She’Ll Soon Go From Tired Of Waiting To Just Plain Tired
Oh, baby.
A friend was driving to work when she heard an old Kinks song on the radio. It was the one with the lyrics, “So tired, tired of waiting, tired of waiting for you.”
She smiled.
“After 8-1/2 months of pregnancy, it was kind of fun to hear,” she said.
* Slice answer: The Inland Northwest’s quintessential personal-touch workplace desk adornment is a Tickle Me Cookie Monster. — Diane Wear, secretary at Lewis and Clark High School
* Road reality: A Spokane father noted a sign on another car in traffic. “Student Driver,” he said.
But his young son must not have heard correctly. Because soon the puzzled boy asked why someone would have a sign that said “Stupid Driver.”
No comment.
* Just wondering: What’s the secret to keeping track of who in your extended family is not speaking to whom?
* Slice answer: “Instead of collecting dust, my stationary exercise bicycle is used as a floor support for a portable pole clothes-line dryer,” wrote Joan Jensen.
* Mistakes were made: It’s not exactly unheard of to receive mail that was intended to go to another address. But Cathy Stocks, who lives on East 46th Avenue and likes her mail carriers, thought it was amusing to find in her mail a card addressed to someone who lives not far away on South Van Marter Road.
Oh, yeah. The card was from the Postal Service. It was a follow-up to a customer service survey.
* “Speed III”: A friend was on an STA bus when the driver announced that he was popping into a store for a minute. Then he got off.
But we’re happy to report that, in the driver’s absence, the passengers resisted the urge to climb behind the wheel and roar off on a madcap, freewheeling adventure.
* Thanks: To the guy who walks his two bouncy malamutes on a schedule that allows us to see them in the morning on our way to work. What faces. Talk about huggable dogs.
* Warm-up questions: Derek Jacobi in the “Cadfael” mysteries reminds you of what minister or priest? If you were having problems with your muse, would having Gwyneth Paltrow around help? Should hunting with grenades be legal in Idaho? If it existed, would you try Palouse Peas wine?
* Today’s Slice question (complete this sentence): There should be road signs at every entrance to Spokane that say… .