They built model airplanes. You see, a lot can go wrong in that process. Propeller blades can snap. Landing gear can come out of the box inexplicably malformed. An errant drop of glue can turn the plane's supposedly clear canopy into a gooey blob. I'm…
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Hope all these kids are happy, healthy and enjoying being teenagers. http://m.spokesman.com/stories/1996/aug/08/births/
Would your answer surprise any of your friends or co-workers?
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This morning a certain young lady tried to sit on her desk chair, forgetting that she was still wearing her backpack. To her credit, she laughed. And said "I meant to do that." That is the exact wording my wife uses when she sees a…
Came across this while searching for images of the paperback version of Dan Jenkins' "Semi-Tough." There's some pretty readable stuff here. Though this isn't for the easily offended. http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/books/2012/09/warren_sapp_tony_siragusa_jerry_glanville_semi_tough_football_books_reviewed_.html
Six years ago this month, Slice readers debated an important issue. Does the order in which you stack sandwich ingredients make a difference? It all started with a Deer Park couple's disagreement about this. Most responding readers said it does matter, especially in terms of…
After opening, scroll down to remind yourself of this tour's big finish. We were last but not least. http://www.monkeesconcerts.com/1967-north-american--british-tour.html
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19921126&id=pbwzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PPADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1832,3865664 I spoke with him in person just one time. He was reporting a week-long series of stories on The Spokesman-Review. And he approached me about doing something on The Slice, which was still a fairly new column at the time. I declined. Can't really…
In 1962's "Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation," the title character played by Jimmy Stewart has something in common with Lewis and Clark. Can you name it?
Be prepared to scroll. http://www.spokesman.com/tags/bing-crosby/blogposts/
Every now and then, while riding my bike home from work, I'll notice a ladybug on my shirt. Usually on the sleeve. Not wanting it to travel too far from wherever it calls home, I usually manage to coax it off by reaching under the…
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/aug/08/the-slice-thank-god-two-a-days-are-a-thing-of-the/
Tomorrow in the Slice column.
Don't call up a bunch of "javelin accident" videos. www.lhmopars.com No, not this kind. The track and field kind.
Have you experienced it in other parts of the country or just here?
I know a guy who resided in the same coed dorm at Northwestern as this actress. He wrote a weekly column for the S-R and his wife, a full-time S-R staffer, wrote a lot of fine health features. They moved to Chicago several years ago.…
I have a colleague who is working on a food page story about a specialty offering often found at county fairs. And if he isn't careful with his online searching related to said item, well, let's just move on. OK. If you are offended because…
Of course, you know that date as Bennington Battle Day. But here is some Elvis stuff to scroll through. http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/slice/tags/elvis-movies/ What? You question my EP credentials? Please read on. http://m.spokesman.com/stories/2007/aug/09/the-slice-the-slice-a-big-hunk-o-snobbery/
Nora Bingaman remembers being 10 or 12 in the 1950s and living in Hood River, Oregon. "I used to come home from school, grab the salt shaker and head to the backyard. I would pick a big, red, ripe, sometimes warm tomato from the vine,…
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"The best tomatoes I ever tasted were from my grandmother's garden in Culver City, California during the late '30s and early '40s," wrote Leila Larson.
I found this interesting and estimate that 3% of those who glance at this blog will as well. http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/episode-85-noble-effort/
His stop here was part of a speaking tour designed to help get himself out of debt. http://twain.lib.virginia.edu/onstage/mttalks5.html
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