"A Sunday stroll by the lake. It won't be long before we're swimming in that lake, all summer long. I can't wait -- Family Phil.

*Marianne Love/Slight Detour switches to Spoonerisms to discuss another of her long list of former students who are making an impact here.

*What's this? Betsy Russell/Eye On Boise is reporting that gubernatorial wannabe Butch Otter plans to spend tomorrow night in ... Washington, D.C. here. Talk about not taking his primary race against Dan Adamson seriously ...

*In Serephin's Blog (reposted on 43rd State Blues, a Democrat blog), Idaho Democratic Chairman Richard Stallings is seeking 1000 other Democrats to write-in J.R. "Roger" Williams as secretary of state, so he can qualify for the November ballot here.

*"Oh. My. God. This is what poetry is" describes a commenter's reaction to UBob's latest here.

*Talent scout Stebbijo has discovered newby Nicholas Casey, 27, of Coeur d'Alene and his blog, Rants, Raves, and Random Thoughts here.

Meanwhile, CDADave admits he's been steamed up lately here, Bayview Herb bids adieu to the Annuals here, and Cis talks about a friend who writes a difficult blog here.

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