HBO’s Best of the Friends’ Blogs — 7/31/07

Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho

Here’s proof that wild horses can drag Kerri Thoreson away from North Idaho occasional.

* Idaho Escapee /Atmospheric Ruminations believes that latest Viagra commercial may be one of the lamest he’s ever seen — and I think he’s right — here .

*Smells of Coppertone, dill, campfires, chlorine take Inland Empire Girl back to the lazy, crazy summer days of yore in her native Kellogg here .

* PDX Pup sez the big news around Portland this week wasn’t the fact that draft pick Greg Oden moved to town or the annual brewfest but the opening of a new IKEA store here .

*Vodka, public transportation, daylight at 11 p.m. and reindeer are all part of the best of Finland list prepared by JBelle /The ‘Kan EWA here .

* Idawa /Word Forge was so intrigued by Bellingham’s nickname (“the city of subdued excitement”) that he set aside his studies to discover where it came from here .

Blog Numbers (for Monday): 7155 page-views/4287 unique views.

Meanwhile, TUBOB writes again here , Kellogg Bloggin’ sez he uses a Buddhist filter for his acting and writing here , Marmitetoasty is feeling “right proper poorly” here , Perambulator has the Tour de France on his mind here , Red State Rebels reports that Barack Obama may visit Boise here , Spokompton contends that Mitt Romney isn’t sticking to a message here , Toadman enjoys his little mountain, Mount Spokane, here , and Wayward Episcopalian will be on the air Wednesday morning here .