First, listen to Mike Wagoner's "Going to the Lake," and then read all about this talented North Idaho performer at Pecky Cox's As The Lake Churns here.

*Put your hands together for Jen/A Butterfly Moment who is celebrating her 15th anniversary today with her best friend, hubby Arty, here.

*"As an adult," writes Shinie/This Is Growing Up, "I just can’t seem to tolerate the heat. I don’t like to be cold. I don’t particularly enjoy extended time in overly air conditioned buildings. In the middle of winter, I’m dreaming about summer days, but at this minute, I’m dreaming about snow covered roads" here.

*In a routine update, Doug/Live Love Laugh Hope reports that Brandon Adam, the horrifically wounded soldier from Sandpoint, already is trying out his new legs here.

*Bayview Herb, a relative newby to the writing biz and nuance, suffers one of those down moments when your best intentions are misread and you're castigated by someone that you respect here.

*If she were single again, Cis/From A Simple Mind, doesn't think she could be one of those older women who shared their house with another woman for reasons of companionship or finances here.

HBO Numbers Tuesday: 4958 unique views, 8767 page-views.

Meanwhile, Not So Fast provides a summer reading list here, Freedom of Expression doesn't trust medical e-records here, Slight Detour shares good family news here, The Pert Family Bloggers blog together here, BrodH20 describes her whirlwind week here, Un-Muted Mumblings provides 5 reasons why he loves Jesus here, Dogwalk Musings decrees that Sen. John McCain is past his prime here, F-Words cuts loose her Jane mag subscription here, Go Figure has barking dogs on the mind here, Notes on a Napkin warns us not to leave little boys unattended in a bathroom here, and JeanC can't understand how anyone could leave a baby in a hot car here,

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