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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 2005

Wild Card/Wednesday

Drizzle, drazzle, drizzle, drome, time for this one to go home. I've enjoyed another day of blogging, folks, but my stomach's growling. So, you have to take it from here. I can't wait to see Stebbijo's post tomorrow re: the fact that Tyra Banks examination…

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Dealer's Choice -- 9/15/05

Above: Cool Granati illustration of a dragonfly in his back yard here.*Extra! Extra! Marianne Love just e-mailed to report: Some drama in the skies over Los Angeles. A Jet Blue plane with 145 passengers has problems with its landing gear. MSNBC and Fox News are…

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Digital Fog Strikes Again

Digital Fog, a newcomer to the HBlOgisphere but an old-hand at online commentary and parody, has latched onto that Spokane ad promo story involving Rich Hadley's chamber, producing the spoof above and a story here.

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Another Political Quiz ...

Remember that swell political quiz that Toadman sent yesterday -- the one where all of us social conservatives ended up as social moderates? Well, Green Libertarian provides a much shorter one for us today. It's much shorter. But I still ended up as a centrist…

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All-Star Derrek Lee's Connection to CDA

Since Huckleberries Online is in the habit of satisfying inquiring minds ... here's the answers to yesterday's question about all-star Chicago first-baseman Derrek Lee's connection to Coeur d'Alene. John Austin: Derrek Lee is married to the daughter of 9(Panhandle Area Council exec) Jim Deffenbaugh's second…

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Huckleberries Photo of the Day -- 9/21/05

Dean Hutton, left, and Jonathan Edgar sit in a bus stop shelter as the ocean waves crash around them Tuesday as Hurricane Rita passes near the island. You write the cutline.Feedback: Dean: Hey, dude, I see two fish are playing catch with my billfold.Jon: I…

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Local Question of the Day -- 9/21/05

Issue: New TV ads to focus on pride in Spokane: Chamber to employ five promo spots to viewers in Spokane, I-5 corridor/Tom Sowa, Spokesman-ReviewRich Hadley (Spokane chamber manager): "We're also aware that news about Spokane goes outside of our immediate area, and so we are…

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Update: Laurie Roth

Just twenty-five days ago, I wondered if my wife would live or die. Obviously, she lived. I just wanted to show you all exactly how beautiful your answered prayers look. We have a long way to go, but we are on the right track. Someday,…

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