Raymond Pert/Kellogg Bloggin' posts: "One of the things that so deeply endears my dog, Snug, to me is that he loves to ride for long distances with me in the car. You can tell, I think, in this picture."

*OrangeTV/Making Flippy Floppy faced a tough crowd at open-mic Monday at Mic-n-Macs and he also hosted a 17-year-old godson from Seattle who loves Senor Froggy's in a compilation post here.

*Sara Anderson/F-Words takes issue with the way I phrased the question re: the U.S. Marine Corps' new ban on tattoos for lower arms and legs (and I think she has a new mug shot, too) here.

*Ryan Collingwood/Panhandle Preps offers a feature on the Lake City High baseball team, which has the best group of underclassmen players in the Inland Empire League, here.

*KaleJ/un-Muted Mumblings comes to the defense of Idaho legislators who defeated proposed day-care regs b/c they believe a women's place is in the home here.

*Mommy Dearest/BrodH20 was enjoying Sophie Kinsella's "Confessions of a Shopaholic" -- and even identifying with some of the main character's financial flaws -- until she realized that the character was a journalist with ethical problems here.

Meanwhile, Family Phil/A Family Runs Through It posts last photos and thoughts about Disneyland here, Marianne/Slight Detour laments she has too much to do and too little time here, Silver Valley Girl enjoys a simple gift of music from her daughter here, Nic offers a weird quote from his dad here, Melanie/Plaid Toaster asks about pop tarts here, JeanC/Cathouse and Shooting Society visits Spokane to get scratched, poked and to visit White Elephant here, Erin/Idaho Native is off to Florida for three weeks here, Cis/From A Simple Mind still ain't buyin' global warming here, Mari/Dogwalk Musings understands the importance of having someone to love you here, and Bayview Herb laments that the Mustang Ranch is no more here.

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