Pretty As A Picture
As the sun breaks through clouds above, a herd of elk walk together through a clearing in the River Rim housing development, in Bend, Ore., Monday.(AP Photo/The Bulletin, Andy Tullis)
TUESDAY, JAN. 31, 2006
Headlines @ Closin' Time -- 1/31/06
This photo was too darn cute to pass up: Cristian Ramirez, 5, left, and Marquise Malachi, 6, try out their new clown noses on each other, today in Spartanburg, S.C. Clowns from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus came to the South Carolina…
Best of the Local Blogs -- 1/31/06
I know I'm becoming a broken record about this, but Doug Fredericks' photos are sheer artwork. Here's one called "Sunny Morning" from 2005.*Put your hands together for Herb Huseland/Bay Views, who has completed his first year of blogging Monday, an impressive feat not to be…
Coming Attractions
Don't you just love Dubya's smirk? It'll be on display tonight at 6 when he delivers the annual State of the Union speech. I have a prior commitment, so you can use this post to comment re: what you think of Bush's speech. This is…
HBO -- to Bob 2
Bearable Bob: "I think to make attending Brokeback Mtn a litmus test for the tolerance of homosexuality is beyond absurd. It's, it's, it's BLOGSURD. I'm incredibly tolerant of homosexuals but I have no INTENT on seeing that movie. I want my cowboys stupid and insensitive.…
It's My 2 Cents -- 1/31/06
In the last week, I've stirred things up here by asking an un-PC question re: that WSU date rape survey and by announcing last night that I didn't plan to see "Brokeback Mountain." The rape question, albeit poorly worded, triggered a week-long civil discussion here…
Quotable Quote
"Here's a reason to root for the black and gold. 'Pittsburgh has devolved into a has-been metropolis more akin to Spokane than, say, San Francisco.' – from a column on the Super Bowl in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Go Steelers. Hey, us has-beens have to stick…
Question of the Day -- 1/31/06
Issue: State of the Union AddressWhat's At Stake: "The president's job-approval ratings reached their lowest points last fall but have recovered slightly. Bush can't seek re-election, but Republicans have to worry about midterm elections and preserving their majorities in Congress."Question: Do you care?
HBO -- to Bob
Bearable Bob: "I don't know...but it seems like the Cialis and Viagra spammers have just hammered this site ever since DFO's rather simmering description of cowboy man love."DFO: I didn't know my description was "simmering" (to remain at or just below the boiling point). I…
Running Late
I was visiting my padre this morning; so, I'm just getting started. QF6 ETA 10-15 minutes.
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.