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• The Slice: Religiously speaking, it seems fair to ask

  May 31, 2012 in Features on Page C1 You’ll have to take it on faith that this question arises out of simple curiosity. Do ex-Catholics outnumber ex-Mormons in our area?

• The Slice: Salvage a thumbs-up, please

  May 29, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Some people yearn for approval from their spouse or maybe from their boss, but once a week it’s the approbation of the recycling truck guys that really matters. Just wondering: …

• The Slice: Much at steak in this debate

  May 28, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Let’s start with a true or false. No four people in modern times have ever agreed on the definition of “medium rare.”

• The Slice: Relatives of the Wright brothers?

  May 27, 2012 in Features on Page D1 You can tell that someone of a certain age has not been keeping up with the times when you hear that person refer to any and all airliners as a …

• The Slice: Man candles make a lot of scents

  May 25, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Sometimes the gender stereotyping is so pronounced you can almost smell it. A North Idaho friend, Carol Nelson, told me about man candles. 1

• The Slice: Now that’s what you call getting the bird

  May 24, 2012 in Features on Page C1 ‘My husband and I have a bird situation,” said Lori Davenport of Metaline Falls, Wash. It started last year when an Oregon junco began tapping on a window throughout the …

• The Slice: Perhaps something smells fishy

  May 22, 2012 in Features on Page C1 This is the season when certain outdoorsy families around here discover that they should have done a better job of cleaning, airing and shaking out camping stuff before packing it …

• The Slice: There’s always a need for Red Bull X-fighters

  May 21, 2012 in Features on Page C1 The Deer Park Middle School newspaper polled students on their vocational aspirations. The careers mentioned included DJ, NBA player, dentist, Red Bull X-fighter, circus performer, BMX rider, professional roper, lawyer, …

• The Slice: Time to put questions of barbecuing on the grill

  May 20, 2012 in Features on Page D1 Every year at this time, makers of outdoor grills send out results of surveys about backyard cooking. These reports are intended to suggest that grilling makes people happier and gives …

• The Slice: Goodwill gains traction

  May 19, 2012 in Features on Page E1 Sometimes people do the right thing. A couple of weekends ago, Elizabeth Reedman was up from Sacramento, Calif., to take part in her sixth consecutive Bloomsday.

• The Slice: The issue of dropped calls

  May 18, 2012 in Features on Page C1 I wonder how many cellphones rest quietly at the bottom of area lakes. It’s probably not a huge number. And I suppose most were dropped accidentally. But perhaps a few …

• The Slice: No. 4 on his wish list: Nothing to whine about

  May 17, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Let’s start with a memorable tale of shopping list confusion. Theresa Utesch recalled an incident from about 15 years ago.

• The Slice: A few ways weathercasters could rain on anchors’ parade

  May 15, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Some Slice readers misunderstand my off-and-on boycott of Spokane TV news. As I have noted several thousand times, I don’t like to be told how to feel about the weather. … 2

• The Slice: A misadventure in babysitting

  May 14, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Let’s start by recalling a not-so great moment in babysitting. Spokane bank executive Wade Griffith was about 11 when neighbors asked him to watch their infant for an evening.

• The Slice: Quick thinking helped avoid Doomsday

  May 13, 2012 in Features on Page D1 Let’s go back in time one week. Joe Kramarz has an 89-year-old friend, Jack Rogers, who does Bloomsday every year. But Rogers had major back surgery not long ago and …

• The Slice: Veggies taste best when served over a cool morning dew

  May 12, 2012 in Features on Page E1 It’s too bad deer and raccoons cannot write. If people with gardens could leave comment cards in a rack by the vegetables, they might get some interesting feedback from foraging …

• The Slice: He was one cool cat over the weekend

  May 11, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Last Friday, a neighbor who was heading out of town and leaving a teenager home alone for the weekend asked my wife and I to loosely monitor the situation. Now …

• The Slice: Bottom line: Bike talk often a sore subject

  May 10, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Louise Fouquette saw Monday’s question about whether there is any kind of soreness too personal to be discussed at work. As it happens, she has been training for an upcoming …

• The Slice: You can start by striking any key

  May 8, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Did you know you can identify distinct personality types by the particular key that sticks on a person’s keyboard? Doubt it? Well, maybe if we take it key by key … 1

• The Slice: ‘Pick a lane’ doesn’t mean veer right and park

  May 7, 2012 in Features on Page C1 I certainly don’t claim to speak for all Spokane cyclists. Opinions on this vary widely, no doubt. 3

• The Slice: Insights on the old outhouse

  May 6, 2012 in Features on Page D1 Let’s start with a Bloomsday salute. What’s your attitude about using a portable toilet?

• The Slice: Try to avoid acting like a vulture

  May 5, 2012 in Features on Page E1 Bloomsday eve is one of those days on Spokane’s calendar when our city comes in for a little extra scrutiny because we have a lot of visitors. That’s fine. Nothing …

• The Slice: Race day is almost here: Pass the pizza

  May 4, 2012 in Features on Page C1 If you are not doing Bloomsday on Sunday, it’s time to start getting ready. Getting ready to not do it, that is.

• The Slice: Try floating to the finish line

  May 3, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Rene Penna overheard a 5-year-old boy refer to Bloomsday as “Balloons Day.” “Sounds like fun to me,” she said.

• The Slice: Your home is where her heart is

  May 1, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Today, offered as a cautionary tale, The Slice presents the transcript of an interview with a suspiciously anonymous Spokane-area woman who keeps falling in love with other people’s houses. You …

• The Slice: Major tension between kids?

  April 30, 2012 in Features on Page C1 If you grew up in a civilian family, please skip ahead to the next item. But if you were a military brat decades ago, I want to ask you something.

• The Slice: Watching at the height of an important dispute

  April 29, 2012 in Features on Page D1 If you see a young person and an adult suddenly position themselves rigidly back to back while a third party looks on, don’t worry. You probably are not about to … 1

• The Slice: Finding common ground in Spokane

  April 27, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Today’s Slice is a quiz for those in mixed marriages. You know, couples consisting of one person who grew up here and one person who moved to the Spokane area …

• The Slice: What’s white on the patio may prove to be wrong

  April 26, 2012 in Features on Page C1 If you had it to do over again, would you not choose white patio furniture? Let’s move on.

• The Slice: Bad shoulder? Still easy to throw in towel

  April 24, 2012 in Features on Page C1 It could be argued that writing about growing older is one sure sign that a man is not aging gracefully. But sometimes events force you to wonder if others have …

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