5:40 p.m. Sorry I wasn't good company today. But I should be back to my usual self tomorrow. And we'll have to catch up.

4:21 p.m. Bill McCrory/Whitecaps has provided a link that allows you to judge for yourself whether Geoffrey Alpert has the gravitas to provide the SR with expert insight into police shootouts here. Also, Bill provided a link to North Idaho College instructor Tad Leach's resume here.

2:55 p.m. Dave Tolle/Post Falls e-mailed that the link to "A Kiss for Amanda" wasn't working. I huddled with my blogmeister, and we -- he -- fixed it. Try it now.

2:12 p.m. And the North Idaho blogroll continues to grow. Put your hands together for Randall Brink/First Person, who opens by describing the gabfest last night about the proposed Farragut Park shooting range here. And a hat tip to Herb Huseland/Bay Views for wooing Randall to the blogosphere.

12:01 p.m. Any Mouse called to urge Huckleberries Online to install a feature that would allow viewers to see the latest posts (rather than click among the "comments" items). Indeed, if it can be done, it'd be valuable because you'd be able to see recent comments posted on items that might be days old. Stay tuned.

10:55 a.m. Economist Mark Wylie has a terrific defense of Social Security in the "comments" field of SR Morning Headlines from yesterday (next to last item). I'd reproduce it on the front of the blog, but it's too long. However, you might want to treat yourself to the superb pro-con argument by reading the comments under that item.

9:04 a.m. Gotta kick out of this note from Bob Salsbury/The Unbearable Bobness of Being: "DFO your huckleberry purple blog font is very consistent with the whole purple indelible voting ink fashion craze going on."

8:25 a.m. This is one of my least favorite days of the year. Twenty-one years ago, we lost our daughter Amanda at child birth. I may tell you about it later today. I may blog something I wrote after her death. Or I may not.

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