HBO’s Best of the Local Blogs — 7/11/07

First, listen to Mike Wagoner’s “Going to the Lake,” and then read all about this talented North Idaho performer at Pecky Cox’s As The Lake Churns here .

*Put your hands together for Jen /A Butterfly Moment who is celebrating her 15th anniversary today with her best friend, hubby Arty, here .

*”As an adult,” writes Shinie /This Is Growing Up, “I just can’t seem to tolerate the heat. I don’t like to be cold. I don’t particularly enjoy extended time in overly air conditioned buildings. In the middle of winter, I’m dreaming about summer days, but at this minute, I’m dreaming about snow covered roads” here .

*In a routine update, Doug /Live Love Laugh Hope reports that Brandon Adam, the horrifically wounded soldier from Sandpoint, already is trying out his new legs here .

* Bayview Herb , a relative newby to the writing biz and nuance, suffers one of those down moments when your best intentions are misread and you’re castigated by someone that you respect here .

*If she were single again, Cis /From A Simple Mind, doesn’t think she could be one of those older women who shared their house with another woman for reasons of companionship or finances here .

HBO Numbers Tuesday: 4958 unique views, 8767 page-views.

Meanwhile, Not So Fast provides a summer reading list here , Freedom of Expression doesn’t trust medical e-records here , Slight Detour shares good family news here , The Pert Family Bloggers blog together here , BrodH20 describes her whirlwind week here , Un-Muted Mumblings provides 5 reasons why he loves Jesus here , Dogwalk Musings decrees that Sen. John McCain is past his prime here , F-Words cuts loose her Jane mag subscription here , Go Figure has barking dogs on the mind here , Notes on a Napkin warns us not to leave little boys unattended in a bathroom here , and JeanC can’t understand how anyone could leave a baby in a hot car here ,