The Slice Chimes Add A Little Drama To Your Average Radio Song
So we were walking in downtown and listening to the radio with earphones when an otherwise forgettable song suddenly featured this great full-bodied chimes sound.
A moment later, we realized the special music was coming from the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Name game: “We don’t have any pets, but we do have two furniture hutches,” wrote Carol Lent. “So to avoid confusion, we call one the ‘Hutch’ and the other the ‘Starsky.”’
The Slice says: If you let your pets run free, don’t blame skunks for doing what comes naturally.
Another great sitter: Erin Helms. “Erin brings her backpack, which she fills with the world’s most interesting and unusual toys and creative projects for the kids to make,” wrote Elissa Gregory. “We come home to homemade cards for Mom and Dad, nature projects from leaves, flowers, et cetera … the boys think her backpack holds all the mystery and excitement in the universe.”
Gregory went on to sing Erin’s praises for many more paragraphs, concluding this way: “We love her. And we’re not giving out her phone number. Ever.”
The case for sunglasses: We can only assume that drivers who don’t even slow down when totally blinded by glare are operating on the “Think system,” first perfected by Professor Harold Hill of “Music Man” fame.
Hey, graduates: Try to avoid working for anyone who regards telling the truth as “Being negative.”
The worst local garage band: A reader named Nancy nominated a group that tried to play music in 1964. The band was called The Legends. “They weren’t,” said Nancy.
Sunday isn’t just Father’s Day: It’s also Patty Comer’s birthday.
Warm-up questions: What family has the most freckles? If there were a show called “fortysomething,” would the characters just stay home and watch TV? Does someone at your workplace have a laugh that gives you the creeps? What’s your best spotted-in-an-airport celebrity sighting?
Today’s Slice question: What on Earth makes you think we would even consider printing a photograph of your boat?
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