All-time best Washington product?
www.wilko.wordpress.com I asked this in print a few years ago. But I found myself wondering this morning how I could find a way to use a photo of a Flying Fortress. And so I am recycling that question.
www.wilko.wordpress.com I asked this in print a few years ago. But I found myself wondering this morning how I could find a way to use a photo of a Flying Fortress. And so I am recycling that question.
If you had occasion to review some of the newspaper comic strips you read as a kid, what do you suppose you would make of them? A) I would admire the artwork and subtle humor. B) I would ask myself, "What did I see in…
For kids being punished, getting "grounded" was a stiffer sentence decades ago than it is today.
I'm wondering. If you asked people that, would anyone say "Yes"? Oh, sure. We all know there are people who enjoy being offended by this or that alleged assault on their delicate sensibilties. They revel in being put out. You know the type. Think of…
Multiple choice: Which subjects do newspaper features sections care about way more than you do? A) Chamber music. B) The plight of independent bookstores. C) Audience support for art films. D) Inner lives of unhappy women. E) Celebrities. F) Pets' favorite Web sites. G) Quirky…
Where would you rank the opening battle scene in 2000's "Gladiator" on your list of all-time best movie depictions of large-scale combat?
I used to think this was just something parents arranged for children. But it seems like more and more adults are going the close-cropped route as the weather warms up. How about you? If so, why do you embrace this? A) It's cooler. B) Makes…
What do you recall? I remember that the Cominco complex seemed to go on and on and on.
I'm sure more than a few others who read about the death of Duck Dunn listened to some Booker T and the MGs this morning. I recommend it. Everybody likes "Green Onions." But don't neglect "Time is Tight."
www.vintagegent.com
www.thejumpingfrog.com That guy doesn't look strong enough to hold the tray like that.
...have been on the cover of Sports Illustrated? This is Ron Fairly. Steve Garvey would make two, but surely there are more. www.sportsillustrated.cnn.com
There's a a chance that the youngish grandmother in line next to you at the grocery store used to have a pair of white Go Go boots.
Neither of these roles had much to do with her fame. But can you name the actress who once played a Spokane socialite and also guest starred in an episode of "Rawhide."
Here's hoping they aren't too bad. But I guess we won't really know until we count the boiled lobster faces on Monday.
www.bonanza.com What do you suppose John Lennon would have thought of this song?
Please don't smoke, mom. www.listfav.com The Mother's Day nightmare -- grapefruit in bed.. www.retroadverto.wordpress.com But then what will give her life meaning? www.iamchiq.fooyoh.com Mom's just teasing him before bringing down the "You'll spoil your dinner" hammer. www.retrorenovation.com After a satisfying day of picking up surfers.…
I do not make it a practice to read aloud or otherwise comment on things printed on the front of women's T-shirts or tank tops. This is especially true when the garment in question is straining to contain the wearer's front porch, as it were.…
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Spokane Business Owner, Want to get rid of customers fast and forever? It's simple, really. Just have a van or truck prominently adorned with the name of your establishment and hire a driver who is an utter ass out on the…
Two preschool boys who live across the street from us have Franklin and Finnegan for first names.
I've always liked "Just Like Paradise," but I think, technically, that's a Davd Lee Roth song. In any event, I don't like it $175 worth. Before turning in last night, I read a lovely and generous New York Times piece on a Beach Boys concert…
Well, maybe two phone messages and two emails doesn't quite qualify as "hammered." Seventy five percent of this particular readership subset this morning have been perfectly friendly. (Should that be "has"?) In any event, I have noticed a shift in my attitude about the Grammar…
An episode called "Young Man's Fancy" first aired on May 11, 1962. Intending to stay for just a minute, a just-married couple stop by the groom's vacant childhood home after the wedding. He discovers that he cannot leave. Some regarded this as one of the…
www.loungelegends.blogspot.com
Which is a pretty unusual career arc. How do you like the hair style? www.greatesthockeylegends.com Thanks to brianrbreen for the tip.
The online home for Paul Turner's musings and interactions with disciples of The Slice.
May 2012 | ||||
31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
11 | 10 | 09 | 08 | 07 |
06 | 05 | 04 | 03 | 02 |
01 |