Libraries aren't free after-school daycare
A significant segment of the population doesn't seem to realize this.
The Slice archive for Jan. 14, 2013
MONDAY, JAN. 14, 2013
Flirting and stool softener
Ever seen someone engaging in the former while purchasing the latter?
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Just wondering
How lengthy does a midday snooze have to be before it qualifies as a long winter's nap? www.dogdaz.com
How to stay fit
A friend who works on the first floor here at the Review Tower takes the stairs up to the 7th floor three times a day every weekday. Don Hanlon, who is in his mid-60s, has been doing this for at least 10 years.
Name the 1980s movie in which...
Ann-Margret (playing a fetching barmaid) attends a Seattle Seahawks game with her married lover.
No cleavage but still quite noteworthy
This sort of thing is pretty much lost on me. But I am informed by a close personal adviser that this, ladies and gentlemen, is a dress. www.thetimes.co.uk
Clothes connection can be misleading
The risks with socio-economic profiling are obvious. You could be wrong. The person you assume to be poor might not be. But I have developed a rule. If I am in downtown Spokane, I do not take for granted that someone wearing a Miami Dolphins…
Know your TV reruns -- Tip No. 23
If James Whitmore was the guest star, it's a good bet that the story will deal with someone becoming mentally unhinged. www.lifeinlegacy.com
If you won a big award...
...and had to make an acceptance speech, who would you thank?
Elevator etiquette: Then vs. now
Maybe it's my imagination. Perhaps I am romanticizing the past. But you know that basic-manners thing where people about to board an elevator first stand back and make sure that no one is getting off on that floor? Didn't people used to be better about…
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