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The Slice: On which Armageddon list would you land?

How offended would you be by an illustrated S-R feature speculating on who around here would go to heaven in the event of Spokane getting nuked?

Perhaps it would depend on our forecast of your personal prospects. But my guess is that some readers would be most ticked off by the assumption that there is an afterlife.

Let’s move on.

Coming off the DL: “My kids had matching stuffed bears with articulating shoulders and hips,” wrote Shirley Carlson. “One day during vigorous play the leg of my son’s bear snapped off.”

That’s gotta hurt.

“I am a physical therapist who works with children with disabilities. We made him a pair of crutches out of wooden dowels and Velcro. I’m happy to say he returned to full participation in all family stuffed animal activities.”

Old family photos: “Reading your column this morning I remembered going through photos after my father passed in 1998,” wrote Beth Zehm of Spangle. “In every photo of my sister, brother and myself, we had on new clothes. My brother had a new shirt, bow tie and sweater and my sister and myself had new dresses sewn by my mother. As I looked back at them again, I noticed my mother had on the same dress and pair of shoes.

“These pictures covered a seven-year period. When I questioned if this was the only dress and good shoes she had, her reply was ‘Yes’ and that money was tight and it was her choice to put us first.”

Slice answer: Steve LaCombe saw the question about family members speaking to you from another room just as you start making noise that all but drowns them out.

“I was laughing to myself just the other day about its frequency, even though each and every time I say something along the lines of ‘I can’t hear you over the water, garbage disposal and stove fan, wait a sec and I’ll be out to talk with you.’ I wonder if it’s part of the dance we make to the music of our lives.”

When choosing between Spokane and Spokane Valley: A reader who knows the local real estate scene said schools are often the leading consideration.

That’s not surprising. Schools always rank high. But I wonder how well most area home buyers do at distinguishing between image and reality, between stereotypes and informed insights when making their assessments.

Today’s Slice question: Do you have recorded 2017 Christmas programming you still intend to watch?

Write The Slice at P. O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210; call (509) 459-5470; email pault@spokesman.com. Where would be the ideal place to build New Spokane?

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