Being There column from Dec. 23, 1997
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/dec/23/even-the-brightest-stars-sometimes-need-a-hug/
The Slice archive for Jan. 1, 2014
TUESDAY, DEC. 23, 2014
Feel free to stare at this for a long time
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d5bFIAVRirc/VH9se2ISDbI/AAAAAAAAFJw/CEylHsyik0g/s1600/Chip%2Band%2BDale%2BChristmas%2Btree%2Blight%2Bbulb.gif
Holiday verbs: Define your terms
In the seasonal song "Let it Snow," what do you assume is meant by "good-bying"?
True or False
This Spokane woman invented Festivus. www.frenchmoments.eu
A Christmas album you didn't buy 1
www.amazon.com
Just wondering
Over the years, how many Spokane area kids getting bikes for Christmas have been able to go for a ride on Dec. 25?
No. 1 pop song 40 years ago
http://todocoleccion.net
MONDAY, DEC. 22, 2014
Praise for the USPS 1
I placed some Christmas cards in a mail box at a post office yesterday afternoon. It was Sunday, so it's not as if I expected the cards to be sorted and placed in the delivery pipeline right away. But lo and behold, at least one…
R.I.P., Joe 2
www.artistdirect.com http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/dec/22/joe-cocker-woodstock-rocker-dead-70/
There are some great holiday scenes in movies not thought of as holiday flicks 1
Exhibit A. Among other things, "The Apartment" depicts a rip-roaring office Christmas party. www.cinemablend.com
Did G.I. Joe and Barbie engage in premarital relations? 1
Define that however you wish. I suppose this varied by household. But I can just hear Ken saying, "Here now! Stop that! I'm not kidding!"
Today is "NUTS!" day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_McAuliffe http://www.army.mil/article/92856
Next time you're in Cleveland
http://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/ Of course, the story is actually set in Indiana. http://www.southshorecva.com/achristmasstory/
Remember, it's tomorrow
www.bluecheddar.net
I'll bet no one has ever asked this question
You know how it can be fun to visualize stick-pins on a map of the United States noting all of the destinations for your Christmas cards. Well, if instead of marking the delivery point of your holiday greetings those imaginary stick-pins indicated cities where H-bombs…
SUNDAY, DEC. 21, 2014
It's not your little shredder's fault
That you did not stay on top of the situation and wound up with bags of hundreds of to-be-shredded items that, using your little shredder, would take 37 hours to process.
True or false
The episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" in which Spokane is mentioned is the one in which a businessman from Charlotte has car trouble while passing by Mayberry on a Sunday and discovers that the town is all but shut down.
SATURDAY, DEC. 20, 2014
Waffle maker territoriality 2
Do you experience that? I'm guessing you do if you answer these questions "Yes." Do you get a little uneasy when someone else wants to use the waffle maker? Does it annoy you when someone says it is "just" a waffle maker? Would you rather…
FRIDAY, DEC. 19, 2014
Two key questions 2
Do you mentally rehearse material before attending a party? Have the circumstances you had visualized (that would allow you to seamlessly say what you planned to say) ever actually materialized once you got to the party?
THURSDAY, DEC. 18, 2014
Great moments in package mailing
It was a few years ago, at right about this part of December. I was in line at the post office on South Grand. I was close enough to the service counter to hear the postal clerks talking with customers. One of the clerks at…
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17, 2014
Recalling a test-drive highlight
I suspect that most of the time people about to buy a new car have made up their minds before the test drive. But I wonder. Can you recall a moment from a test drive that made your decision easy? I can. It happened in…
The Wednesday Slice question 4
What's a subject people you know repeatedly bring up in conversations with you even though you have demonstrated many times that you do not care about it?
TUESDAY, DEC. 16, 2014
Just wondering 2
Ever been in a library that offered a better view than the river panorama available at the downtown Spokane Public Library?
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If you have any interest in your family history, these folks can help you do some online research. www.EWGSI.org Because of holiday shedules, you would want to confirm volunteer availability before heading off to the library to meet them.
Spirit of the season 1
I wonder how many families in the Spokane area decide against placing decorative Christmas stuff in the front yard because they figure there's a good chance it would be stolen.
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