Upon further inspection
The seemingly impossibly good toddler Halloween costumes spotted at Garfield and Rockwood Boulevard just a bit ago turned out to be a flock of wild turkeys.
The Slice archive for Oct. 31, 2012
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31, 2012
Spokane's top seated-position hobby?
A) Speeding in residential areas. B) Angry typing. C) Talking loudly in movie theaters. D) Complaining about the entree. E) Bouncing grandchildren on knee. F) Reading in the employee restroom. G) Creating exclamation points. H) Considering getting up. I) Other.
Bedlam
Walked over to Riverfront Park to purchase my Ice Palace season pass and go for a quick skate. There were about 15,000 kids there, give or take a few. Think squealing, laughing and kid-voice chortles. Did I mention squealing? I'm always pleased to see the…
This date in Slice history (2000)
Today's Slice question: What's your best story about rising above the urge to be ugly or confrontational and how you've felt good about it ever since?
Overheard
Guy No. 1: "Sometimes they go on a zombie run." Guy No. 2: "What's a zombie run?" Guy No. 1: "Dress like a zombie and run." www.socialphy.com
A job I am glad I do not have
A friend who is the Public Editor at a large newspaper far from here told me that almost 200 subscribers decided to cancel their subscriptions after his paper's presidential endorsement appeared. I think he spent time on the phone with a lot of them. What…
My new early birds rewards program
While I was out of the office last week, someone left a six-pack of microbrew beer under my desk. There was no note. I have some theories, but as I write this I am not sure which of my colleagues left me with this thoughtful…
Greeting trick or treaters (a few do's and don'ts)
Do: Say "Hey, are you Frankenweenie?" Don't: Say "What the hell are you supposed to be?" Do: Smile. The temptation to try to be scary is understandable. But it's not always a great idea. Don't: Require kids to pass a political litmus test. Do: Praise…
The Wednesday Slice question
Which do you prefer? A) "There's always something." B) "Well, there you go." C) "If it's not one damn thing, it's another." D) "What fresh hell is this?" E) "So it goes." F) Other.
This date in Slice history (1997)
Today's Slice question: What's the all-time classic Spokane pick-up line?
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