HBO’s Best of the Local Blogs — 2/2/07

Rocket’s Brain Trust snapped this shot of the Nine Mile Falls Dam recently.

* Marianne Love /Slight Detour pens a requiem to the latest Sandpoint landmark to close its doors, Connie’s, and hopes that it isn’t permanent here .

* Cis Gors /From A Simple Mind caught heck here recently for referred to Molly Ivins as an Old Broad. Now that syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker has used the same term, Cis feels vindicated here .

* OrangeTV /Making Flippy Floppy shares the words to a song about Bernice, a woman who ran the counter of a small downtown convenience store/gas station when he lived in the neighborhood years ago here .

* Amyrebba /That’s Life, Life Goes On sez she has taught her children that the simple expression, “thank you,” can bring a smile — and wonders when was the last time others have used the expression here .

*Now, we know why Mari Meehan /Dogwalk Musings hasn’t been posting much of late — cataract surgery. She tells us all about it today here .

Meanwhile, A Family Runs Through It has a somewhat new look here , JeanC’s winter brightens with rumors of a new BBQ joint soon to open nearby here , Kellogg Bloggin’ admits it’s been a full week, empty blog here ,