Adventure or bust By Jamie Balke Explore Big Sky Columnist It seems to be happening more and more often in my life: My friends have talked...
Winded and angry update: This just in! Half marathons are hard. By Jamie Balke Explore Big Sky Columnist About a year after my return to running,...
By Jamie Balke Explore Big Sky Columnist In a previous column, I described my reticence about downhill skiing. Basically, I have very limited experience, and words...
Whereupon I bite off more than I can chew By Jamie Balke Explore Big Sky Columnist After a several year hiatus from running, I did the...
By Jamie Balke Explore Big Sky Columnist With comments by John Balke In honor of the New Year, I’ve been considering resolutions. Noticing that I was...
On Netflix: I can stop any time I want, man. By Jamie Balke Explore Big Sky Columnist I try to spend my time in meaningful ways....
By Jamie Balke Explorebigsky.com Columnist Moving on: a follow-up I recently moved from my apartment into a house with two roommates. Foolishly, I thought the move...
By Jamie Balke Explorebigsky.com Columnist Trick or treat When we were kids, there was no question which holiday my brother John loved most. Each year in...
By Jamie Balke Explorebigsky.com Columnist On cooking “I think every woman should have a blowtorch.” -Julia Child I didn’t really become interested in cooking until I...
By Jamie Balke Explorebigsky.com Columnist S.O.S, Martha Stewart follow-up: Victory! In previous columns, I described my fledgling efforts to turn my black thumb green. It began...