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HBO @ 5 Wild Card — 2/16/09

We made it, boys & girls. Huckleberries Online turns 5 years old today. In dog years, that's 35, I believe. In blog years, it's an eternity. Later this morning, I'll re-post my first post ever on this blog, which originally was called No Holds Barred before morphing into Hot Potatoes for awhile -- and finally into Huckleberries Online -- to line up with my print column. At first, this blog didn't have a comments section. Which limited its appeal. After the comments section was added, I remember the infamous Any Mouse calling it the "candy" part of the blog -- the section that dedicated commenters couldn't resist. Any Mouse has come and gone, as have others. Some, like Cis & JohnA, have been with me from the beginning. And remain deeply appreciated. Now, the blogware for HBO has been upgraded and there's some talk still of turning this blog into its own Web site. Five years ago, I warned you to buckle your seatbelt b/c it was going to be a wild ride. I hope you're still buckled up. I never know what a day's blogging is going to bring. Now, for you Wild Card ...



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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