HA…….

Well, who wouldn’t.  Thank you for your time.

Butch Long – Indy Wrestler Interview

Posted on 20 December 2010 by SnowMan Jones

Butch Long is a former WCW wrestler who currently wrestles in the state of Florida. He, Marc Mandrake, Donnie York, Ferrari, and Star Stevens comprise the successful tag team known as the Highwaymen. Their primary stomping grounds are DWI, ASW, and FU Wrestling. He is also making a name for himself in WXW. Let’s see what Butch has to say!

Butch, it is great to have you here in the Pitt! Can you tell us a little about how you got started?
I trained at Larry Sharpe’s Monster Factory and trained by Jimmy Delray just before he became a HEAVENLY Body for the WWF.
Trained with Buck Quartermaine, NavySEAL, Leroy Howard ,Bill Payne.

How was that? The first year was fun had my first match with Bill Payne at the Sportatoriam. He would end up my tag team partner of 12 years and as The Bounty Hunters. We would feud with The Southern Posse, The Hitmen Cris Nelson and Dennis Allan.

Who did you like working with?
It really doesn’t matter who you like working the most but back in the day the Dynamite Express had very good matches with the Bounty Hunters. Mike Sullivan and his partner Emory Hail worked well when we called ourselves The Bomb Squad, and in IPW as Inner Aggression we had memorable match with Chaotic Cult.

What big names have you worked?
Biggest names wow had the pleasure of being in the ring with Ric Flair, Honkey Tonk Man, Jerico, the Steiner Brothers, the Road Warriors, the Rock and Roll Express, Public Enemy, Chris Benoit, Onita Masato, Tanaka, Hyabusa to name a few,

Can you tell us about your list of injuries? About 1996 I was trying to do a spinning leg scissors. The move messed up my knee for a long time had to wear a titanium brace!

I am sorry to hear that. Can you tell us who you liked when you were young?
As a kid, I liked Ivan Putski, Road Warriors, the Freebirds, Magnum TA, Terry Funk, and Dick Slater. I try to use my peers as examples

Is there anything you would like to promote? What about FU Wrestling?
Come out and see The Highwaymen at Gasoline Ally in Largo on 66th St. It is at 8:30 on Tuesdays. ASW is at Stroker’s Billiards on West Hillsboro Avenue in Tampa on Friday nights. Bell time is 8PM. Also, DWI is at the Showman’s Event center on Jan 13th through the 16th.

Don’t you also work WXW?
Yes. Please check out WXW in Minneola, Florida on Jan 15th!

What websites do you like?
I enjoy www.wrestling911.com. It is an informative website that covers the entire state. It doesn’t just cover one or two companies.

Anything else you want to talk about?
Just be watching for The Highwaymen to be rolling into town near you as we set out on path to tag team supremacy in 2011.

Thanks for the plug, Butch! Best of luck to you and the Highwaymen in 2011!

All of the combat in The 3rd Birthday involves guns, but this isn’t a shooter. With most weapons, you can lock on to targets automatically, so defeating enemies is often a matter of holding down the lock-on button and then pressing or tapping the fire button. The trick isn’t hitting them so much as it is staying alive long enough to do enough damage to kill them. It’s not just the many nasty, tentacled varieties of Twisted and other creatures you encounter that make surviving tricky; it’s also the rigid controls. You move Aya in third person, and her casual jogging speed doesn’t befit the life-and-death situations in which she finds herself, nor is it sufficient for dodging enemy projectiles and keeping you away from danger. Taking cover behind barricades shields you from some attacks and slowly restores your health, but most attacks destroy these barricades quickly, so you can’t rely on cover for long. Aya can perform quick dodge rolls, though performing three in a row leaves her winded and vulnerable to attack. Controlling a character whose slow, limited movements make her extremely vulnerable often thwarts the thrills the gameplay is striving to provide.

The ability to leap from soldier to soldier is Aya’s saving grace, and it’s essential to survival. Aya can transfer instantly from body to body, so the death of the soldier you possess doesn’t necessarily spell death for you. You can use soldiers up and abandon their husks in the final moments of their lives, provided there’s another fighter on the field. Hopping around from person to person and from position to position is a fun and flashy mechanic that gives the combat a distinctive feel. This ability also has an offensive component: If you sustain an assault on an enemy for a period of time, a triangle icon will indicate that you can perform an overdive attack, sending your psyche inside it for an instant and doing significant damage. You can more effectively create openings for overdive attacks by directing any nearby soldiers to concentrate their fire at your target for a brief period. To trigger this coordinated assault, which the game calls crossfire, you need to lock on to an enemy without firing for a short while as a gauge fills. Attacking enemies fills up another gauge that, when full, enables you to enter a state called liberation. In liberation, Aya’s movements are blindingly swift, and true to the state’s name, it makes for a liberating departure from her normally stiff actions. Unfortunately, this state is so short lived that you barely have time to enjoy it before Aya returns to normal.

6304662NoneAnother typical day on the New York City subway.

The 3rd Birthday sometimes succeeds at generating a great deal of tension. In one battle, for instance, the enemy onslaught seems overwhelming and circumstances seem hopeless. Your desperate attempts to survive are exciting, and the tension that builds up is ultimately released in an immensely satisfying way when an armored vehicle arrives, enabling you to take control of its gunner and turn the tide, making short work of the creatures that just shortly before were slaughtering soldiers left and right. It’s an exhilarating moment. But often, the tension can boil over into full-blown frustration. For instance, in most situations, a steady stream of reinforcements means that even if the soldier you’re currently occupying is in bad shape, surviving long enough will let you leap to another, brand new body with full health (though surviving that long is often easier said than done). But one difficult battle in a location where reinforcements can’t reach you can become infuriating. The monsters you face, like many you encounter throughout the game, have a good deal of health that your attacks slowly chip away. They also have attacks that can wipe out all your health with a few hits, and your stiff movements make attempting to evade some of those attacks a frustrating endeavor. You might repeatedly find yourself nearing victory only to fail and then be faced with the prospect of starting the long, slow process of fighting them all over again. This battle, and others like it, highlight the limitations of Aya’s movement and can drain all the momentum from the game. Success in these situations brings with it a sense of relief in knowing that a painful step of your journey is over, rather than a rewarding sense of victory.

As you advance from mission to mission, you earn experience and level up, increasing Aya’s health and the power of her overdive attack. Additionally, frequent use of a specific type of weapon–handguns, assault rifles, or shotguns, for instance–gives you access to better weapons and weapon components of that type. You can purchase and equip components that improve a weapon’s accuracy and capacity, as well as choose between ammo that does more damage but triggers overdive attack opportunities less frequently and ammo with the opposite characteristics. You also collect items called OE chips, which you can equip to grant Aya various benefits, such as increased defense and stronger crossfire attacks. These customization options aren’t very deep or involving, but tinkering with Aya’s weapons and attributes makes for a pleasant little diversion between missions.

Most of what you find on the protective gear menu sure doesn’t look very protective.

Like its protagonist, The 3rd Birthday is beautiful and troubled, flawed and fascinating and frustrating. In addition, it’s short; the irritating difficulty of some sections means that its six episodes may take a while to complete, but that issue aside, the adventure is roughly five hours long. Cheat codes that unlock as you finish the game and accomplish certain tasks let you replay the game with enhanced abilities, though this certainly isn’t enough of an incentive to complete the game the whopping 10 times you’d need to unlock one of the cheat codes. The 3rd Birthday has an intriguing story with an annoying heroine and unusual gameplay that makes for an occasionally thrilling experience, which is often undermined by stiff controls and frustrating difficulty. Some will find enduring the flaws a tolerable price to pay to experience Aya Brea’s strange journey, but she has some serious growing up to do before her next birthday rolls around.

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BOZEMAN, Mont.

It’s not difficult to imagine dinosaurs prowling the wide-open spaces of the American West. That’s especially true here in Montana, where the state’s plains go on and on and lonely highways weave ribbons through the vastness. At the crest of every rolling hill it wouldn’t seem out of place to see a triceratops rumbling along.

Today we call it Montana Big Sky Country, but what has been unearthed down below is just as impressive. Perhaps more so.

I used to be quite a dinosaur geek, thanks to my son, who fell in love with the prehistoric behemoths as a preschooler. It’s a common obsession of little kids, and we spent lots of time talking about terrible lizards (T. rex), earth shakers (seismosaurus) and all sorts of raptors (veloci-, pyro- and micro-). He outgrew his dino period quickly; they sank their teeth into me a bit longer.

So on a driving trip through Montana last summer, I grabbed the brochure for the Montana Dinosaur Trail (yes, there is such a thing) and plotted to visit as many of the 15 stops as I could. My goal of getting my “Prehistoric Passport” stamped at each locale was dashed when I was overruled by the other occupant of the car. Pick a couple, he said. (If we’d hit them all, we’d probably still be driving. That’s one big state.)

So that’s how I ended up plunking down $5 to see one of the world’s largest dinosaur snaking around the inside of a prefab metal building in Bynum and then spending a day getting up close and personal with the fossils at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman.

The search continues

Some of the biggest dinosaur discoveries in the world have been in Montana. The first Tyrannosaurus rex fossil and the largest T. rex were discovered here. The world’s “best preserved dinosaur,” Leonardo the Brachylophosaurus, is at the Dinosaur Field Station in Malta. There’s even a state fossil, the maiasaura.

While there are some Dinosaur World elements to the state’s celebration of prehistoric creatures (the friendly and colorful dinos near the Ice Cream Parlor in Choteau look similar to those we see on Interstate 4 in Plant City), paleontology is a big and serious business. Scientists and graduate students toil on digs in their Indiana Jones hats, and there are summer programs where novices can help excavate prehistory. Some of the state’s biggest discoveries have gone to large museums such as the Smithsonian.

About 75 dinosaur species have been found in Montana, more than any other state. The landscape during the Jurassic period, some 155 million years ago, was more coastal and swampy; the mountains of Glacier National Park were forming then. Think Pacific Ocean and Everglades. Cowboys and outdoor enthusiasts, both common Montana species today, wouldn’t recognize the place. The dinosaurs survived in Montana through the Cretaceous Period and then — poof! — they were gone.

Sizing up seismosaurus

The state’s most impressive collection of dinosaurs is at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, home to Montana State University and plenty of unique restaurants. When the weather is good, and that’s always sort of a gamble, find a sidewalk cafe for a quick bite before or after your museum visit. On a July visit, I asked a server at Ted’s (of Turner fame) Montana Grill when the snow comes to this part of Montana. She wrinkled her nose and looked at the sky. “Maybe tomorrow.”

To get to Bozeman from Glacier, we first travel south on U.S. 89. In the rearview mirror are mountains, ahead of us undulating hills and that famous big sky. First I see the sign for Two Medicine Dinosaur Center and then another that promises the world’s largest dinosaur. We are in Bynum, I guess, but there doesn’t seem to be much else here except a rock shop and a metal building. That’s where the 137-foot skeletal model of the seismosaurus lives. The “earth shaker” is 23 feet tall.

The center is cool and weird at the same time. It offers hands-on research opportunities in its lab and out in the field from May to September. There are two paleontologists on staff. For a time, I am alone with the big dinosaur, wondering what his skin looked like or if he would just swallow me whole if he could see me standing there.

A few other folks wander in and we all look up, mouths gaping slightly. It’s hard to imagine that this big guy was running around out there. There are a few other exhibits, but the earth shaker is the star of this show.

Sounds of science

The Museum of the Rockies is a world-class science museum. While dinosaurs are the main draw, there is a planetarium plus an impressive permanent exhibit on the American Indians that roamed the northern plains. There is also a pioneer homestead outside and a great gift shop.

But it’s the dinosaurs that speak to me. Literally. Scientists have re-created the rumbling, squeaking, moaning sounds they think the prehistoric creatures made. There are also exhibits of models with skin and features. Who knew they were so colorful?

The museum houses the world’s largest T. rex skull and one of the first identified females. We spend a couple of hours with the big guys and then my guy gets fidgety.

I guess extinction has its limits.

Janet K. Keeler can be reached at jkeeler@sptimes.com or (727) 893-8586.

. IF YOU GO

Montana’s dinosaur land

• The state’s Dinosaur Trail pinpoints 15 places where visitors can see dinosaur fossils and take part in excavation or restoration projects. (Check ahead for schedules.) Most of the stops are across the more desolate northern part of the state. For more information, go to mtdinotrail.org.

• Two Medicine Dinosaur Center, where the skeletal model of the seismosaurus is on display, is on U.S. 89 in Bynum. Cost to check out the big guy and other exhibits is $5. The center offers hands-on programs in the summer and lab activities year-round, though the center is open in winter only by appointment. For information, call toll-free 1-800-238-6873 or go to tmdinosaur.org.

• The Museum of the Rockies, which is affiliated with Montana State University, is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily Memorial Day through Labor Day, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday the remainder of the year. Tickets are $9 to $13, free for children under 4. The museum, at 600 W Kagy Blvd. in Bozeman, houses one of the world’s largest collections of dinosaur fossils. For information, call (406) 994-2251.

Bozeman has a college town vibe and there are lots of fun shops and interesting restaurants to check out. It’s also a major winter sports hub. The city of about 40,000 is on Interstate 90, so there are plenty of major chain hotels near the highway. We stayed at a Hampton Inn for about $140 a night.

An outside table at Ted’s Montana Grill (105 W Main St.; (406) 587-6000) is a good spot to people watch. Order a bison burger topped with Monterey Jack, jalapenos and guacamole (about $10).

On the other end of Main Street is the Montana Ale Works (611 E Main St.; (406) 587-7700). The expansive bar was jammed with people of all ages. The food is labeled “upscale comfort food,” and I would concur. The meat loaf comes wrapped in bacon and draped with caramelized onion gravy. We liked the Fiery Cajun Calamari, which was dusted with Cajun spices and served with two sauces, garlic-chili aioli and a spicy red sauce ($10.95). Try a glass of Moose Drool Brown Ale, brewed in Missoula, Mont.

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