Re: Spokane media/column mug shots 1
It is entirely possible to think someone's work is OK and at the same time regard the facial expression in his or her column mug as a bit ridiculous.
The Slice archive for May 6, 2014
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014
Recalling rejection letters 1
Back around 1982, when this gentleman (link below) was editor of a now-defunct magazine called New England Monthly, I pitched a half-baked idea for a piece. I was living in the Southeast at the time. He wrote back and expressed reservations but did not slam…
A fan of Mrs. Peel 2
After The Slice asked about TV marathons readers might go for if they were home sick, I heard from Scott Burnham. He said he might watch "The Avengers." "Not the cartoon but the classic TV show with Diana Rigg and some guy." www.mirror.co.uk I'll have…
Recycling
A North Idaho friend said that when he brushes his dog outside, a phenomenal volume of canine hair is freed. But it doesn't just go to waste. My friend said he has seen this dog hair incorporated in more than one bird nest at his…
One option for Bike to Work Week 2
http://schwinncruisers.com
Speaking up
Here's something from John Gross that I enjoyed reading. "Hi, Paul. You recently ran a question from a reader regarding whether and how to confront bird feeders, people feeding white bread to the ducks at Manito. I had a girlfriend that could answer this question…
Greatest hockey player ever
I occasionally forget that not everyone was a teenage boy living in New England in 1970. So this post has the potential to appeal to, well, virtually no one. Oh, well, The anniversary of the Bobby Orr goal is this Saturday. Celebrate as you see…
Just wondering 1
What do you call it in your family when you are driving in a traffic situation that presents all sorts of variables and erratic behaviors/decisions on the part of other motorists and pedestrians? In my family, we refer to it as a Driver's Ed moment.
A sandwich named after you ... 1
... would have what ingredients? www.pbs.org
Feels weird to root for Brits to get shot
Of course, it's just a TV drama. But if you are a loyal American who happens to be a bit of an Anglophile, watching AMC's Revolutionary War series "Turn" poses a small conflict. If you actually like English people or at least English people on…
This date in Slice history (1997)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/may/06/the-slice-they-come-from-near-and-far-to/
The online home for Paul Turner's musings and interactions with disciples of The Slice.