Summer Is In Full Swing, Let’S Grill Something

Tick, tick, tick.

Labor Day is just five weeks away.

But there’s still plenty of time to get into the spirit of summer. In fact, you could even draw up a celebrate-the-season checklist. Or, if you want to save time, you can borrow ours.

You’ve had a good summer if:

1. An attractive stranger said “Do my back, please.”

2. The tent didn’t rip this year.

3. You now use less lighter fluid.

4. You made a baseball curve.

5. You got a letter from camp.

6. You didn’t sit on your shades.

7. You somehow eluded bug radar.

8. You got a ridiculous haircut.

9. Your boss really missed you.

10. The lake never had that smell.

Worst American-made cars of all time: According to a list compiled by auto industry insiders, the dishonor roll includes the 1976 Chevrolet Vega, the 1976 AMC Pacer, the 1956 Hudson, the 1981 Cadillac Cimarron and the 1977 Lincoln Versailles.

The best? You tell us.

Warm-up question: What does your family call it when nobody actually fixes dinner and everyone just fends for themselves by foraging on leftovers or frozen dinners?

Today’s Slice question: If Bigfoot came down out of the mountains and said “I’m here to help the Spokane area prosper as we move into the next century,” what would be the ideal job for the abominable Mr. Sasquatch?

a.) really strong mayor. b.) sheriff (don’t even think about cutting his salary). c.) fearless newspaper editor. d.) visionary developer. e.) goalie for the Chiefs. f.) regional business recruiter. g.) hotel manager. h.) parking meter patrolman. i.) air-quality cop. j.) softball umpire who demands respect. k.) espresso maker who serves only double talls. l.) bartender. “I SAID you’ve had enough.” m.) grass-seed farmer. n.) visual artist tired of waiting for the newspaper to do a feature on his work. o.) leader of an avant-garde Post Falls dance troupe. p.) local TV news anchor who disdains banter. q.) Nordstrom salesman with an all-new policy about accepting returns. r.) usher at a dollar theater who makes people shut up. s.) tireless day-care worker. t.) restaurant manager waiting for somebody to try to return a perfectly good dish. u.) roving United Way pledge-card collector. v.) Spokane Indians manager. w.) WWP executive/aerobics instructor. x.) lawyer who’s always at the lake. y.) North Side real estate agent who calls everything a “charmer.” z.) other.