Quote of the Day -- Crocodile Hunter
"Crikey, mate. You're far safer dealing with crocodiles and Western diamondback rattlesnakes than the executives and the producers and all those sharks in the big MGM building"Steve Irwin
TUESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2006
HBO's Best of the Local Blogs -- 9/5/06
Pecky Cox (left front) looks like she enjoyed herself at the Priest Lake Yacht Club Gin Fizz Sunday. Pecky, the "As The Lake Churns" blogger, posted photos of the event here and here. Check it out. You might recognize someone.*Bayview Herb/Bay Views has scheduled Blogfest…
Inside Huckleberries -- 9/5/06
Sam The Intern and Lovely Kat tied the knot Saturday, Aug. 26, while I was on vacation/Jesse Tinsley photo.*I feared that I'd miss the 100,000 page-view mark for August for the first time since April 2005 because I had two weeks of vacation. Not to…
Kristin: Blogging Has Taught Me 2 Things
Kristin Hoppe/Not So Fast: As hard as it is for me to believe, no one cares much about me or my opinions. That's one thing blogging has taught me. Lesson two: people can hold opinions different from mine and not be minions of Satan intent…
Thom George: A Regret That Lasted A Lifetime
Thom George: I'm an organ donor. Says so on my driver's license. And my wife and children know as well. It's too late when something tragic happens and the family is asked to make a important decision at a very emotional time. My sister died…
And Now A Word For -- Gozzer Ranch
Hello Dave, I know it is kinda fun to poke and prod a big outfit like Gozzer. Everyone secretly enjoys hearing about bad behavior from those we might envy. However, the recent reports of misconduct such as speeding, crowding at the gas pump and worse…
Thoreson: Close Call Prompts Health Changes
A few minutes into the procedure it was obvious that I had nearly 100 percent blockage in two of my coronary arteries. At that point the decision had to be made to implant stainless steel stents or to schedule open heart surgery. That was the…
Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 9/5/06
Dolli Massender donated the funds to turn Spirit Lake's water towers into a teapot with the addition of a handle and spout, plus a paint job. She stands in front of it recently in Spirit Lake here. (Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-Review)Stapilus: Is there really a strong crossover…
CDA Press Poll: Do You Support Proposition One?
Question: Now that property tax reform and a one-cent sales tax increase have passed, how do you plan to vote on Proposition 1, which would require the Legislature to add more than $200 million annually for public schools? A. I'll vote for Prop. 1 on…
Steve Irwin, "Crocodile Hunter," RIP
Steve Irwin, Australian international media personality and environmentalist, reacts with a crocodile at his Australia Zoo, in this 2003 photo, died on the Great Barrier Reef in far north Queensland, Australia Monday. Irwin, known as The Crocodile Hunter, was killed Monday by a stingray barb…
BrodH20: My Blog Is A Form Of Therapy
I've had some mixed reaction to the fact that I'm blogging, even including pictures of myself, my husband and kids in the blog. One friend told my husband that, by putting our kids online, we're making them targets for Internet predators. I think what The…
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.