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The Slice archive for Jan. 1, 2011

MONDAY, DEC. 12, 2011

Monday's battle of Christmas albums

Which would you rather hear? This... www.retrohound.com Or this? www.music.yahoo.com This... www.imwan.com Or this? www.funkmysoul.gr This... www.oldies.about.com Or this? www.blogs.houstonpress.com This... www.blogs.ajc.com Or this? www.classicvinylrecord.com This... www.elgervanboxtel.nl Or this? www.technodisco.net This... www.prayingtodarwin.wordpress.com Or this? www.listoftheday.com

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SUNDAY, DEC. 11, 2011

Well done, gentlemen. Well done.

It's certainly a good thing to feel sincerely proud of your workplace colleagues. And to be moved to a moment or two of got-something-in-my-eye appreciation of their grace and dignity. But it's sad when the occasion prompting these feelings is their group retirement party. Sometimes…

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Sunday's battle of Christmas albums

Which would you rather hear? This... www.musicstack.com Or this? www.freecodesource.com This... www.uulyrics.com Or this? www.lyricspond.com This... www.shangrilatowers.blogspot.com Or this? www.christmaslpstocd.com This... www.christianmusic.about.com Or this? www.listoftheday.blogspot.com This... www.forum1.aimoo.com Or this? www.classicwaxxx.comblogspot.com This... www.my-retrospace.blogspot.com Or this? www.xfinity.comcast.net

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SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 2011


If you went out today...

You probably saw scenes like this. www.blogs.cars.com It's a happy sight. But sometimes it's tempting to imagine the Jeff Bridges character from "Starman" putting a hand on the tree and bringing it back to life. www.scifimusings.blogspot.com

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Home ice 

Saw some skaters on the Canon Hill pond this afternoon. Looked like fun. But it reminded me of my late father's warnings about natural ice. In a nutshell, here was his message: Skate too early in the season and you will fall through the ice…

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FRIDAY, DEC. 9, 2011




Slice answer

"Since I have a teenager and she often invites her friends over to eat or just hang out, I really don't think I want to know what the story is behind the marks on the kitchen ceiling," wrote Jan Jesberger. "I'll probably find out at…

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You're always the last to know

My 1987 compact hatchback passed its emissions test. Thank you. Yes, I'm proud. Anyway, I was folding up the form they give you at the testing station to put in an envelope with the other form you send in along with a check to get…

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Ursus arctos horribilis

I can see being ambivalent about Lewis and Clark if you are native. But it seems like everyone else in our part of the country ought to be able to cite a favorite theme in stories spun by the expedition. Me? No contest. It's the…

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THURSDAY, DEC. 8, 2011


Battle of the Christmas albums, Round 3 

Which is better? This? www.punkcakes.wordpress.com Or this? www.musicmookreview.com This? www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com Or this? www.santamusicbox.blogspot.com This? www.keithhirsch.com Or this? www.israbox.com This? www.christianmusic.about.com Or this? www.heavymetaladdiction.com

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