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The Slice: The classic Idaho-Iowa confusion
“I got a cousin in Dubuque.”
Let’s move on.
“Our first trip was to Loon Lake. Daddy tied into a big fish and was so pleased with it, but he couldn’t identify the species. When we went back to the marina he proudly marched in holding the fish and asked the person behind the cash register what kind it was.”
The person behind the counter said “Oh, that’s a tench. Cut off its head and toss it back.”
“You have never seen a more deflated look on a fisherman’s face. Mom planted it under her tomatoes, which were great that year.”
Well, maybe he would have wised up by now.
Time for a new keyboard? Not necessarily. I have found that a hockey puck placed just so beneath the keyboard provides the perfect typing angle. And because it is rubber, it stays in place.
Pucks are available at your better computer supply and sports equipment stores. Or you can always catch one at a Chiefs game.
Don’t mention it. Happy to help.
Write The Slice at P. O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210; call (509) 459-5470; email pault@spokesman.com. Nurses must have to get used to going from being one of the the most important people in a hospital patient’s life to, assuming the patient recovers, being essentially forgotten.