Once more, with feeling 1
A well-intentioned reader sent a picture of this and asked if I knew of it. I thanked him, but gently noted that I have mentioned it a hundred times. Let's make that 101. www.maxcollector.com
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MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014
Just wondering 1
Because of access issues, what is the hardest place in your home to clean and what is the certainty that someone making a service call at your place will want to get there?
A scenic workout
I wonder if any downtown resident or worker has already incorporated the numerous stairs at the new waterfalls park/plaza in a daily exercise regimen.
References to Spokane, No. 42
In a fall 2012 episode of "Modern Family" called "The Butler's Escape," Claire is heckled by her younger daughter for thinking that Seattle is the capital of Washington. Trying to rally, Claire says she knew that and mutters "It's Spokane."
SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2014
How to know you are into NHL playoffs 1
You are at home watching TV and find yourself hoping that one of the New York Rangers will separate Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby from consciousness.
"From the Mouths of Moms"
This ran on this date 18 years ago. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/may/11/from-the-mouths-of-moms/
Mother of all reruns
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/10/americans-love-the-phrase-even-though-its-roots/
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2014
Only downside to new waterfalls park
It is so amazingly cool that I fear people will henceforth allow distant friends and relatives to come here for a visit only during spring, so the hosts can take them down to check out the falls at full roar.
Hair apparent 1
How long has the person who cuts your hair been doing so? "Brenda has been cutting my hair for over 21 years," wrote Jim McGuire. "When we started she was in her late teens or early 20s. I've been with her through her marriage, three…
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014
Can't recall hearing a woman say this 1
Well, until now. A longtime Slice reader sent me an email about a generational disconnect. She encountered a young adult who didn't seem to know who Bob Dylan is. These things happen. But what really caught my attention was her description of how she was…
Which one worked in Spokane TV news? 1
www.examiner.com It's the seated woman, Libby Weaver. She has been gone from Spokane for a hundred years. And this magazine cover is a couple of years old. Not sure she even works in TV news anymore. But when I found this, I wanted to share.…
True or false
The sitcom character on the left once made mention of the world's fair in Spokane. www.bionicdisco.com
What was his line in "The Graduate"?
www.themoviescene.co.uk Yes, this is from the locally filmed "Always." After filming had been completed, my wife and I drove over to Libby to check out some of the movie-set leftovers. Haven't been to Libby in years. You?
I say it here, it comes out there 2
http://bikenazi.blogspot.com/2013/03/what-bugs-you-about-spokane-bicyclists.html
We know people text while driving 3
And yet we still step out of our homes and spend time on area roads. I'd call that courage.
Looking ahead to Bike to Work Week 1
Here's one of approximately 322 stories I have written about bike riding. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/apr/12/road-scholars/
If you know Wallace's Rick Shaffer
Be sure to congratulate him on his upcoming nuptials. He's getting married for the first time, at 57.
Just wondering 2
If personal watercraft engines could be made super-quiet would people in the market for these toys welcome that development?
Songs You Had Forgotten Department
www.musicstack.com This was on the radio in 1968. It was perfect for teens reeling from a first breakup. I would hum a little of it, but then you might never get it out of your head.
This date in Slice history 10 years ago
http://m.spokesman.com/stories/2004/may/09/the-slice-one-nation-under-a-wicked-spell/
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2014
When you're thinking of buying a ticket
Coming in Friday's Slice column.
The marmots are out 2
At least that's what I am hearing from readers whose walks take them near the Spokane River. For instance, Marcy Wise reported that she saw three yesterday.
Sometimes you can't trust your memory
I had it in my mind that this famous commercial featured Tommy Lasorda. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hq9wfYb13U If you have never seen this, be sure to stay with it to the end.
Best ever "Wonder Years" episode?
https://www.tvrage.com/The_Wonder_Years/episodes/216815 Maybe not the best episode. The one about saying goodbye to the family car, with the Neil Young closing, might be up there. But when the usually useless Wayne quietly comes to the aid of his messed-up-from-Nam friend, Wart, "Homecoming" achieves a true moment…
Can you name this tribe? 2
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