If I were a TV weather man in Spokane 2
I would enjoy saying... "And there is a 10 percent chance that my friends who ride their bikes to work before dawn will experience icy conditions where yard sprinklers have sprayed the street."
The Slice archive for Sept. 2012
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12, 2012
"With every paper I'd deliver" 1
Do you recognize that song lyric? If you do, you might want to go to www.npr.org and track down a recent installment from an "All Things Considered" series in which listeners talked about music that their parents loved. (Is that a great idea for radio…
Do you remember this event?
www.fourthgradenothing.com How about the Harmonic Convergence of 1987?
Wednesday Slice question 2
I read somewhere that not long ago a chain of apparel stores came out with a sports sweatshirt that included an astonishing number of mistakes. Reportedly, in saluting some long-ago football championship, it confused the American Football Conference with the old American Football League. And…
Quiz 2
Can you name the Montana-born actress, possibly most remembered for her leaning-over scene in the movie "Superbad," who played a 1960s college student whose last name is Spokane in a 1990 episode of a network TV drama?
This date in Slice history (1994) 1
Warm-up question: What's the most interesting thing you've heard coming from the next hotel room? Today's Slice question: Who has the biggest lunch box in the Inland Northwest?
TUESDAY, SEPT. 11, 2012
My idea of sightseeing: Industrial ruins 5
I certainly don't revel in the lost jobs they represent. Nor do I think there's anything amusing about the decay and decline of, say, Rust Belt cities. But I have long been fascinated by the sight of closed, abandoned manufacturing plants. It's as if they…
Auditor's motor vehicle dept. is fast 5
Mailed my license renewal form and check on Saturday. Got my 2013 sticker today. Seems like that is the sort of turnaround I experience every year.
Cracking the code 4
There is a cozy coffee shop near the newspaper that has, among many other offerings, refrigerated items such as potato salad and cottage cheese. These snacks have been packaged by hand in clear, no-label plastic containers. On the bottoms of these containers are mysterious marks…
Thanking a teacher
This is from Donna Euler, a program supervisor at the Idaho Youth Ranch. "While attending the University of Idaho in 1970, I enrolled in a class entitled Mental Retardation. The professor was Robert Otness, PhD, who was a strong advocate for those with mental and…
My career as a joke-writer for Playboy 5
Actually it wasn't a career. While either a freshman or sophomore at Castleton State College -- motto: "We've never heard of you either" -- I submitted maybe two jokes. Neither was accepted. Perhaps they were too wry. In any case, it's too bad my ribald…
Convert your weight to kilograms 1
http://www.metric-conversions.org/weight-conversion.htm
Pomeranian ever threatened to kill you?
It has happened to me more than once. Those little dogs just don't like me. www.freewebs.com
Connect the dots 2
Between this guy and a movie filmed not all that far from Spokane. www.1971fbcards.blogspot.com
No. 1 song on this date in 1962 3
I cannot recall being personally acquainted with any 4 Seasons fans. You know, someone who would actually buy their records. And yet, the group had a ton of hits. How they managed this without the backing of the kids in my social circle, I'll never…
Is there a real-life equivalent of the... 3
balk in baseball?
MONDAY, SEPT. 10, 2012
When breathing air filled with dirt... 1
Do you stop and tell yourself that it could be "Soil trod upon by Solomon or even Nebuchadnezzar"?
Do they play 7th grade football here? 2
I realize that question demonstrates two things. 1) I am out of the loop on kids' activities. 2) I am too lazy to find out for myself. I'm sure there's JV football. But 7th grade? We had it at the junior high I attended in…
Building a bulwark against winter 3
Too early to be even thinking about such things? Not if you are a feverish fireplace-fuel gatherer who aims to amass a wall of wood and regards same as a shield against the season. Have you ever been obsessed with gathering firewood?
Being a designated driver... 1
...can make you consider the possibility that it's time for some new friends.
Ever seen one of these little guys? 2
www.experiencewa.com According the website, this is a yellow warbler seen in Moses Lake.
Ever do push-ups at the office?
I have to say, Rob's got pretty good form. Or so it would seem. You can't really tell until you get to see how far down the push-upper goes. www.amywhipple.com
Spokane High -- Home of the Owls
www.news-leader.com In case you haven't guessed, this is in Missouri.
How old were you... 1
When you got your first sports mouthpiece? www.omfdental.com
9/11 and gradual return to normalcy
I heard several different reactions after asking if those with Sept. 11 birthdays or anniversaries have noticed a gradual return to normalcy when it comes to that unforgettable date. A couple of readers were angry that I even suggested this might be possible. Perhaps they…
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