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The Slice archive for Jan. 1, 2011

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2011


Changing with the times

You can tell when someone is lost. So I asked this well-dressed man and woman downtown if I could help. They said they were to meet a lawyer whose office is in the US Bank Building. I told them how to get there, without any…

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Reader with a question

"Does using a recycle bin and a 'clean green' bin along with a typical garbage can really help the environment when we now have three different types of garbage trucks on the road to pick this stuff up?" wrote Eric Rieckers.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011



Honk if cute

So I was on my way home, stopped at a light downtown. A car pulled up next to me. The windows were rolled down. The vehicle was covered with messages, apparently sprayed on with some sort of gunk that looked like cake frosting. One on…

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Keeping the peace at family gatherings

Deer Park's Coleen Wood said the classic advice usually works for her extended family. Steer clear of religion and politics. "There are a couple of my relatives that have definite opinions," she wrote. Hey, having opinions just shows you're alive. Being a jerk is the…

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What are you wearing? 

You don't have to answer that. But me, I went with my first Hawaiian shirt of the season today. I believe I have about a dozen, almost all purchased on sale. Years ago, I was suspicious of those wearing such garments. I regarded these shirts…

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MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2011





Press conferences that wouldn't happen 

Sorry about the picture quality. But the show's premise was iffy, too. In a 2002 episode of "Frasier," the Spokane media turn out to meet Dr. Crane after the announcement that his Seattle radio show will air in Spokane, too. This was in an episode…

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A note from a friend

"Hi Paul, "Hope you had a great vacation. Didn't see you at Hoopfest so wanted to relay what I thought was the best public-address comment of the weekend. "Preceding the playing of the national anthem on Sunday a.m. the announcer implored the Hoopfest masses to…

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Have your answer ready

Did you do Hoopfest? 1, "Define 'Do.' " 2. "Yes, but I fouled out." 3. "Yes. My team won in the over-40 Passive Aggressives." 4. "No, but I came in second at Ironwoman." 5. "I can't remember." 6. "Was that this past weekend?" 7. "Not…

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One danger of unstructured time off

That would be coming in after getting some exercise and rediscovering daytime TV. "The Sopranos" on A&E, to be precise. Sure, it seemed like cleaning up the mob drama's language for basic cable would ruin the classic HBO show. Remember the sanitized version of "Glengarry…

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