The Slice: Hopefully the ‘Lights’ will stay on

It’s not actually on tonight.

But I thought I’d toss in my two cents before the show gets canceled.

NBC’s “Friday Night Lights” is really, really good.

OK, let’s move on.

“Back on this side of the fence: “We recently moved into a new home where the lawn had been neglected and was all dried up,” wrote Arlie Robinson.

Two of her grandchildren came by to visit.

Noelle, 2½, said, “Oh, Grammy, I just love your new house.”

But 4-year-old Silas chose not to sugarcoat the situation. “Some people have green grass,” he said.

“Slice answer: “I have an outfit that my family affectionately refers to as ‘Mommy’s uniform,’ ” wrote Liz Schatz.

It’s a short-legged sweat suit number.

She has had it more than 10 years and intends to continue wearing it “Until it falls off me.”

The outfit is stained and has holes, but is comfortable.

“I never have to worry about ruining my regular ‘out in public’ clothes at home.”

“Every dog has its day: Karen and Dick Wiggins’ cocker spaniel, Misty, is included in the 2007 “365 Dogs” calendar, put out by Workman Publishing. The Coeur d’Alene pooch’s day is Aug. 29.

“Good grief: Sunday’s column — in which The Slice “criticized” local media — may or may not have been funny. But here’s something that definitely is: A few readers thought I was serious.

So, to clarify, I don’t really expect Stephanie Vigil to rake everyone’s leaves.

“This could be a problem: The fitness club where Eric Rieckers works out is adjacent to a restaurant. He reports that he can smell what’s cooking while exercising. It can be an alluring aroma.

That would be fine, except Rieckers is trying to drop a couple of pounds. And being forced to think about food while working out doesn’t help.

“Beyond thermostat wars: Larry Garvin told about a fall weekend when he and his wife had company at their place on Lake Coeur d’Alene.

Because the bedrooms are not heated, each bed came with an electric blanket.

“One couple occupied the bed which had a brand new electric blanket equipped with dual controls,” he wrote.

Or duel controls, because it turned out each control raised and lowered the temperature setting on the opposite side of the blanket.

“All night long the wife kept increasing the heat on her control while her husband simultaneously lowered his. Needless to say, they did not sleep well.”

“Today’s Slice question: How has living here shaped your personality?