The Slice It’s True: Parenthood Does Have Its Little Triumphs

Spokane’s Mark Bekken theorizes that parents of small children are the ones who find all the lost change on sidewalks because they are so used to looking down.

New slogan: Readers’ suggested replacements for “Good Paper” included “No News is Good News,” “Typo Tribune,” “One of America’s Newspapers” and several ideas that we can only guess were intended to REALLY hurt our feelings. Sniff.

But we kind of like a slogan sent in by Veradale’s Catherine Harris: “The Lone Daily.”

That number again is: We’re declaring a guy named Marvin the winner of our Coolest Address Contest. He lives at 1414 W. 14th.

Readers Fail to Regard Us as Perfect Department: Just for the record, we are still hearing from people who like Tom Sherry’s big smile just fine, thank you.

And Wendy Hallinan, an Australian who has been living in Spokane, wrote a nice note to say that people in her country do not object to the thumbs-up gesture unless you move your hand sharply from chest to shoulder. “It is the ‘V for victory’ sign so eloquently used by former President Bush which is obscene when the back of the hand faces the receiver,” she added.

Elvis sighting: Well, sort of. Call (800) 611-6593 to find out about Elvisopoly, a game that some deranged person on your gift list might love.

International relations: Spokane’s Edna Gump, 81, got a flat on the North Side last week. “I could no more change that tire than fly over the moon,” she said.

So a minister who lives in British Columbia changed it for her despite being all dressed up.

Problem solved: So you’re at a restaurant and are about to take home a pizza but you’re afraid the cardboard box isn’t enough to keep it from getting cold. Here’s what you do. Grab a copy of The Inlander and slap it on top of the box as insulation to help retain heat. Better yet, use two. They’re free.

Today’s Slice question: Couples everywhere are said to fight about money and sex. But what’s one source of arguments that is unique to the Inland Northwest? , DataTimes ILLUSTRATION: Drawing

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