Final Word (12/23/04)
It was a bit weird being at the office today, for the first of two days before I finish the rest of my Christmas vacation. But it gave me a chance to catch up on e-mails and bloggin' -- as well as write an editorial…
THURSDAY, DEC. 23, 2004
Peanut Gallery (Marianne checks in)
Dave, Just in case your geographic location on your vacation keeps you from having access to the area newspapers, I'd like to cite a Daily Bee classic today. It's on page 11 in the sports section. The headline for the 10-12-inch story reads "Cougars looking…
Gregoire wins by 130 votes
The re-recount is over with Demo Christine Gregoire now in the lead by 130 votes here. At this point, Repub Dino Rossi should claim victory by taking 2 out of 3 counts. Or challenged Christine to the best 3 out of 5. Would you believe…
Brand X poll
Commenters Poll Pot and Suzy Q (terrific pseudonyms) drew my attention to that on-line poll being conducted today by the Coeur d'Alene Press. Topic? Who's your favorite columnist? Kerri Thoreson has almost half the vote of 167 with cynic Marti Fortier a distant second and…
Peanut Gallery (Different kinda rant)
Instead of compiling a list of things that offend me (a la DFO here), I drew up a different kind of list, in random order. I don't care about red and blue states, I am searching for a state of grace.I am shamed by lies.I…
"Merry Christmas from The Bard"
The tree’s adorned, the stockings hung,and Yuletide carols softly sung.Like Tiny Tim, when all is done,we pray, “God bless us, every one.”The Bard of Sherman Avenue
Peanut Gallery (Your side won)
I'm posting another group of responses re: "Red State" rant that I found when I returned to work today.Greeting,About your Red State Sunday sermon: There, there David, don't take on so. Your side won! You control the legislative, executive and judicial for at least two…
Peanut Gallery (Bob strikes again)
Yes, and today in Iraq children are more malnourished than before...here is the simple truth, we botched Iraq and botched it badly...you'd think we'd have learned from Viet Nam what happens when Strangelovian think tankers are allowed to put their demented theories (see: domino theory,…
I'm ba-a-a-ack ... for a coupla days
The phenomenon continues ... negative letters to the editor re: "Red State" rant outnumber positives 7-3, including one today in which Tim Garb of Coeur d'Alene admits: "Yes, 11-2 will be more deadly in the long run than 9-11." (But the overall count of e-mails,…
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.