Before the graphical user interface 2
There was this key invention. www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com
The Slice archive for May 2012
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012
In busy store parking lots 2
How much more careful are people who just pulled into the next space about how they open their car doors if they see that you are there sitting in your car? A) For a lot of people, it's 99 percent more careful. B) For people…
SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2012
48 years of mishearing "I Get Around" 2
www.vinyl45s.com I don't set the car radio on oldies stations. I usually put it on scan. At least when I'm by myself. But I was on my way over to my mother's to watch the Preakness when the tuner landed on a snippet of "I…
Ever drive by a yard sale and think... 2
...it looks like the aftermath of some sort of disaster?
FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012
On this date at Expo 74 2
In the spring of 1974, Gordon Lightfoot was neither about-to-make-it nor sliding on a downward slope. He was BIG at that precise moment in his career. www.giantpanther.com Just realized I'm a day late with this. Oh, well. If you could read my mind you would…
Spokane rain check 3
Here are some of the non-Northwest U.S. cities that get three times the annual rainfall Spokane receives: Atlanta, Birmingham, Houston, Jacksonville, Memphis, Miami, New Orleans, New York and Orlando. Here are some of the cities that get at least double the amount of Spokane's rainfall:…
High school reunions: Reality vs. movies
In your estimation, what's the key difference? www.dose.ca
Knowing where to put the accent
Many years ago, I went over to the downtown library and planted myself next to the phone books from other U.S. cities. I went through quite a few, looking for people whose last name was "Spokane." When I had a decent harvest, I went back…
Just wondering
Will cult worshippers of "The Big Lebowski" arrive in costume if they attend John Fogerty's local appearance next month? www.dailyfilmdose.com If this makes no sense to you, don't worry. There is every chance that you can still go on to lead a happy, productive life.
Ladies and gentlemen, The Rockers
According to www.pnwbands.com this Spokane group existed in one form or another from 1957 until 1965. Personnel and hair styles changed over the years. www.pnwbands.com For more information, go to that site and enter The Rockers in the search box.
Taking the pledge
Feel free to join me. "If I happen to encounter Lindsey Buckingham in downtown Spokane on Monday, I vow not to ask him any questions about Stevie Nicks." www.freewebs.com
Sometimes there's no follow-up question
Coming to work this morning, I found myself thinking of things I should have mentioned in an upcoming column about backyard grilling. And my mind flashed back to a time when I was part of a small group of reporters interviewing Ralph Nader before a…
THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012
Are you one of Steve Garvey's children?
Yes, that's impolite. But considering what we learned long ago about the onetime Los Angeles Dodgers slugger's off-field antics, it seems fair to ask. Did he father some children here while a member of the Spokane Indians? If Garvey was your dad, you would be…
Family secrets
A friend's grade-school son was trying to recall all of the beds he had slept in at home over the years. He specified that he was not counting the "cage bed." My friend was puzzled. Cage bed? It seemed like she would remember if she…
Generalizing about population density
When you think of extremely low population density, what comes to mind? A) Freedom. B) Safety. C) Nutjobs. D) Nothing. E) Wild-eyed extremists whose ideas are off the grid. F) Self-sufficiency. G) Four-wheel drive. H) Salt of the Earth. I) Several unflattering isms. J) A…
I'm not quite sure about that map
www.trains-worldexpresses.com "Where did you grow up?" "Me? In the blank area."
Strange Spokane Connections Dept.
Reading that Kenny Loggins would be performing in our area this summer reminded me of a 2008 Slice item. There's a small picture of the singer on the cover of the vinyl "Caddyshack" soundtrack LP. That photo was taken by Spokane's Don Hamilton. www.991.com
Memorial Day Sales: Yes or no? 1
The coupling of commerce and big days on the calendar has a long tradition. So we're pretty used to Labor Day Blowout Sales and Doorbuster Bargains on Columbus Day. Or whatever. But Memorial Day Sales are the ones that give me pause. Now I don't…
If people here did not water their lawns 6
What would this area look like if people here did not water their lawns and adjacent landscaping? Would that be a bad thing? Would it help those in our midst who complain about rain to recognize that we don't get much? To what extent do…
This date in Slice history (2002)
Annual Slice question: Which is it? Spokane is big enough to offer cultural amenities without big-city hassles... or ...Spokane doesn't offer much in the way of cultural amenities but it's big enough to pose all the usual urban problems?
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
This date in Furry Talk history (2000) 1
Q: What do you get if you cross an insomniac with an atheist and a dyslexic? A: Someone who lies awake at night wondering if there is a dog.
The Wednesday Slice 3
If it comes from the right person, there are few compliments better than "Leave her alone, she knows what she's doing." Let's move on. The ones that got away: A brief item in tomorrow's print Slice features a local woman saying that the vision of…
TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012
Write your own local bumper sticker 1
In Spokane, what would be the quintessential "Honk if you..." bumper sticker?
Here's the airport with the SPO code
It's San Pablo Airport in Spain. Wonder if they'd swap their code for a few tubs of huckleberries. eng.archinform.net
Fan mail from a Slice hater 3
(I have written to the sender of the following email, asking permission to use his note and name on my blog. But while I wait to hear back from him, I will share this with you sans name.) This is in response to today's print…
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