One of my favorite vintage ads 3
And it's not just because Spokane is in the list of cities. www.vintageadbrowser.com
The Slice archive for Jan. 1, 2014
TUESDAY, JAN. 7, 2014
If your yard is covered in dog droppings
Today might be a good day to gather them up. They would be frozen. And they aren't covered with snow. Of course, if you regard the droppings as fertilizer you could stand pat. But at some point, a dog yard can become, well, that's up…
It's the birthday of Paul Revere Dick 2
That's him on the right. You know all about the band's Idaho connections, of course. www.goldminemag.com
Would whiskey make you a better skier?
www.whiskeyfun.com
Things newcomers almost always notice
1. The extent to which the political leanings of the Seattle area are not reflected in this part of the state. 2. Saying and writing "North Idaho" instead of "northern Idaho." 3.
One indication newspapers are special 1
Name me another business that would do the equivalent of printing today's letter to the editor from my former colleague Karen Dorn Steele.
On "Ozzie and Harriet" 50 years ago
The week's episode of "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" was called "Rick and the Boat Model." Rick spends time -- too much time? -- helping his girlfriend's little brother build a model. Laugh-track hilarity ensues. The actor who played the kid would go on…
No. 1 song on this date in 1973 1
www.musicstack.com Yes, now that you mention it. I have run that photo before. Your point?
An idea that never caught on
And other stuff from the Jan. 7, 1997 Slice column. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/jan/07/the-slice-its-officially-the-dead-of-winter-lets/
MONDAY, JAN. 6, 2014
Eventually football season will be over
www.tradingcarddb.com www.tradingcarddb.com
Anyone remember this local band?
http://pnwbands.com/fourplayboys.html Well, how about this one? http://pnwbands.com/capers.html Or these guys? http://pnwbands.com/zephyrs.html
You didn't stick to your resolutions? 1
Tuesday's Slice column will offer a few theories about why.
Recalling the holiday season
So this woman I know was in a stall in a church restroom just recently. After a bit, another woman bursts into the restroom and exclaims, "That stinks!" The woman in the stall is taken aback. She offers an apology, saying she is not feeling…
One difference between Canada and U.S. 1
Though there are people who care, the vast majority of Americans are not obsessed about who did and did not get named to the U.S. hockey team for the upcoming winter Olympics. In Canada, from what I gather, media discussion about the makeup of their…
Time magazine, Jan. 6, 1967 1
So how old are they now? www.content.time.com
Two kinds of people this morning 1
Those talking about "Downton Abbey." And those who aren't. www.pbs.org
Three things 1
1. The problem with turning off the ringer on your portable phone is that, if you misplace it, calling that number to locate it doesn't work quite so well. 2. You know those movies where men get together for some sort of blowout before the…
Happy New Mexico statehood day
It happened in 1912, making the Land of Enchantment the 47th state. www.50states.com OK, here are a few of my associations with the state. I'll start the list and you can finish it. 1. My grade school girlfriend in Ohio, Beth Buck, moved to New…
Today's rerun (from this date in 1998)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1998/jan/06/early-bird-grown-ups-savor-powder-on-sled-hill/
SUNDAY, JAN. 5, 2014
Readers' tales of slipping on icy spots 2
This appeared on this date in 1995. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/jan/05/ice-follies-encounters-with-icy-patches-are-a/
SATURDAY, JAN. 4, 2014
Agree or disagree 1
Last night was a Top 5% Night in terms of being able to see the stars in the sky.
"Black Guys on the Freeway"
And other tales of life in Spokane from the Jan. 4, 1997 Slice column. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/jan/04/the-slice-this-best-seatmate-has-a-willingness-to/
FRIDAY, JAN. 3, 2014
Cold War remodeling project 7
www.pointedleafpress.com This stuff wasn't just "Twilight Zone" fare.
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