Once a year, my South Hill bicycle shop has a 10 p.m. to midnight sale. I checked it out for the first time tonight. I'm glad I did. A fairly diverse group of 50 or 60 people were lined up outside before the doors opened.…
Would on-duty sex be considered wrong by your employers? www.kenhoma.wordpress.com
If you are familiar with the S-R's style, you know we refer to medical doctors, dentists and veterinarians as a doctor, but not those with an academic Ph.D. Would you change that in any way? Personally, though I have friends who are academic doctors, I'm…
Though he has not worked here in this century, former S-R reporter Jess Walter, now an acclaimed novelist, still gets mail at the newspaper. The Slice has noted this before. "He gets more mail here than I do," said his brother Ralph, a talented S-R…
We don't all have the same experiences. We don't all connect with the same exact set of cultural references. But all Americans ought to know this story. www.glogster.com
What happened when you went to a once-a-year late-night sale at a Spokane bicycle shop?
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Transposing letters can make a big difference. Still, an alert reader of emails can usually tell from context if "marital arts" was actually supposed to be "martial arts." Makes you wonder, though. What would it take to earn a black belt in one of the…
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I asked my wife if she had ever heard the ballfield expression, "We want a pitcher, not a belly itcher." She indicated that she had not. "What's a belly itcher?" she asked. I had to admit that I really didn't know.
But when he was in his prime and healthy, this guy was just about as dominating as anybody in his day. Only Koufax, Gibson and Marichal were better. At least that's what it says here. www.comc.com
Overhearing a conversation about stinging insects reminded me of one of the stupidest drug deals of all time. Or I should say attempted drug deal. I was a freshman at a small state college in New England. And one day, after lunch I think, I…
Then again, maybe you had forgotten. On Aug. 18, 1967, Conigliaro was hit in the face by a pitch from Jack Hamilton of the Angels. He would make a comeback, but it was not long before vision problems forced him to retire. www.sportsillustrated.cnn.com
This was the No. 1 song on this date in 1966. www.musicstack.com
www.telegraph.co.uk Scurrying to prepare a snack or go to the bathroom during the commercials? This was before the "Pause" option. Now, admittedly, not every show required you to give this any thought. Missing a few minutes just was not a big deal. But when you…
Santa's public relations people sent us a copy of a letter from a Spokane kid named Kitra Yeager. "Dear Santa: I know this is kind of late in the year. Well the reason I'm righting you is because I want to know if you can…
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