Sands of time fall earlier in our world
Chances are, you have a calendar indicating that next Saturday is the first day of autumn.
It’s wrong.
In our time zone, fall begins next Friday night.
So plan your equinox revelry accordingly.
The calendar thing is just one more sign of Eastern imperialism.
“Speaking of the seasons: Here, according to pop songs of the past, are 10 things you might have done this summer:
1. “Just fill your basket full of sandwiches and weenies.”
2. “Come-on come-on and dance all night.”
3. “We go fishing or go swimming in the sea.”
4. “All summer long, we sang a song – and strolled on golden sand.”
5. “Miniature golf and Hondas in the hills.”
6. “I went hiking with Joe Spivey.”
7. “Remember how you made me crazy?”
8. “I didn’t go to work. I told my boss I was sick.”
9. “I cloud-nine when I want to.”
10. “See the smile a-waiting in the kitchen.”
“Guilty pleasure: “I love the soap opera ‘Days of Our Lives,’ ” wrote North Idaho grade-school teacher Carol Nelson. “I have been watching it off and on for 30 years. I figure it’s an innocent vice – not illegal, immoral, or fattening.”
“Just wondering: What local kid is absolutely the best at ruining his or her school pictures year after year by trying to look tough, bull-necked or like a pouty fashion model?
Step up to the plate: John Wilson had a Coug’s dream car license. It said “WAZ 000.”
And Bruce Rogers used to have one that referred to his business. It said “FOTOART.”
But some of his friends used to pronounce it as if it had a second F.
“New Slice feature: “Jess Walter Watch.”
Now that The New York Times has called the surprisingly short Spokane novelist “ridiculously talented,” can it be long before the S-R alum starts acting like a big shot? (Hey, like you wouldn’t.)
So contact The Slice with any firsthand reports about fame going to the local hero’s head.
My bet is that his EWU education will help him stay grounded and humble. But the praise for his new book, “The Zero,” really has been amazing. So you almost couldn’t blame him if he goes uptown on us.
Stay tuned.
“Warm-up question: Does it bug you when seemingly healthy, fully ambulatory people use the elevator to go up or down one floor?
“Today’s Slice question: What’s the one thing Spokane gets blamed for all the time that isn’t really Spokane’s fault?