Author Archives: Mark Egge

About Mark Egge

Transportation planner-adjacent data scientist by day. YIMBY Shoupista on a bicycle by night. Bozeman, MT. All opinions expressed here are my own.

Man does not live by bread alone…

I’ve been needing to go the grocery store for a long time. I was amused to note the status of my two refrigerators tonight, as I came home and loaded my leftover beer into the beer fridge. Food Refrigerator-Grated Cheddar … Continue reading

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Amazon.com doesn’t know where Montana is.

In 2004, Ben Folds, Ben Lee and Ben Kweller toured together in Australia. After the tour, they went into the studio and recorded a four-song EP, called “The Bens”. The album includes the single “Bruised”, included on Ben Folds’ 2006 … Continue reading

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Procrastinator Burn Out

At long last … I’m starting to burn out on the Procrastinator. Though tonight was a tremendous success–a free pre-screening of “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”–it was also thoroughly tiring. Some 403 students attending tonight’s screening and, despite slashing prices, the concessions … Continue reading

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Back Online! and, Election Results!

Hello, World. My apologies to those of you who have tried to reach this site over the past two weeks. My website has been down, while getting things worked out with my host. The goods news is that we’re up … Continue reading

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ASMSU Presidential Debate

The ASMSU Presidential Debate took place Monday from 12:00 to 1:00 pm in the SUB. The debate was video-recorded, and has been posted online. Find a synopsis on ketoegge.orgor directly on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/ASMSUdebate I thought that the debate went well–especially … Continue reading

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A small world after all!

It’s funny, sometimes, how small the world is. Last October, I posted about the free dishwasher that I found in someone’s yard that we took home and installed in our rental house. (Below)I was chatting a while ago with Lori … Continue reading

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I’m an Uncle!

At 7:23 am this morning, my sister became a mother and I became an uncle. Uncle Mark. That’s me! At 7 pounds 7 ounces and a full 20 inches, Josiah McJunkin is as a beautiful, healthy young boy: Congratulations, Jenny … Continue reading

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80th Annual Academy Awards Picks / Predictions

2007 was a good year for movies. The year started out a little slowly, but the last six months have been peppered by more good movies than I’ve had time to see. Next on the list to see: Persepolis (playing … Continue reading

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Keto-Egge Campaign in full swing!

I’m immensely pleased to announce that David Keto and I are running for President and Vice-President, respectively, of the Associated Students of Montana State University (ASMSU). Our campaign website — http://ketoegge.org — is an integral part of our campaign material … Continue reading

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Garnet Peak Lookout

Last weekend (President’s Day weekend), I went with Christina, William and Zach up to the lookout cabin on top of Garnet Peak. Being a fire lookout cabin in the Gallatins, the views were breathtaking.We hiked in on Saturday, played in … Continue reading

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