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The Slice: The long and short of it

Is your transition from short sleeves to long sleeves gradual with a lot of back-and-forth, or is it overnight and definitive?

I ask because you might not have been aware that your choice in this matter offers insights about you. At least according to The Slice’s Spokane Sleeve Transition Personality Profile Index.

For instance, you might not have known that making the switch on a predetermined date indicates you are bold, decisive and seriously lacking when it comes to upstairs closet space.

On the other hand, dressing each day according to the vagaries of the weather indicates you are flexible, dynamic and in control of the thermostat at your workplace.

And wearing T-shirts 365 days a year indicates you have embraced Spokane’s casual dress ethos.

Let’s move on.

After last Saturday’s page o’ dogs: Donna Odean, Sue Chapin and other readers asked when cats will get their turn.

I can’t honestly say. I have to admit I’m a little concerned about how felines would react to not being chosen the winner.

Slice answers: A couple of readers said certain political campaign signs were the first indication they were going to get along with new neighbors.

In another matter, others said if Grand Coulee Dam had never been built, the Northwest would have retained its wildness; the power, irrigation and flood control benefits of the dam would not have been realized; and Woody Guthrie never would have written “Roll On Columbia.”

“We would have lost World War II,” wrote Greg Jones of Colfax.

After asking last Saturday about couples divided by their alma maters (EWU/WSU), The Slice heard from Orene Harder.

“I am not part of a divided couple but I am personally divided, having a degree from each university. I’m sure there are others out there.”

And in the matter of memories of school plays, Tim Wink remembers getting the lead in a 1958 kindergarten production of “Frosty the Snowman.”

It helped that he was tall for his age and was the only child who could do justice to the Frosty costume.

Tim recalls being immobile beneath his top hat while the other kids sang and danced. “That was pretty much the end of my theatrical career.”

Warmup question: If you are in some sort of altercation subsequently investigated by law enforcement, what’s your best bet if the other party lies about every aspect of the encounter?

Today’s Slice question: What’s the essential difference between Spokane and Spokane Valley?

Write The Slice at P. O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210; call (509) 459-5470; email pault@spokesman.com. Can you remember anything that happened on this date in 2001?

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