I really should save this as Photo of the Day for tomorrow. But you know what they say about a pig in the pen. Family Phil delivers another fine photo (above) and his second column for the San Diego Reader here.

*CDADave provides new "Thin Air" thoughts here. (Meanwhile, I'm going to leave drop-dead owl observations alone until I can blog them separately tomorrow. Good stuff, if you want to peek early.)

*Marianne Love/Slight Detour is keeping tabs on Operation Backup as Bonner County Deputy Dawgs travel the state collecting grub and cash for Hurricane Katrina evacuees here.

*Cis Gors, the sage of Kootenai, has some words of wisdom for those involved in the blame game here.

*Sam Taylor, news editor of the UI Argonaut, found time to post and update us on his love life and a Palouse field burn here.

*As he approaches 30, Granati/Orange Frog 76 reminisces about his favorite summertime game and toy of his youth here.

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