It was about 6 a.m., and it was cold, dark and quiet. Downtown was just waking up. A car here. Apartment lights flicking on there. Stuff you barely notice. Then we heard it. Someone was singing. Singing loud. You could tell it was a man.…
Who goes around saying "Does it seem later than 3:55 to you?"
"Yes, my wife and I visited the Arizona," wrote Ted Shepard. "It was like a sacred religious experience, knowing a few feet below were entombed hundreds of young American servicemen. Everyone spoke in reverent whispers, including the visiting Japanese." Clarene Haynie wrote, "The thing that…
So he brought profit partners. www.mycomicshop.com Were you a 7-Up person or did you prefer Sprite or Mountain Dew?
"I visited the Arizona on Dec. 7th, 1961 -- 20 years to the date," wrote Dick Bean. "I was stationed on the USS Constellation carrier and we were called to the deck in our dress whites as the sun rose. We were across from the…
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www.americanwind.blogspot.com What could possibly go wrong? Oh, well. I'm sure birds were in favor of this.
No. 7 -- Angry guy with a mullet. www.mullet-mania.webs.com No. 14 -- Basement guy. www.politicsworldwide.com
A friend had an answer. "Cyrus O'Leary's Pie Slice."
It's not just a rumor. We have a guarantee. The year 2013 will arrive right on schedule. It's already, as Atticus Finch might say, a living, working reality. How do I know? Simple. The sell-by dates on milk cartons are all in January.
I suspect that how you answer that influences how you feel about her inescapable Christmas song. Sure, her vocal excesses and self-important gesticulating can be annoying. But sometimes it seems she's mostly a relentless cleavage offensive. There are worse things in the world. But really.…
Warm-up question: If one accepts the notion that there are all these angels in our midst, would it be fair to say that they are, at best, underachievers?
Check out the kid in the striped shirt over on the right, in the background. He's trying to make time with the babe in yellow. But she's only got eyes for the men with wheels. "Hee Haw, Stripey. Take off!" www.schwinncruisers.com
You can say that. And in certain contexts, it can be pretty funny. But, if you spend time with people who are not your age, there's a good chance most will not have any idea what you are talking about.
As I recall, it involved blow-torches, tar and 64 kinds of wax. I hear it is somewhat simpler now. But maybe that's just an unfounded rumor.
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Tomorrow's Slice asks readers if they have been there. I hope to go some day. Hawaii and South Dakota are the two states I have yet to visit. The idea that you can see the ship down below has always struck me as potentially haunting.…
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www.xfinity.comcast.com It's a total throwaway and not really enough of a reason to watch this, but at one point Bill Murray does this impression of Richard Burton that is pretty brilliant.
She's a real Inland Northwest woman if: "She can chain-up, doesn't drive down the middle of the road in a snow storm and doesn't flinch when she meets a loaded logging truck." -- Jeannie Maki, Colville
www.pdxretro.com For ages, the line in that song baffled me.
I realize that in Spokane it's an "avenue" and not a "street." But I wonder how often people living on 34th refer to a certain movie at this time of year. www.funkyjunksisters.blogspot.com
I still hear that now and then when people are talking about downtown Spokane's signature Christmas decorations.
www.freeimagefinder.com Seeing this reminds me of something. Did you happen to see that PBS "American Masters" on David Geffen a week or two ago? I found it fascinating. The subject came off as part con man, part talent-spotting genius. And the star-power wattage of those…
A friend overheard a Spokane grade school girl express displeasure with her school pictures. "I look like Dolly Parton when she was 11 years old old."
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