I have to say, throwing yourself in front of a slow-moving bicycle is a pretty poor strategy for ending it all. Fortunately, it did not work in either of two instances today on my ride home. I missed them. Maybe things will look brighter to…
We all know that many people in the Spokane area crave hot weather. And those temperatures are said to be on their way. So does it therefore follow that Spokane, not Disneyland, is about to be the happiest place on Earth? People here are about…
What's going to lead to them breaking up? A) It was a case of Dr. Jerkyl and Mr. Hands. B) Her taste in music. C) Her unwillingness to take a chance on getting pregnant. D) His hair. E) Her falling for someone who drank Pepsi.…
When they are in graduate school, are future librarians told that -- if they wind up working in public libraries -- policing self-gratification will be one of their duties?
A friend says a helicopter hovering over the park during the fireworks in downtown Spokane Wednesday night got to be really annoying. He said he likes a moment of quiet between the colorful explosions. You know, for dramatic tension. But with the chopper overhead, silence…
Three questions come to mind. 1. What is your favorite hot-weather scene in a movie? 2. If you have a cat, how much can it stretch out to spill heat? 3. Ever assumed the lake water would have warmed up and then, only after jumping…
The email came from Ascot Media Group in The Woodlands, Texas. It's pretty long. But here's how it began. "Dear Paul Turner: "Who doesn't love celebrity weddings?"
Avoiding information has gotten way, way harder. At least that's true if you spend any time online. And if you are reading this, I guess that would include you. Each evening during the Tour de France, my wife and I typically fast-forward through that day's…