HBO’s Best of the Local Blogs — 12/11/06

Family Phil, take a bow; this photo is simply viewtiful. Phil snapped this last Friday during a home-school cruise to watch the eagles on Lake Coeur d’Alene.

OrangeTV/Making Flippy Floppy presents his personal “Best Albums of 2006” here .

* Trish Gannon /River Journal is relieved that the e-mail policy where she works is pretty lax — then, there’s a reason for that — here .

* Bill McCrory /Whitecaps claims the Coeur d’Alene City Council violated the state’s open-meeting law when it tackled authorized a permit for a Lake City High fireworks display here .

* TUBOB tries to clear up the rumor that’s been burning up the Internet that he’s the father of Mary Cheney’s unborn baby here .

* Mike Kennedy /Idaho Kennedys brings the war home to us today by passing along an e-mail of a friend who tells of the death in Iraq of Major Joseph Trane McCloud here .

*The mention of “fragrant tree” in the ancient writings of Baruch transport Raymond Pert /Kellogg Bloggin’ back to his childhood and also to the time he lived in “The Lilac City” here .

* Cis /From A Simple Mind admits that she’s been fitted for three pairs of falsies here .

*”Is it any wonder our local Prosecutor has given a pass to his deputy and other staffers for circulating what amounts to “kiddie porn” around the office because it was a “joke”. Excuse after excuse has been lifted to the wind - one can’t keep tabs on all the e-mails. Impossible task. Sorry. That is just flat out not true. And it is NOT a joke!” — Mari /Dogwalk Musings here .

Meanwhile, Katrina tells of her love-hate relationship with computers here , JBelle connects with the Blessed Virgin here , Marianne has a crackerjack idea how to make $$$ with a camera here , Pecky provides the latest X-country ski conditions at Priest Lake here , Dr. Jim has posted a poll that asks if doctors should advertise plastic surgery here , Frum Helen Back sez the public crappers on Hauser Lake will be replaced here , and the UI slogan, “He’s back, are you?” makes JeanC want to puke here .