More on Perv Duncan
Sex offender allegedly stalked Idaho children: Duncan had shotgun, night-vision goggles, staked out house/MSNBC.Hat Tip: Bre
TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2005
Bumpersnicker ...
... spotted by John Livingston/Spokane on a blue sports car on Frances driven by a young man who could face serious jail time if he doesn't change his ways: "No means yes."
News Flash!
Issue: Fargo businessman helped Idaho suspect Duncan make bail: Wrote personal check for $15,000/Associated Press -- And Joseph Edward Duncan III repaid him by skipping town and allegedly going on a murderous crime spree. Naive friend on one end. Creep on the other.
Phil Shoots, Scores Again
Note from Phil Corless' Tall Trees blog that goes along with this entry: "Wild North Idaho raspberries... Delicious over ice cream. Not as good as huckleberries, but a close second."
News Flash! Idaho Sez No to The Duane
Kootenai Environmental Alliance news release:The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) issued a ruling yesterday denying the application from the Hagadone Corporation’s Marina Yacht Club, LLC to expand and renovate the existing marina on Blackwell Island (on Lake CdA at the outlet to the Spokane River).…
Hot Potatoes, Or ...
... The attributes The Heimlich Maneuver would like to see in the 72 vestal virgins waiting for blood-thirsty jihadist suicide bombers on the other side of eternity:1. Stunning beauty of Phyllis Diller.2. Sultry curves of Roseanne Barr.3. Smoldering sex appeal of Rosie O' Donnell.4. Personality…
Huckleberries' World Headines
Heath Calhoun, a soldier who lost his legs when a rocket propelled grenade landed in the rear of the truck he was riding in, prepares to get on his bike during a stop Monday, July 11, 2005, in Annapolis, Md., as part of Soldier Ride…
Extra! Extra!
All four suspected bombers died during the London terror attacks, according to police sources/Sky News.DFO: May their 70 vestal virgins in the hell to which they'll be assigned all be big, strong men named Bubba.
Peanut Gallery -- Readerboards
Issue: I've often said business owners with reader boards should have to get a license before they put stuff up. I don't mind the ones with half baked attempts at philosophy or life lessons, those kind of crack me up, but ones that make political…
MONDAY, JULY 11, 2005
P.S.
Issue: Hillary likens Bush to Mad Magazine character: 'I sometimes feel that Alfred E. Neuman is in charge in Washington'/WorldNetDaily (Sorry for using WND, Sammy, but it offers that drop head that's great for this question format.)DFO: So, you're saying that Alfred E. Neuman spells…
Deer Shot Beyond Hope
Family Phil/A Family Runs Through It snapped this beauty east of Sandpoint. You can read all about it here. (BTW, I traded out an earlier photo for this terrific one. BTW II, the headline is my play on words. The deer's fine. Phil shot it…
Denny's Online Applauds Courage ...
... of Coeur d'Alene restaurant heroes Amber Deahn (photo above) and Linda Olson here and Josef/Josef's Public Journal provides a pdf version of that Friday newspaper advertisement here. BTW, you can find my thoughts about the rewards offered to Shasta's valiant citizen rescuers here.Hat Tip:…
Davis Donuts Sign of our Times
Duncan, welcome to Idaho, a death penalty state, may you get your wish and die -- weekend message on Davis Donuts readerboard.Hat Tip: Jane Q. Citizen
Huckleberries Best of the Northwest -- 7/11/05
Bret Boone has been traded. See Item No. 4.The Spokesman-Review sent a reporter-photographer team to Fargo, ND, to find investigate Joseph Edward Duncan III, the man allegedly involved in the murders of four people, including 8-year-old Dylan Groene here. Reporter James Hagengruber and photographer Jesse…
Hillary in 2008?
Hillary, in black-lace nylons no less, is already singing about 2008, according to this funny spoof from flowgo.com that has a jibjab feel to it, here.Hat Tip: The Heimlich Maneuver and (for illustration) IHillary blog
Question of the Day -- 7/11/05
Issue: Bill Clinton analyzes 2004 defeat: Sez Kerry lost his way on security, Dems need to reach out to rural America/The Aspen Times.DFO: By golly, I believe Bill nailed it.Question: Why did John Kerry lose to Dubya in aught-4?
Q & A
Question (from Toadman): How is killing Duncan going to bring back Dylan? Why are we playing God?DFO: We're getting ahead of ourselves here because Joseph Edward Duncan III hasn't been convicted of anything. If he is convicted of the horrific crimes that claimed three members…
Huckleberries Quick Fix 6 -- 7/11/05
1. APhoto Fix: Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist departs his home in Arlington, Va., Monday morning, July 11, 2005. Rehnquist, 80 years old and fighting cancer, is keeping quiet about whether he will join Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in leaving the…
Peanut Gallery -- Helping Shasta Groene
I've followed the csae of Dylan and Shasta from the very beginning of this terrible nightmare. I am so deeply saddened at the tragic finding of Dylan. I have two children a boy and a girl 9 and 8 years old. I've been so deeply…
Best of Huckleberries Online -- continued
Forget the fireworks. The bazaar. The parade. The bikini contest advertised at the Captain’s Wheel. The biggest event at Bayview Daze was a wild cat fight that began in JDs Tavern and ended on the patio. The fighters were middle-aged femmes who gave no quarter.…
SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2005
FBI IDs Dylan's Remains
Sadly, the FBI has confirmed what we all have feared -- that the remains found at a camp site near St. Regis belong to Dylan Groene, 9, here (SR version) and here (AP version). Please keep the remaining Groene family members in your thoughts and…
SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2005
Sunday Question No. 3 -- Visiting Sandpoint
Family Phil: We only had about fifteen minutes in Sandpoint, so we popped into the Coldwater Creek store and had some ice cream. For future reference, does anyone have recommendations for what else to see and do in Sandpoint?DFO: I always try to visit Foster's…
Sunday Question -- Rap Music (7/10/05)
Issue: MTV to re-telecast Live 8, commercial-free: Responds to complaints that ads overshadowed July 2 event/Indiantelevision.com. CDADave: I'm watching the recent "Live 8" performances on MTV today. Rap music is popular today. The rap artists on this program are the ones who have the most…
Question No. 2 -- Saturday
Issue: Intel analyst: Attack on America imminent: Former Israeli agent says U.S. government not preparing citizens for inevitable terror/World Net Daily.DFO: I know some of you don't like the links I use to World Net Daily. But the ezine provides nice headlines, plus drop heads,…
FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2005
Editorial re: Joseph Duncan
From: Lewis County (Chehalis, Wash.) Chronicle:Bad enough that a judge and court in Minnesota didn’t make more of an effort to determine the background of convicted high-risk sex offender Joseph Edward Duncan III, 42, before allowing him to go free on bail. It seems inexcusable…
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