HBO’s Best of the Local Blogs — 7/19/06

“It’s summer and it’s awful hot/Happy, we are surely not/Our fur is holding in the heat/The one thing cool, our kitty feet” —Mistrie Rose/ The Calico Girls .

* Bayview Herb apparently isn’t the only one in his small community on Lake Pend Oreille who’s unhappy about newcomers trying to take over things here .

* Mari Meehan /Dogwalk Musings asks an old Pete Seegar/Peter, Paul & Mary question re. war: When will we ever learn … here .

* Amy Crooks /That’s Life, Life Goes On has re-emerged with a revitalized blog on genealogy here .

* Mommy Dearest /BrodH20 has a sure-fire way to make everything seem more affordable here .

* Marianne Love /Slight Detour comes out well ahead every time she calls repairman Tony Bitton to fix his lawnmower here .

Meanwhile, Family Phil’s having trouble getting shut eye here , Cis marvels that her kids are getting old even though she isn’t here , CDADave plays old music to relieve a funk here , Granati’s helping out again at the Union Gospel Mission here , and UBob leaves on vacation here .