The Slice Settle It Like Birds
So this hawk had caught a small bird and was standing atop it in the middle of a South Hill front yard.
Two crows stood watching nearby.
Sometimes it’s still the Wild West.
Feel free to use this as a motto for your family: “Based on a true story.”
Read all about it: Walking the halls of a Spokane elementary school the other day, we noticed a display case featuring books about animals. (That seemed appropriate inasmuch as a world-weary gray cat we had seen lounging up against the school’s front doors appeared to own the place.)
Anyway, one of the volumes in that display case was “Hamsters Today.”
For some reason, that made our day.
“What book are you reading?”
” ‘Hamsters Today.’ “
Feedback: John R. Hulslander, who lives near Colville, noted The Slice’s endorsement of “12 O’Clock High.” And he recalled that while he was in the U.S. Coast Guard, that movie was shown in a class on leadership and management - once on the first day and once on the last.
Annual reminder: Don’t buy Christmas gift Pacific Northwest calendars that include zero scenes from the Inland Northwest.
Just so you’ll know: We’ve been asked why a recent item about a well-behaved little boy noted that the father was Hispanic. The answer is fairly simple. The word appeared in the middle of a verbatim extended quotation from a reader’s letter. But we won’t argue that it was an especially relevant description.
If Spokane traded its name for a symbol: Chip Pulling thinks a traffic signal with an illuminated red light might be appropriate.
Several readers suggested an extended middle finger. And you know, that certainly makes a statement. But it might make life harder for those trying to attract tourists and new businesses.
We know it’s a chicks show: But we kind of like Fox network’s “Ally McBeal” on Monday nights.
That means it is certain to be cancelled any day now.
Warm-up questions: What Inland Northwest neighborhood is the home of the loudest late-night parties? Have you ever sold plasma? Who is the best punter in your family?
Today’s Slice question: When it comes to making a memorable first impression, what’s the single most annoying thing a newcomer to the Inland Northwest can do or say?
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