Best of the Local Blogs

After a year of blogging, Bayview Herb Huseland has spruced up his site with a photo (above) and a site meter (with a little help from his friends Cis and Mari Meehan) here .

Newcomer: Put your hands together for new “Friends of Huckleberries” blogger Hindu, who writes the Sagebrush blog, from the Tri-Cities, Wash. He’s a conservative in the farming business who has his cross-hairs on the western Washington. Good blog. Good guy. Click here .

* Mari Meehan /Dogwalk Musings is dissecting the remarks from the HBO Saturday question: “Where Do We Go From Here?” here .

* Family Phil tried to keep news that Don Knotts had died from his 7-year-old but an NBC newscaster spilled the beans here .

* Bearable Bob excoriates downhill skier Bode Miller for his embarrassing Olympic flameout in his post: “Bode Miller: When Egos Are Disqualified” here . (Caution: Not for timid readers.) BTW, you might want to swing by Bob’s site to wish him well as he tries to recover from a bug he’s not too fond of here .

*Holy Moly is thinking about Christmas and “Thin Places” in his latest post (which may or may not include his photo … dunno) — but not about our December dust-up involving the ACLU and Christmas here .

*With tears, Cis /From A Simple Mind sez goodbye to Harold’s IGA, where everyone used to know your name, here .

*Dunno which of the Golly Gals posted the terrific post, “Boys In Toy Land,” about the Route 53 Diner in Rathdrum, but it’s blogging at its best — photos, good commentary, interesting subject — here .

Meanwhile, poetical Mittens /Calico Gals yearns for spring here , Toad tries and fails to outfox his son here , and Sagebrush Patriot recommends a pretty good Boise Chinese food place (don’t look if you’re hungry) here .