www.theblurb.com.au Expecting the weather forecast to give people making the scene an excuse to arrive downtown virtually undressed? Pshaw! This year, stretched-to-the-limit tank tops are out and tuxes are in. It seems that some of us are shy about our tattoos after all. The dressed-to-impress…
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I realize there is absolutely nothing unusual about seeing deer in residential areas. But when I saw one this morning shortly after 5 o'clock, I was surprised. It was standing in the intersection of 31st and Garfield on Spokane's South Hill. That's just behind the…
Your wife receives an email from her high school reunion committee. She shows you some of the photos of her classmates. Realizing your own class has a milestone anniversary this year, you go online and see if there is a reunion committee hard at work.…
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The first time I heard this, I thought Mr. Jagger was saying "Get off of my plow." I realize that makes no sense. And, no, I was not imagining that it was racy slang. www.45cat.com
That's just one of the remarkable team names in this year's Hoopfest field.
The Slice column has been running readers' recollections of fireflies since Memorial Day. There are even a few more in tomorrow's column. Throughout the discussion, I have been operating on the assumption that our neck of the woods is not home to lightning bugs. No…
Sure, film is so last century. But I just read that one-piece suits are making a comeback. www.thescoopblog.dallasnews.com Of course, if you are not familiar with Paul Simon the warning was unnecessary. Well, until now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLsDxvAErTU
It doesn't happen every day. But it's not all that unusual for people who are about 20 to ask me to spell my first name after I have given it to them. Poor kids. Growing up surrounded by peers saddled with "creatively" spelled names, they…
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www.thisvtlife.com Apparently they also have lakes in New England.
If you are going to be away from work for a week or so, it's customary to leave your colleagues a note. You know, to alert them to things that need to be done or situations that might come up during your absence. But how…
You could try out a line from 1981's "Body Heat." "You can stand here next to me if you want, but you'll have to promise not to talk about the heat." www.vimeo.com Or you could go with a line from "Biloxi Blues." "It's like Africa…
Every now and then you hear adults complain about teens dancing in what these grown-ups regard as an inappropriate manner. That's the adults' right, of course. Got to keep the young ones moral after school. But some of us, I won't mention any names, can…
Can you remember a store-bought food first encountered as a kid that blew your mind? www.saraleedesserts.com www.theimaginaryworld.com
When you first look at Garvey's upper lip, doesn't it appear that the artist adorned the onetime Spokane Indian's image with a ludicrous pencil mustache? www.thiscardiscool.blogspot.com
Was a bit of a bitch, if I may speak frankly. www.aquamanrules.blogspot.com
And yet, it was a megahit. Could it be that some people do not tell the truth? www.45cat.com
A) You have too much upper body muscle mass. B) This year's mountain stages are not challenging enough to interest you. C) Your ability to endure hours of suffering and then do it again the next day is not quite up to tour standards. D)…
What would the text say? www.mrbrowngoesaround.com
That's my guess about the next season of "Mad Men." www.guardian.co.uk.com
What goes through your mind? A) I remember that when I was a kid it was synonymous with a jail sentence for underachieving young scholars who were trying to avoid being held back a year. B) I remember a summer when I tried to pick…
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Shake hands with people you had been ferociously battling just minutes before. www.thecheckingline.com
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