Best of the Local Blogs — 10/17/05

A few days ago we went for an early evening walk through Coeur d’Alene’s City Park and Beach. I was really surprised to find the place completely empty at 5:30 p.m., but I guess that’s what happens on fall days when the tourists are gone. This is why I live here — Family Phil.

*Put your hands together for another HBO arrival Erin and Granati’s Jr. , who was born Saturday morning at 1:38. Vitals: Wt: 6 lbs., 7 oz.; size, 21 inches. For more click here .

* Bill McCrory /Whitecaps has a modest proposal for an expanded jail. Why don’t Spokane and Kootenai counties combine to build a regional facility near the border to take care of the needs on both sides here ?

*Not only is CDADave trying his hand and free verse, and doing well here , but he’s dolled up his blogsite quite a bit here . And Bre /To Blog or Not to Blog has gone pink here .

* Stebbijo /Your Choice wants to know if you think life is a picnic or for the birds here .

*Bloom County hit a little close to home for Cis /From a Simple Mind on Sunday here .

* Marianne Love /Slight Detour speaks of keeping the fat off after retirement and sports here .