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The Slice archive for Jan. 1, 2011
THURSDAY, DEC. 15, 2011
Long ago but not far away
www.departmentstoremuseum.blogspot.com This store was open when I moved here. But it closed not long after. I'm pretty sure I wasn't to blame.
Meet me at the Monkey Room 4
How many remember the famous lounge at the Sillman Hotel, at the southwest corner of Third and Monroe?
The problem with street hockey
Eventually some of the kids acquire the ability to lift the puck. And as most of the players are not wearing shin pads, this leads to some wicked bruises and much colorful language. www.willstegerfoundation.org
The solstice is just a week away
Gird your loins. www.sweetgreen.org
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14, 2011
Kisses of steel
www.comicbooksrevisited.blogspot.com Good grief, Super Girl. Don't stare or anything.
Overheard at Spokane Internal Medicine
An elderly woman in the waiting room late this afternoon reacted to her appointment being delayed. "That's the story of my life," she told the woman sitting next to her. "Nothing goes right." Let heaven and nature sing.
There are many odd things about this
What, in your opinion, was the strangest aspect of the storyline? I'll open the bidding with the affection for the general. And where exactly were all those former soldiers supposed to stay once they got to Vermont? Then there's the matter of Vera-Ellen's impossibly small…
Overheard at the P.O. on South Grand
Mother to a free-range toddler who was grabbing greeting cards from a revolving display rack and depositing some of them on the floor. Though I heard the child's name many times, I couldn't really understand it. So I'm guessing about that. The rest is verbatim.…
If you need CPR on your holiday spirit 1
The Slice Blog recommends ducking into the lobby here. www.stamps-auction.com
Same night, different cities
www.firstnightburlington.com www.montpelieralive.org www.philipcheaney.com www.firstnightakron.org www.hartford.com www.downtownfortcollins.com www.culturaldistrict.org www.pinecone.org www.whistlerfirstnight.com www.firstnightnorthampton.org
When in doubt, use more glue
www.oldmodelkits.com
Wednesday's Slice question
Have you ever heard anyone besides Heath Barkley say "Boy, howdy"?
On TV 40 years ago today
"Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas," with various Crosby family members and guest stars Robert Goulet, the Mitchell Boys Choir and Mary Costa.
TUESDAY, DEC. 13, 2011
Today's vintage Christmas card
www.neatocoolville.blogspot.com You might enjoy this website.
Shortly after the Earth's crust cooled 3
www.spokane.philcobill.com
Endangered species 1
Actually, extinct would probably be more like it. www.innovationsinnewspapers.com www.lordofthegreendragons.blogspot.com www.artsjournal.com www.urbanphoto.net
Preemptive volume control
One good thing about being the first person in your car dealer's service area waiting room in the morning is you can leave the TV off and hide the remote. (Note to my friends at Appleway Acura: I meant to replace it before leaving, but…
Key insights free for the asking
A Spokane TV news crew stopped at a post office I visited yesterday Too bad they didn't interview me. I was ready with a helpful quote. "Of course, it's busy at this time of the year. What did you expect?"
Stay in shape with the help of booze
www.vintage-adventures.com
"I've given you my lips!"
Hey, pal. Watch out for her raptor claw. www.mycomicshop.com
The No. 1 song on this date in 1969
www.groovecollector.com
MONDAY, DEC. 12, 2011
Cool Stuff Department
www.acmeglassworks.com
Ten years ago on "The West Wing"
In an episode called "Bartlet for America," it's just before Christmas. Leo is preparing to appear before a House committee about not disclosing the president's MS. And viewers learn a lot about the relationship between Leo and Jed through a series of wrenching flashbacks. It…
Before Santa went online
This 1977 ad reminds me of the first item in tomorrow's print Slice. A longtime correspondent who is a Spokane postal worker shared it with me. It seems a little girl who had written a letter to Santa thought of something to add after her…
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