The first sign of trouble came this morning at about 7:40. A woman who works at the medical offices across Grand from Manito Park was standing by the back door way longer than it should take to get in. In turned out the keypad which…
Apparently what's said in the operating room stays in the operating room. How else would you account for the fact you never hear doctors and nurses telling stories about the drug-induced goofy stuff patients say both before and after a surgical procedure? I happen to…
Will anyone in downtown Spokane notice?
Today's column alluded to worrying that the blood-pressure cuff would continue constricting until your arm popped. That prompted an email from longtime reader Laura Parker. The subject line was "We don't need no stinkin' blood pressure cuffs!" She wrote, "Try using your imagination while getting…
Starting Friday and continuing until July 6, The Slice Blog will offer one measly post per day. Things will be back to normal, such as it is, on Monday, July 7. www.forbes.com
www.sitcomsonline.com
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/jun/26/first-job-flubs/
Replace "Young" in Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young with your own last name. How does it sound?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRXGPvUYz8w
A friend's youngster reportedly got a bang out of seeing that last week. And I got a bang out of hearing about it yesterday. I told my friend that it was a sight I could not claim to have observed myself. But later, I wondered…
When you are at home, it's not out of the question to change your shirt every time you get a dab of mustard on your front or switch to a different blouse after dribbling iced tea on it. But at some point, when you pretty…
It helps your credibility if you are physically fit.
Who/what do kids blame? A) Oppressive regulatory climate. B) Market forces stacked against the little guy. C) Obama. D) Unions. E) Weather. F) Spokane just wasn't ready for this bold new concept in curbside beverage service. G) Location. H) Other.
www.thejumpingfrog.com This is from the June 1962 issue of Boys' Life.
Can you imagine the bulk packaging?
http://1977baseball.blogspot.com
www.slate.com
http://toysoldiercollecting.blogspot.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0nHWAoIfxo
In your estimation, what was Custer's biggest mistake on this date in 1876?
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/jun/25/the-slice-sometimes-dogs-can-make-the-very-best/
While out of town the other day the editor of this newspaper sent out what I regard as one of the Top 10 tweets of all time. Here it is. "Moroccan cabbie asks what I do. I'm a journalist. 'Lots of bullshit, my friend.' I…
www.filmforager.com
No, not the one in Idaho. http://threerowsback.com
http://m.spokesman.com/stories/2006/jun/24/the-slice-have-questions-about-watching-hoopfest/
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