Yard Work Rears Its Ugly Head

Fri., June 2, 2000

By Paul Turner srpaulturner@gmail.com

Almost everywhere you walk or drive this time of year, you are faced with the sight of backsides.

(Gardening and yard work involves a lot of bending over, after all.)

And you’re reminded that they come in all shapes and sizes.

* Family day: On June 2, 1977, Elaine Moser’s sister, Connie Schrader, graduated from Mead High School. That same day, Moser’s son Sean was born.

Today, June 2, Schrader’s daughter Lisa will graduate from Mead. And her cousin Sean will be home from the Navy to join in the celebration.

* Sports moment missed: Back in the ‘70s, Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench was Pamela Olsen’s favorite player. So she traveled from Washington to Ohio to see him play.

“Thinking I had plenty of time before he was up to bat, I headed for the restroom,” she wrote. “As I was going back to my seat, I just barely saw a ball clear the outfield fence.”

You guessed it.

* Slice stout: These are tough times for microbrewing. But if your family decided to make its own undrinkable ale, what would you call it?

* A $3 ticket could win you big money: You say you’re in the mood to try something different this weekend?

Well, The Slice recommends checking out the 10th annual Cow Plop on Saturday. It’s a fund-raiser for Spokane’s Trinity Catholic School, featuring lots of food, beer, games, crafts, $6,400 in prize money and actual bovine, uh, participation.

It runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the playground on Cedar Street next to the school (1306 W. Montgomery).

* A fish called Kede: Janice Vien and Gabriel Lyon wonder if there is a goldfish out there that has been in more states than theirs. Kede has been in Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Washington.

* Warm-up questions: Which of your co-workers is the most flagrant “business expense” scammer? What’s the closest thing the Northwest has to an Alamo? Would a “Got Peas & Lentils?” ad campaign work? What percentage of those attending ArtFest will be actively avoiding you? If summer residents got to vote in Gem State elections, how would it change North Idaho politics? Is the idea of telecommuting terrifying to office whiners?

* Today’s Slice question: If you never go to church, why get married in one?

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