"American Experience" and "War Letters"
I wonder how many of us who watched will have troubled dreams tonight.
The Slice archive for Jan. 21, 2014
TUESDAY, JAN. 21, 2014
When parents mess up your plans
It has been a long time. He probably has his own family by now. But there once was a little boy in Spokane named Joe. He was the son of two SR colleagues of mine, Julie Sullivan and Jim Springer. (They moved to Portland many…
The Jim Kershner quandary 1
My former colleague is a Denver Broncos fan. Has been for a long time. But he used to live in suburban Seattle and I presume his Mariners fandom spilled over to the city's NFL team. Do you know anyone in a similar circumstance?
What's the connection to Super Bowl? 1
http://en.wikipedia.com Hint: It has nothing to do with Marilyn.
If you turn 30 today
This was the No. 1 song on the radio when you arrived. http://weeklytop40.wordpress.com.
Each year around this time
I think about the space shuttle Columbia disaster and about some things astronaut Michael Anderson said near the end of this story, which ran before his first space shuttle flight five years earlier. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1998/jan/20/prepared-for-takeoff-cheney-high-grad-michael/
Wish everyone knew phonetic alphabet 1
Especially those spelling their names in phone messages. B, C, D, E, G, P, T, V and Z sound alike, as you know. But Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Golf, Papa, Tango, Victor and Zulu, well, those come through loud and clear.
"Bonanza" vs. "The Big Valley"
Which series is better to watch as reruns decades later? Let's assess. "Bonanza" had a winning theme song. "The Big Valley" had Barbara Stanwyck. Sometimes a little bit of Little Joe went a long way. Nick Barkley's hot temper could get old. "Bonanza" sometimes did…
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