Wild Card/Thursday -- 3/22/07
I was a little off my game today. First, I got up at 6 a.m. -- 6 in the morning! -- to get to dentist Jim Unruh's office for some teeth work. That's never good when you go to bed at 12:30 a.m. I need…
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2007
Napkin Notes: A Quick Lesson in Birds, Bees, Boobs
For the rest of the post, click here.This morning, while I was helping him get dressed for the day, Caleb made an observation.Caleb: Mom, what is that fing on your tummy?Me (looking down and pointing at the tie on my pajamas): You mean this?Caleb (poking…
APhoto of the Day (w/Top Cutlines) -- 3/22/07
AP Photo/Tulsa World, Tom Gilbert Jodi a mother chimpanzee, holds her one-month-old baby, at the Tulsa Zoo in Tulsa, Okla., Wednesday. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines:1. If only we had regulation on the Chimp daycares, this mother could be "productive" -- Cabbage Boy.2. Moments later,…
Kootenai County Realtor Gone Wild?
If you'd visited the women's restroom of the White House Grill in Post Falls Wednesday, you might have seen an official looking notice, wrapped in plastic, on the wall, warning people to stay away from a local real estate agent. Why? He's no good. Let…
Item: Deer-Sex Nut Gets Probation, Not Jail ...
... And it wasn't the first time he tried to get up close and personal with an animal carcass/The Daily Telegram (Wisconsin).
Wondering: "Californicator" juvenile, unimaginative
Item: Idaho House dumps film incentive on fears of 'Californicating' Idaho/KXLY.com More Info: One lawmaker argued, "Let's not Californicate Idaho." Still another said, "Let's don't help Hollywood."Wondering: When is the stupid sophomoric term "Californicator" going to be dispensed with. It is juvenile and indicative of…
Eye On Boise: Otter Vetoes Bowling Smoking Ban
Gov. Butch Otter has just vetoed HB 121, the bill to ban smoking in Idaho bowling alleys. “Given legislative concerns about ‘social engineering,’ particularly in regard to my proposal for targeted expansion of the grocery tax credit, in the interest of consistency it seems reasonable…
Wondering: Handicapped Man Plays System
Item: Prosecutors reluctant to press charges in child porn case: Peterson has been deemed unfit to stand trial on two previous occassions/Marc Stewart, Coeur d'Alene PressWondering: I just caught the absolute tail end of an interview with Christie Wood on KREM. Apparently this man has…
NI Counties Not Among Idaho's Fastest Growing
Item: Ada isn't fastest-growing county: That honor goes to Valley County, which grew by 6.3% last year/Cynthia Sewell, Idaho StatesmanMore Info: Ada County is No. 4; Kootenai County wasn't listed in the story. Canyon County is the only one to make the Census Bureau's list…
Cabela's Breaking Ground in Post Falls
Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-Review photoKyle Coryat (cq) left and Sean Plumer (cq) of Mountain Crest Enterprises out of Mead pounded in some markers at the future site of Cabela's sporting goods store in Post Falls on Wednesday.Related: House spikes online sales tax: Cabela's among businesses that would…
Truthseeker: More Trade Ed, Not Liberal Ed
I would have a much easier time voting yes on education when the district wants to spend money on the many, many kids who need an alternate course to follow. That course is a technical rather than a purely academic path. This area screams out…
AM Hucks: Watch Facial Hair for Signs of Age
Frum Helen Back (aka D.J. Nall) of the Hauser Thoughts blog started things rolling at Huckleberries Online on Wednesday by declaring that she and hubby Dave were "old." The realization dawned on her as she was taking Dave to see their "very young and attractive…
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