What's this got to do with Election Day? 1
There is linkage. www.starwarpednet.net
The Slice archive for Nov. 2012
TUESDAY, NOV. 6, 2012
When it was still Norman Rockwellian 3
Before the shift to voting by mail in Washington, here's where my wife and I voted in Spokane. 1. Fire station. 2. Lutheran church. 3. Elementary school. 4. Methodist church. How about you? www.parkwestgallery.wordpress.com
Who was your favorite movie president? 4
www.cleveland.com That's Henry Fonda in 1964's "Fail-Safe." No one could say he was incapable of making a tough decision.
Would you recommend 1999's "Election"?
I thought it was good, but I'm quite certain it would offend some people. But then, some people are always going to be offended. www.34st.com
If you work from home... 1
...when do you start planning the office Christmas party? www.reellifewisdom.com
This date in Slice history (1998)
Today's Slice question: If leaves falling from a tree in your yard land in the next yard, are you still responsible for raking them up?
This date in Slice history (2001)
Today's Slice question: What's the most unusual thing your pet has eaten?
MONDAY, NOV. 5, 2012
Coming in Tuesday's Slice 1
What to say when you are asked if you ski.
How to avoid spoilers
When you are watching a high-profile TV series several years after it came out, what is the best way to avoid accidentally bumping into information that gives away where things are headed? A) Never leave home. B) Never go online. C) Avoid media. D) Put…
Wish Joyce Maynard had kept quiet?
You know, about J.D. Salinger's alleged strangeness. www.gurneyjourney.blogspot.com
"Leave It To Beaver" trading cards
Hadn't known such cards existed. Don't believe I would have spent part of my allowance on these. "Trade you two Whiteys for a Lumpy." "Nah. But I'll give you a Fred Rutherford for a Miss Canfield." www.fastballcollectibles.com And speaking of overlooked trading cards... www.boatwrightphoto.com
How precise are you about oval-filling?
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That's some bad hat, Harry 1
www.sacomics.blogspot.com
Remember Alice Cooper's "Elected"?
Here it is, from 1972. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyCFGDzc45o
Spokane in the imagination
In the course of exchanging emails with a friend who lives in a distant state, I mentioned riding my bike to work. I noted that it was not a long trip, maybe about four miles. I should note that he has never been to Spokane.…
No. 1 song on this date 50 years ago
www.45cat.com Can't vouch for this, but it all sounds plausible. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He's_a_Rebel
This date in Slice history (1994)
Today's Slice question: What's the best thing about the Spokane area's distance from larger cities?
SUNDAY, NOV. 4, 2012
You wouldn't be the first 1
To drop off your ballot at one of the free-standing collection boxes outside libraries and elsewhere and wonder about the chance the box will be vandalized before the next pick-up.
This date in Slice history (1997) 2
Today's Slice question: If you sold Spokane door-to-door, how would you describe your product?
SATURDAY, NOV. 3, 2012
Robo calls and Decision 2012 2
Election Day is still to come. But many of us have made up our minds. The land-line phones have got to go.
FRIDAY, NOV. 2, 2012
Just wondering 2
Do you have a job that a child would enjoy pretending to do during playtime?
Spokane's most common cat coloring? 1
I've always thought it's gray and white, but I could be wrong. www.catfinder.org Pay no attention to the fact this feline is actually in New Hampshire.
Remember this? 1
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A lot of people here grew up back there
Happy statehood day to North Dakota and South Dakota. They became states on this date in 1889, nine days before Washington's admission. Some of those chuckling about our winter whiners grew up back there.
Put some pants on 2
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