Huckleberries Online will be rolling again tomorrow morning when I return from an 11-day vacation. You'll want to be here to talk about that change in the SR that's coming to your doorstep Monday. Also, it sounds as though plans are under way for a…
I hope I got the day right this time. I've been busy in the garden and with a paint brush, enjoying the sun as much as I can before I return to Huckleberries Central on Monday to fire up the blog again and to listen…
Councilman MikeK and I had a good time on the panel re: electronic media at Leadership Coeur d'Alene's 2009 Media Day Thursday. I'd tell you what we said that drew the biggest laughs. But I'm prevented from doing so by Leadership Coeur d'Alene's Media Rule.…
If you get this: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/29/scientists-find-new-killer-virus-in-africa/You probably shouldn't take this: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/28/acetaminophens-liver-risks-understated-fda-report/What's your cure for what ails you?
I spent a few days in downtown Seattle recently. I love big city life. I enjoy the hustle and the bustle and the anonymity of blending in with the crowds. I love being able to walk everywhere, and the quiet oasises you find in the…
"... investigators and Spokane health officials fear the number of sex partners Zuriel Roush exposed to the virus could be as high as 80. If that’s true, the case could create an unprecedented health problem for the Inland Northwest." http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/29/dozens-may-face-hiv-risk/So why in 2009, do people…
That's what the sign on the back of the white Dodge Ram pickup said. "PMS Mobile Unit: I Fix It," and a phone number. I followed the truck east on 29th until he cut me off, and made a sharp right turn. Which ticked me…
I've always wondered what unnatural gas is.Anyhow, here's some good news: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/28/avista-customers-will-see-rate-reduction/
A five-year-old Cougar cheerleader in training: http://wsu-online.blogspot.com/#0Do you know the words to your alma mater's fight song? I thought ours was "We are the Champions." Maybe Queen stole it?
In Idaho news, downtown CDA's profile keeps rising, but school budgets are falling.http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/29/cda-office-building-will-feature-lake-view/http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/29/idaho-school-districts-declaring-emergencies/
Work, of sorts, beckons this morning as I will be part of a discussion panel with Councilman Mike K for Leadership Coeur d'Alene re: the electronic media. I signed up before I decided to take a week and a half off. I had to cancel…
When Aram Langhans asked the Yakima Heart Center to remove his Social Security number from their files, his request had unexpected consequences: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/27/patient-denied-treatment-over-social-security/When was the last time you were asked for your SS number? Have you ever refused the request?
Cabbage Boy on May 28 at 10:47 a.m."Sad thing is there are many kids who probably have learned their “history” from Disney. No need for revisionist history when you have entertainment history already indoctrinated."Bent on May 28 at 11:21 a.m."I know, CB. Bambi ruined a…
Wiener dog races, singing Chihuahuas, pet portraits and animal massage. What could be more fun? http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/28/event-for-all-furries-family/ Alas, Milo is strictly an indoor cat and too young to attend this event. Where do you hang out with your pets?
"The federal government has handed over ownership of an 80-year-old courthouse to Kootenai County." More here: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/28/old-courthouse-given-kootenai-county/Thoughts?
"Pencils seem to be made more cheaply than they used to be. Quite often the lead is not in the center of the pencil. This yields a poorly sharpened pencil that has wood on one side." Full comment here: http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/hbo/2009/may/27/little-tiny-tables/#commentsAnything else they don't make like…
I'm still a little sore from moving my piano Friday. We got a new sofa. You know what that means--- time to rearrange the furniture. Only thing is, I'm NOT a visual person. I have to move each piece to see if I like it…
You know how I know when I'm in the Vacation Zone? When I forget which day it is. Obviously, that happened yesterday -- when I posted a Wild Card for Monday. Cindy caught me. And I'm so laid back that I didn't correct the mistake…
For some of us, summertime=yard work. With 4 sons, 3 of them teens, it's been a long time since I've mowed a lawn. But, there's weeding, and edging, and trimming, and did I mention weeding? Maybe we should forget the grass and go for one…
"The University of Idaho is spending nearly $400,000 a year to support three employees in New Mexico without any oversight, an electrical engineering professor at the school says." UI professor questions money spent in New Mexico Thoughts?
I can barely figure out my MP3 player, so I think I'll pass on the Zune: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/27/microsoft-adds-touch-screen-web-browser-zune/What's on your playlist today?
More sunshine, just in time for my lobster bisque look to deepen to ruby red. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/27/expect-sunny-weather-all-week/And the Spokane Park Board approved discount passes for frequent pool users: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/27/park-board-approves-discount-pool-passes/Where's your favorite place to swim?
So my bank was bought by another bank. New decor. New checks. And new tables in the lobby. You know-- the tables containing deposit/withdrawal slips. The tables with the awful, awkward pens tied to some kind of unbending plastic wire. However, the big New York…
OTV looks for waterfalls but dines with Cabbage Patch dolls instead: http://getoutnorthidaho.blogspot.com/2009/05/panhandle-cafe.htmlJeanie fondly remembers Oscar-- the oven mitt: http://www.jeaniespokane.blogspot.com/Silver Valley Girl shares about her close encounters of the family kind: http://silvervalleystories.blogspot.com/2009/05/close-encounters.htmlMrs. Mac shares a wonderful Nathan story: http://scentedgeranium.blogspot.com/2009/05/all-in-good-time.htmlAnd Marianne Love writes of Man and Birds:…
In the Bad News Department: Kootenai property values fall for the second straight year: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/27/overall-kootenai-property-values-fall/The Mariners lose from ahead-- again: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/27/mariners-lose-from-ahead-again/And my cat, Milo learned how to unroll toilet paper. Lots of toilet paper. If you've got some good news to share we'd love to…
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
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