What do you call it when... 5
...dense fog flocks trees and bushes with a white coating of frost? (I know there are different names for this. I'm wondering what YOU call it.)
The Slice archive for Jan. 17, 2014
FRIDAY, JAN. 17, 2014
Spokane TV news anchors and Seahawks mania
Are the former genuinely fired up about the big game or do they simply feel that they have to come off that way even though they might not actually give a flying rip? Could at least some of them be, you know, acting? You make…
Victory lap
Sometime back in the 1960s, a Republican senator from Vermont was said to have suggested a way to extricate the U.S. from the quagmire of Vietnam. Declare that we have won and get out, said George Aiken. And it is in that spirit that I…
Jug in hand, an editor prepares to edit
Newspapering has changed. Most editors today don't wear hats. www.poltroonpress.com
Theoretical beers and betting on sports
Because of losing sports bets, I have owed one of my colleagues, a hard-drinking page designer, several beers for years now. We kept sort of a loose, running tab. No actual beers were exchanged. But the other day I proposed that we go double or…
Cat of the day is from Idaho 3
One of the best views of the feline tongue I have seen. http://www.catoftheday.com/
Following up on KPBX promos
It turns out my concern that Spokane Public Radio was not going to promote its annual Recordings and Videos Sale in the usual antic manner was premature. The KPBX Players have produced several entertaining promos. All is right with the world.
Did you watch this?
What did you think? Wonder how many viewers were too young to really recall the surreal Tonya and Nancy saga. www.hardbodynews.com
Talking points
1. Besides marshmallows, what do you approve of when it comes to adding something to hot chocolate? 2. Is there someone in your circle who has a voice that would be great on radio? 3. People enjoy it when you say, "I'd wrap him in…
This week on "Dick Van Dyke" in 1964
A good-looking bachelor moves into the neighborhood and the Petries try to fix him up with a woman. Rob's candidate is his co-worker, Sally. Laura pushes her cousin on him. In the end, he doesn't wind up with either, and we learn that it is…
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