True or false 1
Twenty-five percent of the women working in Spokane TV news are named Breanna (various spellings).
The Slice archive for Jan. 1, 2013
MONDAY, DEC. 2, 2013
Is it possible to get a massage without... 2
...thinking of Moe Greene's sudden demise in "The Godfather"? www.ugo.com
Not-so classic Christmas albums 5
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/35-awesome-holiday-album-covers
On newsstands 50 years ago 1
This has to be one of the 20 most famous magazine covers ever. Not everyone liked it. www.coverssell.com Are you old enough to remember when boxing was still big? Are you old enough to remember Sonny Liston?
Do you remember Woody? 2
Can't say that I do. http://fhsarchives.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/forgotten-characters-from-forest-history-woody/
What is this guy saying to her? 2
I guess we would have to know their relationship before we speculate about whether he has a slap coming. www.advertisingcliches.blogspot.com
Calling all auto-engine experts 3
Ages ago, I got it in my head that it is easier to start a car on a cold day if the gas tank is full. Can't remember who told me that or where I might have read it. But apparently I believed it, because…
Sometimes life in 2013 seems silly 2
When did football players stop being able to handle a water bottle themselves? Apparently they now need to have some sideline flunky squirt water in their mouths.
Don't watch this but I hear it is good
www.modernfamily.wikia.com Do you have an opinion?
Just wondering 1
What would the person who taught you to drive think of texting-while-behind-the-wheel?
SUNDAY, DEC. 1, 2013
Sampling virtually undrinkable ales 2
For those who imbibe, is Sunday evening at home the perfect time and place to try out almost undrinkable British ales? Maybe it depends on whether you tend to watch set-in-England TV shows on PBS.
Yamamoto and "sleeping giant" quote 2
Pearl Harbor Day isn't until Saturday. But there's no reason to wait to read this. http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Isoroku_Yamamoto_s_sleeping_giant_quote.html
SATURDAY, NOV. 30, 2013
The upside of my team losing
South Dakota State trounced NAU, so I won't be heading out to Cheney next Saturday. But I'm looking on the bright side. 1. This frees up a huge block of time next weekend. 2. This means if it is really, really cold next Saturday, I…
If today is your 40th birthday 4
This was the No. 1 song on the day you were born. www.sheetmusicplus.com Once during an interview with Richard Carpenter, Terry Gross of public radio's "Fresh Air" was a bit too open about how dreadfully uncool The Carpenters were in the eyes of many back…
Just wondering 1
How would Bellevue fare against a GSL all-star team?
FRIDAY, NOV. 29, 2013
That's a wrap for bike commute season 3
My ride home from work this afternoon was unquestionably the most tension-filled since I started bike commuting in 2008. When I left the paper, it was snowing. But it was coming down in the form of fluffy flakes. That did not seem too threatening. So…
Happy Foodborne Illness Day! 1
It's mostly a holiday for certain unfriendly bacteria. They love it if you leave turkey meat out for hours and hours.
The two Apple Cup games I've attended
1988: WSU 32, UW 31. (Pullman) 1997: WSU 41, UW 35. (Seattle) How about you?
Hitchcock marathon today on AMC 1
Set to record now and then you can zip through the commercials or the parts that don't have Grace Kelly. http://javabeanrush.blogspot.com
National Day of Listening 1
http://nationaldayoflistening.org/
The guy in foreground is doing tai chi
http://bulkbuy.info/1951-washington-state-v-washington-program-apple-cup-product-info/
How to begin a prayer
In the middle of this short clip from "Dr. Strangelove," George C. Scott shows how to start a prayer. Yes, he's nuts. But at least his opening is not mewling or meek. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LotCfM4VMtk
Today's holiday season reruns 1
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/dec/08/the-slice-good-grief-theres-a-lot-to-this-story/ http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/dec/01/the-slice-charlie-brown-here-good-grief/
This date in Slice history (1996) 1
Let's try to keep this straight: The play is called "Our Town," not "Oldtown." Oldtown is in Idaho.
THURSDAY, NOV. 28, 2013
"I loved working Black Fridays" 1
http://www.salon.com/2013/11/29/i_loved_working_black_fridays/
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