Will backyard ice rinks be doable in the Spokane area this winter? The temps would need to be consistently colder than they have been the last few years. Want to see a slide show of some fine Canadian rinks? Open this and then click on…
An episode called "Nick of Time" first aired on this date in 1960. Captain Kirk and his wife have some time to kill while their car is being repaired so they go into this diner and, well, you know what's in the cards for them.…
I called the Superior Court recording at noon to see if they needed my juror group to report this afternoon. They don't. So the next step is to call again after 5:30 this afternoon to see if I am needed tomorrow. My term of service…
... someone refers to Michigan State University as "Michigan" or Arizona State University as "Arizona"? A) You mean, there's a difference? B) I am comforted by the certain knowledge that in other parts of the country people refer to Washington State University as "Washington." C)…
If some of your loved ones live in places where hurricanes or tornadoes are not unheard of, there's a chance you pay slightly more attention to the national weather than the average Inland Northwesterner. But do those far-flung relatives ever pay attention to Spokane's weather?…
I wanted to track down something I had written before the turn of the century. I was at home and did not have direct access to the S-R's electronic archives. So I tried to find the piece via Google. I included my name in the…