Weekend Wild Card — 11.19-20.11

This really is a lousy time of the year to have a birthday. The weather generally is lousy. And everyone is looking past birthdays to Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping. Several years back, ice storm hit on the eve of my birthday. Now, it appears as though icy streets and a deep freeze will join me in greeting birthday No. 62 on Sunday. Oh well, Mayor Sandi Bloem and former coroner Bob West are in the same predicament since they share a birthday with me. On the other hand, the Coeur d’Alene Viks won their second straight 5A football championship Friday nights and the Zags play Hawaii on KHQ at 6 tonight. So I’m good. Here’s your Wild Card …