Blogroll
A glance at what Spokesman-Review bloggers have to say
Outdoors
By Rich Landers
June 15 – It’s bad enough that a small group of people – they call themselves the Doo Crew – must step up to deal with the proliferation of dog poop along the South Hill bluff trails.
But now these volunteers have to deal with the chicken sh… excuse me, the chicken pooper who’s ripping down their dog-poo bags and disposal buckets and throwing them down the bluff.
Certainly there’s room for debate on how to handle the problem of people enjoying the trails without taking the responsibility of picking up after their dogs. If you have a concern, or if you want to help deal with the problem, contact the crew directly by email: Dogdooduty@yahoo.com
Movies & More
By Dan Webster
June 15 – Sharp-eyed and knowledgeable moviegoers are likely to pick up on something in J.J. Abrams’ film “Super 8” that most of the rest of us will miss: the “Twilight Zone” reference.
In one scene, characters talk about “Operation Walking Distance.” That’s a reference to one of Abrams’ favorite “Twilight Zone” episode, “Walking Distance,” which was first broadcast on Oct. 30, 1959. It stars Gig Young, an Oscar winner 10 years later for “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” Young plays a man, pressured by life, who gets off a train and meets his younger self.
The Slice
By Paul Turner
June 14 – So, OK, we have Spokane. We have Spokane Valley. And there used to be Spokane Falls.
But what if someone wanted to establish a utopian village near here and use “Spokane” as the root for this new place’s name. Well, other towns and cities in Washington offer plenty of suggestions.
Consider: Spokane Heights, Spokane Island, Spokane Rock, Spokane Hill, Spokane Elum, Spokane Dam, Spokaneburg, Spokane Way, Spokane Harbor, Spokane Point, Spokane Park, Spokane Beach, Spokane Creek, Spokane Bend, Spokanedale, Spokaneland, Spokaneville, Spokaneamish, Spokane Prairie, Spokane Gap, Spokane Place and Spokane Walla or Spokane Spokane.
Eye on Boise
By Betsy Z. Russell
June 14 – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, leaving a press conference in the lower level of Idaho’s state Capitol, passed the lobbyist room, which, since the Capitol renovation, is located in a former vault, still with its historic (but no longer locking) vault door.
Bush had to stop and have someone snap a photo. He said, “We’ll send this to our friends in Tallahassee – this is where they put the lobbyists!”
Ducking inside, he asked, “Is this a joke?” Then, walking out of the room, he pronounced it “a much better way of doing it.”