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The Slice archive for July 5, 2012

THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2012

Seemingly suicidal Spokane squirrels

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…

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If A therefore B 

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…

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If you had to guess 

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.…

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Helicopter an unwelcome presence  

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…

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Looking ahead to the hot weather 

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…

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Have you noticed this? 

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…

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