There's always next season
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SATURDAY, DEC. 3, 2011
On TV 50 years ago today
www.bonanzaboomers.com In an episode of "Bonanza" called "Day of the Dragon," Joe unwittingly wins a slave girl in a poker game and has a hard time convincing her that she is now a free woman. It first aired on Dec. 3, 1961.
This date in Slice history (1994)
Today's Slice question: Why is yours the quintessential Inland Northwest family?
FRIDAY, DEC. 2, 2011
Radio days 2
www.9voltbattery.net Monday's Slice column about being under the covers on a school night and searching for distant stations on a transistor radio seemed to connect with readers. But my assumption that this was pretty much a boy thing was politely challenged by several of my…
THURSDAY, DEC. 1, 2011
Blog Special: Looking for a Volunteer 1
I have an idea. Certainly you are familiar with the Burl Ives seasonal classic, "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas." Well, you know the line "Say hello to friends you know and everyone you meet"? What if someone actually did that? I propose that we find…
When the timing and weather are right
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Sometimes leaving Spokane works out
www.telegraph.co.uk Bing and Grace Kelly at the 1955 Academy Awards.
Re: Long-ago train travel and pirate hats
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White Christmas
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This date in Slice history (1994)
Today's Slice question: How did you get rid of that holiday party hors d'oeuvre when nobody was looking?
Lighting up the morning
Rode my bicycle to work this morning. Yes, it was a bit brisk. But I wanted to be able to say I had bike commuted at least one day in every month of 2011. Once I got downtown, I took a little detour before heading…
Fifty years ago today
www.en.wikipedia.org In an episode of "The Twilight Zone" called "The Jungle," dam builder Alan Richards returns to America from Africa unaware of a little surprise a witchdoctor has in store for him. It first aired on Dec. 1, 1961, and has been seen in reruns…
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2011
Happy December Eve!
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Was looking for Expo stuff...
...and found this. www.worldsfairphotos.com Not sure if this has anything to do with Spokane. But who cares?
The best state flags
Here, according to The Slice Blog, are the Elite Eight. No. 8 Wyoming No. 7 Arizona No. 6 California No. 5 Texas No. 4 Maryland No. 3 Ohio No. 2 New Mexico No. 1 Alaska www.50states.com
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Maybe the problem you're having with your outdoor holiday lighting display is that you lack a theme. So here are a few ideas, just to get you started. "Visions of garishness danced upside their heads." "Ground zero." "The Shining." "Frosty the Glowman." "Three wise men…
A fondly remembered object of desire
www.periodpaper.com What did you want for Christmas way back when?
TUESDAY, NOV. 29, 2011
Apparently nobody else got presents
And what's with that backdrop? Is that house on the edge of the flat Earth? www.stuff-and-nonsense.net
Re: shared hospital rooms 1
There's no need for a Top 10 list of the potential drawbacks. I assume most of us know about loud, bathroom-hogging roommates whose visitors tend to be foul-smelling, braying jackasses. But that's not the whole picture. If you are extremely fortunate, you might encounter people…
Feel free to write your own caption 1
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I'm definitely rooting for the bear
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A bad idea from the past 2
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Just wondering 2
What was the drinking age in your state when you were a teenager? I lived in a state where the legal age was 18. That meant, for all practical purposes, some 16-year-olds could buy beer. That had some advantages at the time. But I would…
This date in Slice history (1994)
One way America has changed: "The wonderfully greater sense of moral purpose with which the affluent and the comfortable defend their well-being and specifically their income against the claims of the unfortunate and the deprived." -- economist John Kenneth Galbraith, in American Heritage magazine
A different era
We all know the rip-roaring office Christmas party is a thing of the past. But that doesn't mean we can't still enjoy film/TV depictions of how it supposedly used to be. My own favorite is in the 1960 Academy Award winner, "The Apartment." Though there's…
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