"The Curse of Oscar Mayer"
The hot dog is a lurid meatcomprised of eye balls, snouts and feetand nameless organs pink and pasty --yet even so I find it tasty. The Bard of Sherman Avenue
THURSDAY, SEPT. 27, 2007
Wild Card/Thursday -- 9/27/07
A special message for those who work or receive care at the North Idaho Cancer Center. My sister, Charlotte Mitchell, is celebrating Birthday No. 56 today. Wish her a happy birthday for me -- and let her know that I appreciate the reminder that my…
AMOO: Bill O'Reilly Said -- What?
Originally posted at A Matter of OpinionSeems the Fox News commentator had a racial epiphany while dining at a soul-food restaurant. Excerpt: After eating dinner at a famed Harlem restaurant recently, Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly told a radio audience he "couldn't get over the…
APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 9/27/07
Nick Ut/AP PhotoRockette Krista Harvey, right front, demonstrates a kick during a joint practice session for the Los Angeles Lakers and other Rockettes, from left, Vladimir Radmanovic, Alyssa Epstein, Brian Cook, Autumn Withers, Alexis Thebolt, obscured, and Sasha Vujacic for a promotional event Tuesday at…
Dogwalk Musings: Blurred Vision
Full post hereMy previous diatribe on his total lack of judgement aside, I wonder that Craig has no shame. He has humiliated his wife, his children and himself. He has made a mockery of his political party and his state. Yet he does not have…
Sausser Photo: Float Plane Brightens City Beach
Don Sausser/Special for Huckleberries Online A colorful float plane just pulled up on the sand of City Beach (at 10:15 a.m. today). The owner of the Super Cub flew from Thompson Falls this morning to pick up a package & visit his dad from Rathdrum.…
James Bond: GOP Must Be Quaking In Boots
The more I think about this, the more I realize how fun it would be for the National Republican Party and the Idaho Republican Party to go through the process of having his plea withdrawn and have a trial on the merits of the case.…
Huckleberries Best of Idaho Online -- 9/27/07
Jason Hunt/Coeur d'Alene Press, AP PhotoArmy 1st Sgt. Scott Dale receives a hug from his daughter, Jenna, 10, during a welcoming ceremony for the Company B, 321st Engineer Battalion (Combat) at the Army Reserve Center in Hayden Wednesday. See Item No. 2.1. Austin Askens, a…
USA Today Spotlights, Idaho, Coeur d'Alene
Full story from this morning's USA Today hereWith all due respect to Phoenix, Las Vegas and Orlando, the heart of American's biggest economic boom is right here in Idaho. In Idaho, the state with the nation's fastest-growing economy, homebuilding hasn't crashed as it has across…
Johnny Comes Rolling Home w/Fanfare
Attached is a picture of the Idaho Patriot Guard riders escorting the soldiers home yesterday. We had a great time bringing the soldiers (of the 321st Engineer Battalion) home. Heroes one and all. I thought your readers on the blog might like it/Army Vet GregZ.DFO:…
Doug Clark: Larry Craig Airport Commode Quiz
Columnist Doug Clark's complete 10-question quiz hereQ -- Having the ACLU on Larry Craig's side is like:A. The Hells Angels booking the Village People for a clubhouse weenie roast.B. Donald Trump dating Rosie.C. Iran hosting a gay pride parade.Q -- Should Congress turn the now-infamous…
Family Phil: 3 Investigators Tops Hardy Boys
Mary Otto/Washington Post, AP File PhotoAnn L. Hudak, assistant curator at the University of Maryland library, standing amid the new exhibit " Nancy Drew and Friends, which she organized in fall 2005.However, the one I've remained most stubborn about my entire life is The Three…
RSPA: Ain't Gonna Get Rich Bloggin'
Only a miniscule proportion of bloggers make anything remotely approaching a livable wage from it ... The Dooces and Perez Hiltons of the blogosphere can make their mortgages but the other 99.99% of bloggers aren't even going to pay a weekly Starbucks bill. But don't…
AM Hucks: CAVE Prompts Acronym-onious Discussion
With city elections looming, Huckleberries Online had a rip-roarin' debate this week over labeling groups, specifically those dubbed "CAVE" in Coeur d'Alene. Or Citizens Against Virtually Everything. A woman pseudonymed Wondering launched two threads that attracted a combined 200 comments with the statement: "I find…
Huckleberries Gone Wi-Fi (Part 2) w/Dixie Reid
DFO: We have a beautiful new library and community center and the Riverstone project is a model project. Where would these things be without the LCDC?DR: They wouldn't be. Had LCDC not purchased land for library and helped out with funding we would not have…
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