Stebbijo"s Choice -- Talkin' Turkey
It won't be long and I know what I will have for Thanksgiving. Doesn't matter if there is six feet of snow or not. I don't care if it is a couple months of way -- I can hardly wait! It is always good to…
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 2005
Digital Fog Strikes Again
Digital Fog, a newcomer to the HBlOgisphere but an old-hand at online commentary and parody, has latched onto that Spokane ad promo story involving Rich Hadley's chamber, producing the spoof above and a story here.
Another Political Quiz ...
Remember that swell political quiz that Toadman sent yesterday -- the one where all of us social conservatives ended up as social moderates? Well, Green Libertarian provides a much shorter one for us today. It's much shorter. But I still ended up as a centrist…
All-Star Derrek Lee's Connection to CDA
Since Huckleberries Online is in the habit of satisfying inquiring minds ... here's the answers to yesterday's question about all-star Chicago first-baseman Derrek Lee's connection to Coeur d'Alene. John Austin: Derrek Lee is married to the daughter of 9(Panhandle Area Council exec) Jim Deffenbaugh's second…
Huckleberries Photo of the Day -- 9/21/05
Dean Hutton, left, and Jonathan Edgar sit in a bus stop shelter as the ocean waves crash around them Tuesday as Hurricane Rita passes near the island. You write the cutline.Feedback: Dean: Hey, dude, I see two fish are playing catch with my billfold.Jon: I…
Local Question of the Day -- 9/21/05
Issue: New TV ads to focus on pride in Spokane: Chamber to employ five promo spots to viewers in Spokane, I-5 corridor/Tom Sowa, Spokesman-ReviewRich Hadley (Spokane chamber manager): "We're also aware that news about Spokane goes outside of our immediate area, and so we are…
Update: Laurie Roth
Just twenty-five days ago, I wondered if my wife would live or die. Obviously, she lived. I just wanted to show you all exactly how beautiful your answered prayers look. We have a long way to go, but we are on the right track. Someday,…
TUESDAY, SEPT. 20, 2005
Are You Moderate, Liberal, Conservative?
Toadman provided a wonderful link in the "comments" section that will help you determine where you stand on the social-economic rector scale. You have to answer about three dozen simple questions. Toad's a Liberal through and through, socially and economically. No surprise there. I ended…
Best of the Local Blogs -- 9/20/05
HBO is proud to introduce another new North Idaho blogger, Digital Fog of Athol, who cutlines this parody, "Wal Mart employees really enjoying lunch." For the rest of the parody or to comment on Fog's blog, click here. Also, the Fogmeister also tests your ability…
Hat Tip -- to Steve & Judy Meyer
Judy Meyer, second from left, gets a congratulatory hug from instructor Tony Stewart, left, after a press conference to announce Steve (at right) and Judy Meyer's $1 million endowment gift to North Idaho College earlier today outside the new Health Sciences building at the college.…
And The (Lottery) Winner Is ...
...44-year-old hobby gardener David Marcyes of Spokane here.
Coeur d'Alene Connection?
Let's see how sharp you folks are. Can anyone (outside of John Austin) tell me what the connection is between Chicago Cubs all-star Derrek Lee (shown above after hitting a home run agains San Francisco earlier this month) and Coeur d'Alene? In for extra credit,…
In the "Only A Matter of Time" Dept ...
...Condoms to immortalize Clinton, Monica Lewinsky: Chinese contraceptive firm trying to cash in on old scandal/WorldNetDailyGotta love the emerging Chinese entrepreneurial spirit.
Oregon: Nazis Not Fit to Clean Roads?
Nazi issue spurs changes to road adoptions: One year of cleanup will be required before signs go up/Crystal Bolner, Statesman JournalDFO: Do the goosesteppers ever do anything but make pests of themselves?Hat Tip: Orbusmax
Question of the Day -- 9/20/05
Issue: Hall set to return for home opener: Boise State defender permitted to play despite felony charge in fatal crash/Chadd Cripe, Idaho StatesmanDFO: I've had it up to here with star athletes getting second and third chances. This guy was part of a high-speed chase…
Bumpersnicker ...
... (sighted near the Wiggett Mall Saturday):"I believe in dragons, good men and other fantasy animals."
Huckleberries AM Headlines -- 9/20/05
*Finance analyst ranks Cd'A No. 2 on bargain home list: Writer warns against building so quickly that market floods/Coeur d'Alene Press -- Pave Paradise, put up a parking lot.*Tribe sets planned 1,385-acre field burn/Spokesman-Review -- Just when you thought it was safe to breathe the…
Huckleberries Quick Fix 6 -- 9/20/05
1. APhoto Fix: Simon Wiesenthal displays two pictures, May 31, 1973, which he says refer to Nazi criminal Walter Rauff, during a news conference at the Hebrew Union College in New York City. Wiesenthal, who is called the "conscience of the Holocaust," died earlier today…
MONDAY, SEPT. 19, 2005
P.S. -- 9/19/05
Item: One of my best friends is about to buy the wedding dress of her dreams. It will be her second wedding – something she thought she’d never do again, which is why it means even more. No one understands more than I do since…
Top Monday Cutlines -- 9/19/05
Former news anchors Tom Brokaw, left, and Dan Rather leave the stage after a tribute to news anchors during the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday. You write the cutline.Top Cutline:1. Anchors Away: Dan wins the much-coveted "I've-Kept-My-Bald-Spot- Hidden-Better-Than-You" award -- Marianne Love.2. Psst Dan,…
Any Pat Boone Fans Out There?
Dave, How embarrassing, I organized a campaign to get my friend Pat Boone into the Rock n'Roll Hall of Fame five weeks ago by putting up the website here. Thus far, in more than 1,700 "backers," only two from Idaho have logged in. I'm actually…
About Operation Back-Up ...
As many of you know, the sheriff's departments of Bonner and Shoshone counties were rebuffed in their attempt to deliver goods, cash and backup to the hurricane-slammed areas of Louisiana here. Blogger Bill McCrory/Whitecaps wished our story had added one key fact as he analyzed…
Peanut Gallery -- Should Newspapers Endorse?
Of course they should. But they should also provide a detailed content analysis of every article they've written about each candidate including a listing of adjectives and adverbs used to modify any statements directly pertaining to or about the candidate and to any action by…
Peanut Gallery -- Monster Speedboats
I couldn't agree more with your editorial on the unmuffled off-shore racing boats. Good job! I spent a week in August out on Lake CDA on my boat. I didn't see a lot of speeding, but the noise was awful. A boat repairman told me…
Today's Lucky Number: 5080
Today's edition of Huckleberries Online is being brought to you by the No. 5,080. Or, the average number of pageviews per day that this blog averaged last week, 35,558 in toto, a record (and including 7694 last Monday, a single-day record). Or, thanks for tuning…
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