Local Blogs (N-Z) — 2/12/09

“You can find them in every town. Everywhere in the United States, at least. They’re called ‘sky shoes.’ We’ve encountered them in every place we’ve lived,” begins Toadman/Synaptic Disunion. If you want to know more about “Sky Shoes,” click here .

Neo-Note Passing: Princess’s father has little or no tolerance for the ongoing beeping or the phone that has become a permanent extension of my child’s body. I tried explain that texting replaces the hours of note writing and passing that I participated in as a youth. This must be a girl thing. Mr. Man, (my husband) said he only passed notes to ask a girl out or to get a homework assignment. He became a little docile about texting until he found out that boys were texting Princess. It esculated into a big tadoo when he found out she was replying to boys that she vaguely knew/ Sparky’s Notes . More here .

• A Devil’s Laugh , and: And then there were /Tumblewords
• 3 101-word fictions plus one bonus one I just added /TUBOB
• Legacies of perseverance: Abraham & Jenny /Slight Detour
• Backyard birds /OnLocation North Idaho
• The ‘Digg’ Reel /Otis G Experience
• 2 years & 580 posts later /Silver Valley Stories
• How will Commerce withdrawal affect cowardly quitter Gregg /Wayward Episcopalian

HBO Numbers (for Wednesday, Feb. 11): 7020 page-views/3930 unique views

Question: Does your kid(s)’ texting bug you?