Idaho Blogosphere — 4.20.10

When things happen to us we aren’t shocked, and we don’t live each day expecting a perfect outcome. It isn’t a surprise that car accidents happen, so we are ready in case it happens to us. Tires go flat, so we are prepared to fix that. Fires too, but if you have a fire extinguisher you’re ready for that. Everyone gets rained on, but it’s your own fault if you get wet. And banks fail, even the ones we have our own money in (as I found out myself this weekend). A little cash tucked away ensures a much easier outcome. Being prepared is not a crime, or paranoid, it is simply common sense/ BillH , Free In Idaho! More here .

• Ward’s campaign ad — real or television?/ Dennis Mansfield
• Wayne Hoffman compares IFF to civil rights fight /Sisyphus, 43rd State Blues
• Symms sighting /Fort Boise
• Statesman hoisted on its own petard /IdaBlue
• Confederate History Month: It really was about slavery /The Johnson Post
• Ripley: Minnick and Tea Party manifesto /Trish & Halli

Question: How prepared are you to deal with the world and the unpredictable people you share it with?