The Slice: Take care before hitting that ‘send’ button today

To avoid having today live up to its reputation for bad luck, just remember one thing.

When sending a snide e-mail about Person A to Person B, remember to type in Person B’s address. Not Person A’s.

And make sure to avoid sending it to everyone in the universe.

•Just wondering: Has the Riverfront Park suction goat ever ingested banned substances?

•This is a bit like cloud watching: “Am I the only person in Spokane County that views the melting snow piles as abstract snow sculpture?” wrote Julia Patrick. “I have seen a frog, a walrus and a marmot.”

Hmmm. That would be a pretty big rodent. Maybe that was a marmosaurus or perhaps a marmodon. Or a great white marmot. Or Marmilla.

•Mineral deposit: Carl Eklund wondered if a rock formation named after the southeast Washington town of Pomeroy might be called pomeranian.

•Parsimonious with praise: “I brush and floss three times a day and get my teeth cleaned by a dental hygienist four times a year,” wrote Pat Killien. “I have periodontal disease and don’t want to lose my teeth. I know how to clean teeth. Anyway, my hygienist doesn’t just ignore my good work, she criticizes it and tells me how I could always do better. What a downer. But I keep going back to her because I know she does a good job.”

And, for the record, others at that dental office are generous in their praise for his efforts.

•Question for women of a certain age: What does it say about your lifestyle if every time you order a nonalcoholic drink your friends automatically assume you are pregnant?

•There for the duration: Sharyl Read has noticed several ladders leaning against houses. Her theory is that they were placed there during roof-shoveling expeditions. And then? “The snow was too deep and compacted around the ladder to move it, so there it sits until the spring thaw.”

That also describes a few people around here.

•You can’t get there from here: The Slice’s mention of the fact that not everyone is great at giving directions reminded Maggie Fritz of a less than helpful tip she once received. A well-meaning guy told her to turn north at the point where a certain barn used to be.

•Slice answer: “Yes,” wrote Kathy Altieri.

She was responding to the question about whether you know someone in your field whose success seems impossible to explain.

•Today’s Slice question: Who or what is Spokane’s good luck charm?