Something just felt "off" to me in blogland yesterday. I was haunted by the nagging feeling that something was missing. Then, last night as I was falling asleep-- it hit me. Not one thread led to Larry Spencer's hair yesterday. Not one!Could Poolman's "Theory of…
Daniel Radcliffe stars as Harry Potter and Emma Watson is Hermione Granger in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” "Universal Orlando Resort, together with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, today revealed first-ever details about the incredible scope of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Universal also…
"A criminally insane convicted murderer walked away from an Eastern State Hospital field trip to the Spokane Interstate Fair and deputies are combing the fairgrounds for him." http://www.kxly.com/Global/story.asp?S=11151340H/T MamaJDThis ticks me off. My fourth-grader is going on his Fair field trip tomorrow. Now, I'm wondering…
Thought this article might be of interest for you Hucksters. I predict comments will be split down partisan lines.(I'm kinda smart that way). What I wouldn't give to hear from one of those self-identified moderates from DFO's recent poll. http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1924348-1,00.html
Jorge Posada was in the center of Tuesday’s scuffle."New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada and Toronto pitcher Jesse Carlson both were suspended for three games and fined Wednesday by Major League Baseball for their roles in a bench-clearing brawl." http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/sep/17/mlb-suspends-two-brawlers/Sounds more like a hockey game…
Someone, (Nick Adams?) mentioned this story earlier in the week. "Skewered" is a good word."A northern Idaho woman who was skewered in the neck by a tree limb while driving along the Lochsa River earlier this month says she is recovering at home." http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/sep/17/n-idaho-woman-impaled-tree-limb-recovering/
"Showers and thunderstorms arriving at daybreak today created an unusual golden glow as the sun’s low-angle rays lit the underside of this morning’s cloud layer over the Spokane region." http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/sep/17/golden-glow-greets-early-risers/Weather stories make for some interesting newsroom debate. How important are weather stories to you?
"So, on Thursday, six of us brave mothers clutched our coffee cups and tried to appear wakeful. (Well, I was shooting for conscious.) It might have been the artificial alertness inspired by my triple latte – or perhaps the open notebook I’d laid on the…
"Many Idahoans are struggling even more than unemployment and poverty rates suggest, according to a new poll.The poll released by the Northwest Area Foundation, which includes data from 400 random adult Idahoans, says 32 percent have had problems paying for basic necessities such as mortgage,…
See that blog roll on the right rail? There are some truly gifted writers featured there. To be honest I hardly ever click on the links, and that's why I'm so glad DFO highlights of few every week. I'm going to be more diligent about…
Warning: This link contains some of the most disturbing music videos ever made: http://brainz.org/15-weirdest-music-videos-all-time/While I loved "Total Eclipse of the Heart" I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't get the video. And for true horror nothing beats David Hasselhoff's "Hooked on a Feeling".Can…
Sharron “Kay” Thornton, who received a rare surgery to restore her sight, talks about seeing again with Dr. Victor L. Perez.McClatchy"A 60-year-old woman, blind for nine years, has regained useful vision following a rare operation in Miami in which surgeons removed one of her teeth,…
Otto Zehm is shown in this handout photo."More Spokane Police officers could face criminal charges over the city’s handling of the fatal confrontation with unarmed janitor Otto Zehm, with newly filed court documents indicating a federal probe is continuing into potential obstructions of justice." http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/sep/16/more-charges-could-come-zehm-probe/Thoughts?
"Jimmy Carter is 84 years old and three decades removed from the White House, but he still has the power to make Democrats run. Away from him, that is. From the White House to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Democrats raced to distance themselves from the…
Folk trio and activists Peter, Paul & Mary perform before the delegates during the Democratic National Convention in Boston in July."Mary Travers, who as one-third of the hugely popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary helped popularize such tunes as "Puff (The Magic Dragon)"…
Freshman Idaho Sen. Jim Risch is the 13th wealthiest member of Congress, according to a new analysis by Roll Call newspaper, and is richer than the late Ted Kennedy, Sen. John McCain or House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Roll Call pegged Risch's minimum net worth at…
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.
