Coeur D’Alene Restaurant Just Plays It By Ear
A funny-looking Band-Aid hanging from the ear lobe of a Tomato Street busboy caught Larry Canfield’s attention. So, he asked a waitress, what’s up? She explained the restaurant doesn’t allow busboys to wear earrings. That roused Larry’s curiosity. And he pursued the issue with the manager, a woman wearing earrings who told him the ban is corporate policy. Later, he called corporate headquarters in Spokane and discovered that is not the case. Now, Larry is left wondering why Tomato Street (one of my favorite restaurants, by the way) is making a fuss about male busboys wearing earrings while they clean up slop. And why female employees are allowed to wear earrings. Hmmm?
Hmmm II
A friend who commutes from Spokane to Coeur d’Alene amuses himself by (drumroll, please) watching the road kill decay. Last week, he spotted a dead porcupine. The week before, it was a coyote, and the week before that, a yellow tabby house cat. Before you summon the men in white coats, however, let me explain the method to his madness. He’s been watching Fluffy disintegrate into little more than fluff while wondering why a public employee hasn’t scooped up the remains. Good question. … Then, there was the clerk of a tiny town who reported the winner’s name in a City Council race. But she didn’t want to give the loser’s name or the vote tally. Why? She didn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. Later, she relented. But the incident makes you want to live in a place like Tensed.
The never-ending season
Bonners Ferry High School had a rough football season. First, the boys were forced to pay to play due to budget cutbacks.
Then, starter after starter fell to injury as the Badgers mustered a 2-7 record, ending the season with a 48-6 loss at St. Maries. But the worst was yet to come. On the way home, according to the St. Maries Gazette-Record, the bus driver took a wrong turn onto St. Joe Road. He was almost to Montana before he realized his error. The return trip finally ended at 5 a.m. We wonder if the kids had to pay for the extra miles, too.
Et tu, Daily News?
The Moscow-Pullman Daily News gave Ken Olsen quite a homecoming. Ken worked in Pullman for six years before joining our staff. His name has appeared in the Daily News thousands of times. But when he returned to autograph “Lasting Valor,” his biography of Medal of Honor winner Vernon Baker, the paper printed Olsen’s surname with two o’s. That wouldn’t have been so bad if the paper hadn’t also published a photo of the book with Ken’s name spelled properly.
Huckleberries
Two thumbs up to the sticker riding a Cadillac’s bumper in Spokane: “Real men don’t ask directions.” … And thumbs down to “Meat is murder.” … According to a Spokesman-Review poll, 76 percent of Post Falls residents recommend the city’s name be changed to Post. This, from Paul Deanno of Spokane. Ouch! … What if Coeur d’Alene High School tried to throw its annual talent show and only two acts signed up? So much for school spirit. … A contractor was kind enough to order a porta-potty at Garden and Government Way for crews working on the Kootenai County Courthouse. You know, the latrine parked by a sign that says: “30-minute parking.” … Motorists who tried to sell their cars by parking them on wide spots along Northwest Boulevard can’t say I didn’t warn them. Those tickets fixed to their windshields are CPD Blue’s way of saying, “Yer outta here.”
Parting shot
In the movie, “Playing God,” actor David Duchovny portrays a doctor who gets mixed up with the mob after he loses his license (Duchovny’s the guy who plays agent Fox Mulder in “The X-Files.”) In one scene, two FBI agents tell him to relax after he expresses concern that the bad guys will get him. After all, they say, you’re being protected by the FBI. Responds Duchovny: “Yeah, I’ve seen your work at Ruby Ridge.” Ouch!
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