You are on a date. You are at a movie in a multiplex. Everything seems to be going quite well. You excuse yourself and exit the darkened theater to visit the restroom. When you return to your seat, your date is gone. You look and…
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Today's Slice question: How can you tell when you have enough wood to see you through winter?
* Except for the countless people who spend all day looking for things to steal. (OK, what qualifier would you place after the asterisk?)
Several years ago, I had written a feature story suggesting that, despite our latitude, Spokane residents didn't tend to be the hardiest of souls when it came to coping with winter. I blamed Chicken Little TV news, among other things. OK, I admit it. Driving…
We hear a lot about coping strategies for vegetarians as Thanksgiving draws near. The psycho-social dynamics of not eating meat at that particular carnivorous occasion have been well documented. But perhaps an even bigger challenge confronts vegetarians this month. Yes, Oktoberfest gatherings can be a…
Should downtown Spokane become a gated community?
www.vintageadbrowser.com It resembles no human dwelling space I have seen.
Got a note from a colleague. "The neighborhood I lived in as a teen had all street names from 'Bambi,'" she wrote. "I lived on Felina, but I always wanted to live on Flower." If there were any angry old grumps in that neighborhood, it…
You could go as Dr. Zaius. www.liveauctioneers.com But how would you localize? A ballcap? WSU face tattoo?
Slice reader Rick Shaffer said that, in Wallace, the real question isn't when to switch from short sleeves to long. "It's more like long pants over shorts."
My brother would have been 65 today. He died in 2000, a few weeks after we had moved our parents from New England to Spokane in September of that year. He was going about his day back home in Aurora, Colo., when his heart stopped.…
The Seattle Mariners' plan to move the outfield fences in next season reminds me of the rationale for Daylight Saving Time.
According to the online ad, the costume below depicts Rosie, the robot maid in "The Jetsons." www.heavenlyswords.com "The Jetsons" was early in its first season 50 years ago. Rosie did not look like this. Do you know any couples named George and Jane?
Does it make you chuckle and say, "Gosh, those kids say the darndest things"? Does it make you want to harm yourself and others? I got to thinking about it because a reader, Tim Price, wrote and expressed doubt that a family would actually name…
"Out of the clear blue of the western sky, comes..." http://ctva.biz And if you were a boy, did you -- like author Bill Bryson -- happen to notice the pleasing shape of niece Penny's butt? Personally, I was too young for such distractions. I was…
Almost wiped out on my bike this morning when taking a turn on a stretch of road covered with about an inch of pine needles. Reminded me of a Nov.1st years ago when my friend John Kafentzis said driving to work had been made challenging…
http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/golear/2012/07/much-more-than-adequate-view-an-interview-with-jess-walter/ I know this is old. But I noticed that today is Clive Owen's birthday. And my wife, a huge Jess Walter fan, once suggested to the Spokane novelist that Owen would be perfect for the lead role in a movie version of "Citizen Vince."…
Today's Slice question: Which personality type is more annoying to be around for extended periods -- someone spilling over with knowledge of pop culture trivia or someone who recognizes zero pop culture references?
What are the Top 10 reasons some parents don't feel comfortable with having their children walk to school? Here are my guesses. Feel free to disagree. 1. Certainty that the child will be abducted. 2. Doubts about the kid being able to find the school.…
Had Barbara Ann Scott dolls. www.time.com The Olympic figure skating gold medalist died the other day.
Nothing says "Well, I guess it's time to turn in" quite like an accordion. www.flickriver.com
About which of the following do you wish you had better knowledge? A) Trees. B) Old movies. C) Northwest history. D) Jazz. E) The economic and social forces that led to the 1950 list of America's 20 largest metropolitan areas being radically changed by 2000.…
It was pointed out to me that elsewhere on www.spokesman.com a commenter suggested I might have taken acid in the 1970s. As it happens, I did not. Never even tempted. But I knew someone who did. Once, while under the influence of LSD, he found…
www.musiltronixbiz.ipage.com Some people are scared of this breed, but I've always found them to be pretty reasonable. Don't try anything funny and there's usually no trouble. I had an elderly neighbor whose shep would jump over the fence while his owner was away. But this…
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