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The Slice archive for June 2012

TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2012

How cheerleaders looked in the 1960s 

www.zimbio.com Feel free to dismiss the whole enterprise as sexist, stupid and insufficiently earnest about serious issues. But it has to be said that once upon a time cheerleaders were not required to look like, uh, exotic dancers or blow-up dolls. That does not mean…

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MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012






Asking people about their movie choice

There was a line attributed to some football coach long ago on the disadvantages of throwing the ball. "When you pass, two of the three things that can happen are bad," this guy supposedly said. Well, the same could be said about seeing someone with…

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The real reason for summer day camps

I'm not saying there are not a lot of great programs out there. I'm sure there is enrichment taking place right and left. Horizons being broadened and what have you. But to what extent do most of these programs owe their existence to the simple…

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Prediction 

Next year, there will be a few Spokane area residents who still refer to the "surprise Father's Day sunburn of 2012." Granted, it wasn't beach temps -- where the need for sunscreen would have been obvious. And it was cloudy much of the time. But…

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SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2012

Father's Day

Here's a picture of my late father with his B-24 crew in North Africa. (He's in the front row, on the far right.) You can tell that this photo is from early in the war because the Liberator behind them was not fitted with a…

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SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2012

Battle of the TV dads 

Which of these gentlemen did you find most appealingly human? I won't insult you by assuming that I need to tell you their names. www.reuters.com www.tucsoncitizen.com www.artofmanliness.com www.classictvprogram.com www.stumptuous.com www.articles.nydailynews.com www.supanet.com www.tvchannelsfree.com

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FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2012


When to worry and when not to worry 

Our neighbor's teenage daughter came to the door this morning, needing to borrow something. I asked her when school was out. She said yesterday was the last day. I then asked if I was right in remembering that next year would be her last year…

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Unlikely coalition waiting to form 

I'm thinking of people smoking outside of stores and those who use bike racks 10 feet from where the smokers are puffing away. They routinely come in contact and have the opportunity to talk. They might not be natural allies on some issues. But perhaps…

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