The Slice Promise: Good Drink, No Lines
We were walking in Peaceful Valley when we came upon two young girls operating a sad little refreshments stand.
Their price: 25 cents per cup for a brownish-orange drink.
One of the girls, not at all discouraged, reported that they had had one customer.
Their location seemed to guarantee failure. They were set up at the end of a sleepy cul-de-sac in the shadow of the Maple Street Bridge.
Just a couple of blocks away, traffic was steady around a popular stop on a citywide garden tour.
We wanted to suggest moving the stand. But we didn’t, for all the 1995 reasons. We just bought a cup of flavored drink and said good luck.
The mind of a 3-year-old: Little Nick Bontrager was hanging out with his father and grandfather. Gesturing to his father, he said to his grandpa “This is my daddy.”
His grandfather answered “And I’m your daddy’s daddy.”
Nick’s response to that was “And chickens are chickens.”
Men to avoid: Men who own models of the USS Enterprise. Men who wear dickies. Men who have a stuffed Garfield stuck anywhere. Men who say, “Have a good one.” - from Danielle Brown’s “187 Men to Avoid”
What’s right with America: Brave vegetarian attempts to simulate hot dogs and hamburgers. Hiking boots as an urban style element. And mixed-race TV-police partnerships. - The New York Times Magazine
During slow times: A reader suggests putting inflatable people on the downtown trolley replicas.
Remember: Even if they aren’t pointed at you, video recorders can pick up your voice.
Warm-up questions: How do people who drink old-fashioned nofrills coffee feel about lattes? How many people see your circle’s “Larry Sanders” tape before you?
Today’s Slice question: How do you react to those “Spokane is Loserville” bumper stickers?
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