We all owe a big thank-you
To the Spokane area families who have had the hard talk with elderly relatives about giving up the car keys. And to the senior drivers themselves who realized it was time, before something tragic happened.
The Slice archive for Oct. 25, 2013
FRIDAY, OCT. 25, 2013
The Slice Blog's conspiracy theory 2
The people in our midst who hate bicyclists are somehow responsible for the aphid swarms.
If you had to guess at a number 3
How many deceased family pets have been buried in Spokane area backyards? I'd bet it is about half a million. Maybe more.
Where were you on June 5, 1971?
http://www.doobfan.com/tour/tour_dates1.htm
Ever take pilot's seat in B-52 simulator? 3
I have to assume there are a fair number of people around here who have. As it happens, I am one of them. My training session took place long ago at a base in Arkansas that has since closed. Let's just say my landings were…
Just wondering
How often do you receive emails or texts intended for someone else?
If this were a Spokane tourism promo
What would the text say? http://abcnews.com
Do you say "froggy" instead of "foggy"?
I have it on good authority that not everyone stops saying that just because childhood is over.
Time cover from Oct. 25, 1993
http://content.time.cnn.com Classic Time-speak in that cover blurb.
Today's forgotten Washington beer
www.ebeercans.com According to this site, which I recommend checking out, Hop Gold was brewed in Vancouver.
Anyone still say "mass quantities"?
www.hollywoodreporter.com
Meet the candidate (or not)
My route home from work, which is considerably different from my ride downtown in the morning, goes by a political candidate's house. On a few occasions, I have seen this person out front coming or going. I have tried to imagine what I might call…
No. 1 song 30 years ago
"Islands in the Stream." I would not listen to it in a house. I would not listen to it with a mouse. www.musicstack.com
One of the worst TZ episodes
"Last Night of a Jockey," starring Mickey Rooney, first aired on "The Twilight Zone" 50 years ago tonight. Even Rod Serling struck out now and then. en.wikipedia.org
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