Coming in the back way to work this morning, I noticed on the Knitting Factory marquee that George Thorogood is coming. That's fine. But now there exists the very real possibility that I am going to be hearing in my head all morning, "One bourbon,…
Remember Peter's sisters, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail? Sure. Well, was Mopsy like Jan Brady? You know, complaining, "It's always Flopsy, Flopsy, Flopsy!" www.gutenberg.org
A) I always vote for the candidate with a dog. B) I always vote for the candidate with a smiling family. C) I always vote for the candidate surrounded by a hyper-diverse assortment of rapt admirers. D) I always vote for the candidate who served…
Anyone riding a bike on city streets around here routinely encounters motorists inappropriately stopping and offering to yield the right of way at intersections. It seems safe to assume that the majority are just being nice. But it does present a problem. If you accept…
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"In the late '80s, Dana and I attended an Oingo Boingo concert at the Union Station in Seattle," wrote my friend Vince Eberly. "It was an old train station that was made of marble. Everything bounced around so much, and even Danny Elfman, the lead…
"I was driving on a fairly busy street," wrote a woman who told me her name but asked that I not print it. "Two teenage girls were walking toward me on the sidewalk on my right. And just before I drove past them one of…
It has been quite a few years since "The Wonder Years" went off the air. Oh, you can still see it in reruns on obscure cable channels or on DVD. If you want, that is. Frankly, aspects of the show have not aged all that…
If you are within shouting distance of a guy who has been around the block a few times, do this. Ask him, "What immediately comes to mind when you hear a reference to neatsfoot oil?" If he doesn't answer, "Breaking in a baseball glove," I…
If -- in a truly unexpected sequence of events -- you were named news director at a Spokane TV station, what would be your rule about what qualifies as "Breaking News" and what doesn't? www.wkyc.com
www.leaf-blowers.com When you see someone using one of these things, what's usually your first thought? A) He likes toys that make a lot of noise. B) Thanks for worsening our air quality. C) Gee, I wish I had me one of them. D) So you…
Because... 1. The don't appear to be active in social-service volunteering. 2. Their lives seem to lack a positive direction. 3. Iffy personal grooming standards. 4. No one would call them "fresh-faced." www.chicagotribune.com
Even though I knew there were scenes filmed in Wallace and might have wanted to watch if for that reason, I honestly can't recall if I ever saw this. www.bookrags.com
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The Seattle Seahawks no longer hold preseason training camp in Cheney. But countless people still talk on cell phones while driving. A whole bunch of guys still offer as original analysis things they heard last night on ESPN. There are still so-called rugged Westerners who…
Newspapering as the backdrop for laughs. www.goldenagedames.wordpress.com
On second thought, I don't know. Maybe it seems like 40. www.trespassingmag.com
At least that's the impression one could get from the comics. But who's to say that isn't right. www.artofmanliness.com
That would seem to be a question that ought to be asked of those applying for jobs as roofers in Spokane. Years of walking or riding a bike to and from work at this time of year have given me countless opportunities to eavesdrop on…
What, you expected a leering picture of a buxom young woman leaning over for some inexplicable reason? Nah. In this life, a pretty smile trumps just about everything. www.nypost.com
You'll notice I didn't say it had to be an Inland Northwest lake. So I'll start with one of my favorites, Lake Memphremagog. It's in Vermont and Quebec. Someone else can grapple with the whole question of whether you hyphenate Jump Off Joe Lake. www.vermonter.com
Were into restoring vintage Matchbox cars. www.savoauctioneers.com
It has always been my understanding that, though she spent most of her childhood on the other side of the state, Dyan Cannon (that wasn't her name then) lived in Spokane for a short time as a kid. But I cannot recall ever having talked…
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