When visiting the Tacoma-Spokane area
www.ebay.com I might have used this last year. I can't remember. But every time I see this old road map I get a kick out of that wandering hyphen.
The Slice archive for July 2012
TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2012
Space Filler Theater 3
You say you have time to waste? Well, here's a reader challenge for you. Try to come up with a brief, coherent set of rules for a drinking game based on The Spokesman-Review's 2012 editorial page endorsements of national and local political candidates. I know…
Another all-star who played in Spokane 1
www.glamour.com Kinsler played for the Spokane Indians in 2003.
Another vintage beer can from Spokane 5
www.thebeercanguide.com This is a different picture/different can than originally posted here. But it is also a conetop.
All aboard for 1947 2
Too bad that wasn't the last war. www.vintageadbrowser.com
Frank Jr. at Fairchild NCO club in 1971 1
Bookings must have been a tad lean for the legend's son. www.pnwbands.com You say this reminds you of a scene in "This is Spinal Tap"? You are not alone.
Remembering an all-star game highlight 1
The great thing about baseball's all-star game is that the competition resembles actual baseball. Unlike the farcical exhibitions in football, hockey and (to a slightly lesser degree) basketball, baseball's all-star game isn't some warped version of the sport. One memorable moment from these annual National…
The smell test 1
I have only circumstantial evidence to go on. But I would bet that at least a few Spokane pets got sprayed by skunks last night.
Why is she so happy? 1
www.adbranch.com A) That's how you feel when you think young. B) She is being paid for being pretty. C) It's only 1961. The Cold War wouldn't get really scary for another year. D) She finally got a fingernail on the popcorn shard that was driving…
Things change
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I feel asleep at the drive-in during this 1
I was a little kid. My friend Bruce Larson and I had gone with our big sisters, who happened to be about 10 years older than us. I think that night's first feature was an Elvis movie. Did you ever conk out at the drive-in?…
Multiple-choice quiz 1
In biker movies from decades ago, what was usually the cause of tension when rival gangs clashed? A) Some guy named Chino felt disrespected. B) Narcotics turf. C) Some chick named Poodle felt disrespected. D) Societal alienation. E) Hard to say really. F) Whattaya got?…
MONDAY, JULY 9, 2012
The seasonal indicator purchase 1
Check out my theory in Tuesday's Slice column. www.newsnet5.com
Looking ahead to Friday the 13th 3
www.top10films.co.uk Can you name the born-in-Spokane actor appearing in the above film?
Thinking about backyard ice skating
www.rupertpupkinspeaks.blogspot.com Several years ago during winter, a half dozen or so readers were kind enough to invite me to come skate on their backyard ice rinks. One of my hosts noted that my hopscotching visits reminded him of "The Swimmer." In that John Cheever story…
If you added "care" to your last name 4
What sort of program would that describe? What kinds of care would be offered? (I'm stealing this from a former colleague, who might well have stolen it from someone else.)
If you had a do-over on tanning... 1
What would you change about the way you baked? www.w5ran.com
Things were different in 1966
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Just wondering 2
What did people do back before the news media reminded everyone to stay hydrated on hot days by drinking a lot of water? I guess everyone must have died. www.teamasianripper.com
Great minds 1
If you have a copy of today's print edition handy, check out the way three of the four stories on the front page begin. I can't claim that I noticed this. But my early-shift colleague Alison Boggs is wide awake already.
Cutting neighbors some slack
I don't know how many people actually mow lawns on Mondays. People on vacation? Retirees? People who were away all weekend? But you can't blame someone for wanting to get at it early today. Ordinarily you might have a beef about the sound of a…
Former Spokane Indian now MLB all-star 1
www.baseballcardblog.blogspot.com He played for Spokane way back in 1996.
No. 1 song on the date in 1965
I have a memory of being in the car with my mother and significantly older sister when this was on the radio. We discussed the meaning of the lyrics. My sister assured us that they were quite risque. Can't remember what my mother said. She…
SUNDAY, JULY 8, 2012
Just wondering
Do you know people who are so competitive about being busy that they probably spend most of their vacation talking about how they don't really have time to be taking a vacation?
SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2012
The people at the next campsite 2 1
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