HBO’s Best of the Local Blogs — 8/14/06

Family Phil continues his photo essay: “What I Did This Summer on the Pacific NW Coast” here .

Extra! Betsy Russell/Eye On Boise reports that state Superintendent of Schools Marilyn Howard is being treated for cancer here . Also, Betsy covered that state Tax Commission hearing on Bonner County property values here .

*A piece of advice if you are going to Big Al’s Mud bogs. It is a lot of fun once the show finally gets going and the announcer has a great sense of humor too. But bring you own comfortable folding chair, sez Amyrebba /That’s Life, here .

* Mommy Dearest /BrodH2O discusses the trials and tribulations of serving as default emcee at the annual Athol Daze Parade here .

* Nicholas Casey /Rants & Raves is worried that his wife has taken too much notice of the fact that two of their friends have recently bought homes here .

* Marianne Love /Slight Detour speaks of rabbits, turtles, and outlaw Farmins in her latest post here .

* Toad /Synaptic Disunion worries for the woman he saw in a burka at the Wal*Mart on Division Saturday here .

HBO Page-View Nos. were strong last week, topping 5000 on Thursday and Friday and finishing at 29233 for the week for a 7-day average of 4176 per day.

Meawhile, Bayview Herb wonders where the tourists went while contemplating the tomatoes in his garden here , Jim cleans out his notebook here , Kristin notes that Iran’s prez has a blog now here , Brent loves library book sales here , CDADave is searching for solitude in all the wrong places here , and Kale offers another reason why not to use AOL here .