About 30 years ago, when I was working in Tucson, I was in the newsroom on a Saturday. And I called the Washington, D.C. office of U.S. Rep. Morris Udall of Arizona. I was trying to contact a staffer to get a comment for some…
Readers said that was one I left out when asking what sound people in their circle hear in the background when phoning one another. www.todayithink.wordpress.com
"I have a different perspective on the mountains here than those who complain," wrote Eve Montgomery. "We moved here from Wichita Falls, Texas, in October. Wichita Falls is one of those places where you can see the storms three counties away and you have a…
This was atop the charts on this date in 1976. www.70spop.wordpress.com
"I remember the Bubbleator, the first and only clear, round elevator I have ever been on," wrote Christy Himmelright. www.seattletimes.nwsource.com
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Casually sexist stereotyping is the order of the day in "The Curious Thing About Women." Apparently Laura takes the liberty of looking at Rob's mail. He gets miffed. She gets defensive. Antics ensue. Do you remember what happens right after scene below? www.sharetv.org
Stronger than dirt: Sandy Anderson of Post Falls knew she needed a timeout when she caught herself taking clothes out of the dryer and putting them into the washing machine. "I thought, gee, these clothes are so warm," she wrote.
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The Slice's often-used expression came in for some criticism in today's print column. But Sandy Tarbox is among those who do not object to it. "Screw all those people who don't want you to use your signature phrase," she wrote. "It's the perfect polite remark…
Keith LaMotte: "I was there, September 11 -- 16, as a member of the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Perfect early fall weather. We shared the billing with Vic Damone." Valerie Adams: "I remember the Wild Mouse rollercoaster ride with our uncle, the Belgian waffles and the…
...if you might be the only person in this neck of the woods to have visited a certain place far from here? Me, I would nominate tiny Bagdad, Arizona. (Yes, that's how they spell it.) It's a remote copper mining camp that was the site…
One of my friends on the copy desk sent me a good-natured note Friday night long after I had gone home for the day. She mentioned that my use of "stomping grounds" in my column for Tuesday -- don't get me started on my deadlines…
Say what you will about this song. It wasn't just more of the same old thing. www.twogoodears.blogspot.com
A hundred years ago, I attended a week-long summer hockey camp at which this gentleman was one of the featured instructors. I recall that he did not overly exert himself. But he didn't actually drink beer while on the ice with his young charges. www.canthavetoomanycards.blogspot.com…
"I sat in my senior English classroom on the third floor of my high school -- Go, Queen Anne Grizzlies! -- and watched the Space Needle get taller and taller," wrote Sue Kassa. Merna Roberts shared this. "My apartment on Eastlake Avenue in Seattle gave…
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Just wondering: What county could rightfully claim to be the Roadkill Capital of the Inland Northwest?
www.mycomicshop.com Three concerns here. 1. It would be kind of hard to skate on just the tip of one blade. 2. The joints of the leg she has in the air seem to be producing some pretty strange angles. 3. She has it bad for…
Unlike many other Dodgers, it appears that Wally Moon did not play in Spokane. Still, there's no reason we can't enjoy this classic baseball card. www.vintagecardtraders.org
...The Crescent's flag would have freaked out conspiracy theorists and others who enjoy being offended. www.cardcow.com
1. "Some people say this town don't look good in snow." -- "Ventura Highway" by America What town don't, er, doesn't look good in snow? Fresh snow anyway. 2. "Just let your inhibitions run wild." -- "Tonight's the Night" by Rod Stewart Seems like that…
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