Purple-Less Past Have You Blue?
It probably would violate patient confidentiality rules for therapists to call us and report just how many women around here still haven’t gotten over the sting of not being selected a Lilac princess.
But we sure would like to know.
There is no there here: A reader in the Spokane Valley told us that, before coming up to see him recently, a friend in northern California purchased a Spokane street map.
She was pretty impressed with the pictures of Spokane adorning the map. And she wanted to see several places featured in the photos.
That was a problem, though, as the pictures were of Seattle scenes.
Today’s gripping pet door story: A few years ago, when Veradale’s Jill Nelson lived outside Bozeman, her family’s cats Buford and Dusty were acting strange. Soon it became startlingly clear why.
A skunk had come into the garage through the cat door. It was having snacks and making itself at home.
The polecat refused to leave, despite polite requests by Nelson and family. So finally, firecrackers were set off in the garage and the two-toned intruder retreated back to the relative quiet of the outdoors.
So, yes, one possible title for that little adventure might be “Bring in ‘Da Noise, Chase Out ‘Da Skunk.”
Spokane’s No. 1 personal ads lie: “Single.” from T. Shilliam and S. Hansen
Another reader said the biggest lie is one of omission not including “watching TV” when listing favorite activities such as horseback riding and going to museums.
Failure to communicate: “I can see where the misunderstanding came from, since I have been frequenting thrift stores for 30 years,” wrote Valerie Kitt. “My cute little mother is hard of hearing as well.
“When I told her I had gone to ‘Good Will Hunting’ (the movie) last weekend, she asked me if I had found anything.”
Best-looking bowling teams: We’ve been swamped. Um, not really. We’ve received pictures of two teams. And none of the snapshots would reproduce well. But that doesn’t mean we can’t name names.
The KZZU team includes Eric Christeson, Jenn Hunt, Dianah Toland and Doug Toland.
And the WSU women’s team (it’s a club sport) includes Tracie Utt, Monica Cheney, Tarra Borden, Cheryl Lawrence, Carmen Marquart and Lisa Evans.
Today’s Slice question: Who around here deserves to be recognized as the champion when it comes to ridiculously overloading hand-baskets while shopping in grocery stores?
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