I have no local blog photos today, but I do have a good column by Ralph Bartholdt/The Skinny On North Idaho about ice fishing. So, I'm going with this swell AP photo. Here, John White, of Dubuque, Iowa, chips away at blocks of Ice while carving an ice sculpture during " Ice Fest" at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, in Dubuque, Iowa, Saturday.

*The more Dogwalk Musings listens to the wannabes tear one another up the less she likes them here.

*From A Simple Mind likes cats, but gives credit to dogs for being able to smell out danger on their best friends here.

*Frum Helen Back sez she's giving up the "feminazi crap" b/c it's too much work -- and may even let her hubby think he's boss here.

*Here In Idaho finishes her "To-Do 2008" list, which includes trying to sell articles to every mag but Playboy here.

*For the second consecutive year, Silver Valley Girl has participated in a "Daniel Fast." Check it out here.

HBO Numbers (for week of Jan. 6-12): 51204 page-views and 29445 unique views; last year at this time, 32045 page-views and 18656 unique views.

Meanwhile, Soul Doubt speaks of faxes, taxes and waxes here; A Butterfly Moment offers show-and-tell here; Phil provides weekend whatnot here; Arch Druid tells us what she heard here; Notes On A Napkin suggests tips to help friendship in marriage along here; Spokane's 99.9 River needs a new Saturday DJ, according to RR&RT, here; Slight Detour goes snowshoeing here; and Mrs. Mac Energetic is losing her creative juices here.

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