The Slice: Musically, what works for you?

Let’s start with a tale of baby boomers in action.

Once upon a time, cranking up a certain Crosby, Stills and Nash album meant a party was getting started, said Christy Himmelright. “Now it means that we are cleaning the house.”

I am older now

I have more than what I wanted

Do you have a go-to soundtrack for certain chores?

Balanced diet: Carolyn Green Nesbitt’s 3-year-old granddaughter was staying over and Nesbitt asked the little girl what she wanted for breakfast.

Hot dogs, the child answered.

That’s also what she wanted for lunch. And dinner.

But by dinnertime, the hot dog supply had been used up. So the little girl suggested a Plan B: “OK, just mac and cheese, please.”

Slice answers: By a margin of about 10 to 1, responding readers said they would have done what President Truman did and authorized use of atomic bombs against Japan.

Re: Monday’s Slice: Duane M. Wilson said Spokane could be the patron saint of cars parked on sidewalks and lawns.

Joyce Becker and others said Spokane could be the patron saint of marmots.

And Mike Carlson said Spokane could be the patron saint of the same old, uh, stuff.

This sounds like the makings of a children’s story: Larry Seemann saw a marmot climb a mulberry tree. And this made him wonder.

Have others seen marmots scamper up trees? How many other mulberry trees are there around here?

Former lifeguards report: Several said, no, they never rescued anyone.

“I worked at an indoor pool in Seattle for five summers while in high school and college and as far as I know there was never anything more than a pole assist in all that time,” wrote Laurie Newell.

However, she did perfect her ability to yell “No running!”

A few others, including Bud Malmsten, recalled saving swimmers. In his case, it happened more than 50 years ago. But memories of those crucial moments remain clear.

Today’s Slice question: When was the last time you went skinny dipping?