chatterbox on May 22 at 10:50 a.m.Chilian Sea Bass. Blackened for the hubby & birthday boy (who turns 16 today)…maybe a little lemon pepper for me. The stomach is a little queasy today. 2nd round of chemo yesterday.Please join me in keeping Chatterbox in our…
This headline caught my eye: "Poor are most generous givers" http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/22/poor-are-most-generous-givers/ The story states: "In fact, America’s poor donate more, in percentage terms, than higher-income groups do, surveys of charitable giving show. What’s more, their generosity declines less in hard times than the generosity of…
"Firemen control the fire of a burning falla during the traditional Fallas festival in Valencia, Spain, in the early hours of Friday, March 20, 2009. Every year the city of Valencia celebrates the ancient "Las Fallas" fiesta, a noisy week that is full of fireworks…
My son Sam has a very complicated answer to this question: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" He wants to be a columnist for the Spokesman Review (doesn't that just make you weep?), move to New York and be an actor,…
I'm not a morning person. My kids should know this by now. Yet earlier, my 17-year-old son stood over my somnolent form and gave me detailed instructions about a gym bag filled with paintball guns and ammo. "I put them in your... Meet me in…
Anyone surprised by this latest turn of events? http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/22/grand-jury-indicts-ex-cougar-leaf/What happened to this once rising star?
If I ran the blog there'd be fireman calendar photos every day. Alas, so far I've only been able to figure out how to post S-R archived photos. When I searched for fireman pics all I got were yellow-jacketed, boot clad, helmeted fellows actually doing…
Memorial Day weekend is traditionally when folks fire up their barbecues for their first time. Not us. We bbq all year long. Well, except for this year when the grill got buried beneath several feet of snow. That put a crimp in the cookouts.So what…
Are you worried about how the upcoming Fourth Street repairs will affect you or the businesses you frequent?http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/21/cda-businesses-prepare-street-work/
Moving this up top and going out to walk off spam stress :-) CindyAs bad as I need a vacation, it's a poor time to take one because Huckleberries is finally in full recovery mode, page-view wise. The counter has been clicking along between 7000…
HBO Sleepwear Poll Results: Skivvies win by a narrow margin. Out of 104 respondents 33% said they sleep in their undies while 32% say they sleep nekkid. Only one voter admitted to sleeping in lingerie. We hope to identify him later.
No thanks. I'm horribly claustrophobic. You know the yellow submarine at Disneyland? Can't do it. The thought of shooting into the atmosphere in a tiny cylinder with no quick trip home makes me woozy. And the beverage service sucks.Yet Bent says, "As for drinking recycled…
Says OTV: "...the only thing worse than bad TV is people on their high horse crowing about how so above watching bad TV they are. Be honest, y'all have guilty pleasures too."Well. Do you?
Don't know nothing 'bout this, having never watched the show, but folks are buzzing about last night's American Idol upset http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/21/viewers-make-arkansan-an-unexpected-idol/I know OTV, won't be pleased by this turn of events. Anyone else surprised?
Look. It was either adopt a kitty or have another baby. I went with the more affordable option. Are you a dog person a cat person or a petless person?http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/21/smitten-not-fooled-by-furry-bundle-of-joy/
Evidently, the economic crisis has hit NASA hard. These poor astronauts must have been awfully thirsty: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/21/astronauts-toast-nasa-ingenuity-sip-recycled-urine/ I'm all for recycling, but thoughts of a sweat and urine cocktail make me queasy. Would you drink recycled urine? What's the most unusual drink you've consumed?
I'm done here until June 1. I'm looking forward to gardening, visiting the lake, and enjoying our little part of paradise, sandwiched around the times that I can sneak away from Mrs. O's list of honey-do's. I don't get to enjoy the Inland Northwest as…
JoMarie Francis, Sue Pupo and James Bowman (JoMarie's grandson) toast at the Doug Clark bench. Spokane Mayor Mary Verner has changed her mind and withdrawn her demand for all bus benches with ads to be removed by next Tuesday. More here. (Courtesy of Sue Pupo)
Coburn’s bill goes far beyond what the Bush administration tried to do, which was to allow loaded, concealed weapons in parks for people with concealed carry permits. That was disturbing enough to former park officials and park rangers, and for a federal judge who blocked…
The 14-year-old Caldwell boy accused of killing his father last weekend “absolutely” will not face the death penalty, but further investigation into his motive is needed before the Canyon County prosecutor decides what sentence to seek, Prosecutor John Bujak said Wednesday. Story here.Apply-2-Save closes its…
Jesse Tinsley/SR who snapped this photo on the freeway e-mails that the individual behind the wheel had no illusions re: the type of vehicle s/he was driving.Question: Were you ever -- or are you now -- forced to drive a vehicle that you considered to…
At 8:46 a.m. A tree has fallen on a logger in the Burma Road & Emerald Drive area, east of Turner Bay on Lake Coeur d'Alene, near Harrison. Possible fatality. Update: Emergency responders have had difficulty locating a contact person to take them to the…
My best guess as to why a small group of people here are receiving the messages is this: Years ago, when HBO first started back on the old website, we used to allow commenters to include their email addresses with their comment signatures. This was…
In a post from earlier in the day, Cis/Simple Mind asked what to explain what I do each day. And suggest that I interact more here on the blog. She also mentioned that I've become more of a zookeeper than an involved participant on 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.
