HBO’s Best of the Friends’ Blogs — 1/11/07

Southwark Lad/Perambulation posts a boat load of photos re: the adventures of the family (Joe Montana, Portland Pup and JBelle) in London, Rome (The Lad and Joe Montana in front of the Trevi Fountain above), Florence, etc., here . And JBelle admits she’s a newspaper junkie here .

* Sam Taylor /Vandal Sense finally has posted his reaction re: returning to western Washington to find his car burglarized, vandalized, and most of his Beatles CD collection missing here .

* Toad /Synaptic Disunion didn’t have to think twice about stopping at Dolly’s for coffee this morning, and he was rewarded with a waitress calling him “sweetie” for doing so here .

*Oops, Bob turned 49 yesterday and HBO missed it. He shares thoughts on the 40s zipping past and his son breaking his wrist horsing around Tuesday night here .

* Idaho Escapee /Atmospheric Ruminations hasn’t been living on the Oregon Coast for more than a few weeks, and he’s already making fun of the local weatherman here .

* Brent Andrews /Chronic Discontent thinks the cowboy boots that Gov. Butch Otter wears are too tight and “faggy” — and he’s less impressed with Butch’s comment about shooting coyotes here .

Meanwhile, Red State Rebels wished she could trust Dubya here and offers contempt for Congressman Sali here , Green Libertarian wonders why women hang onto idiot boyfriends here , and Leaning Straight Up reacts to snow in Seattle here .