I thought I remembered everything 1
But I cannot say that I recall these. www.toppsarchives.blogspot.com Can you smell the gum? www.memyselfmusicandmysteries.com
The Slice archive for May 7, 2013
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013
Which will disappear first? 3
www.untappedcities.com 1. Bank drive-thru lanes (replaced by total conversion to online banking). Or... 2. People who pull up to a bank drive-thru and are reminded of the old days of newspapering when copy editors used pneumatic tubes to send marked-up articles and headline specs to…
Can everyone pinpoint a "best date"? 1
Was talking with a colleague about an actress who plays a Montreal resident who visits her married daughter in Manhattan in a Sunday night TV series. A transcript of our exchange would show that everything said was office-appropriate and that the actress in question is…
Ask SR photographer Dan Pelle...
...to tell you his Bloomsday dog bite story.
Parking in warm weather 8
At what temperature do you begin to implement your hot-weather parking protocols? You know...seeking shade (even if it means parking far away), cracking the windows, putting up reflecto heat shields, et cetera.
On the eve of V-E Day (May 8) 4
When was the last time you saw a calendar that noted V-E Day or V-J Day? If you have no idea what I'm talking about, it's a good bet that you have never seen such a calendar. By the way, I am not decrying the…
Today's "Born in Spokane" spotlight
That's John McIntire in "Psycho." www.thepsychomovies.com
Looking ahead on the Spokane calendar
Hoopfest is on the last two days of the first half of the year, June 29 and 30. The next day, of course, is Canada Day. It's also the day when you can put into action your Second Half of the Year's resolutions. You know,…
So are those some long fingers or what?
www.washingtonpost.com
What local PR person is called "a tool"?
You know, by individuals outside the organization. That is not to suggest that all PR folks are regarded that way. They aren't. But a few seem, shall we say, miscast. Of course, that's probably just what the people who put them in those jobs want.
Agree or disagree
Songs from the original version of "The Producers" get stuck in your head like no other music ever written. www.ifccenter.com Come on Germans, go into your dance.
Storage issues: Then vs. Now 2
Everyone knows that organizing one's miscellaneous stuff has been a challenge ever since cigar boxes stopped being in ready supply in most homes. But the sometimes questionable march of progress doesn't end there. In homes where coffee is not purchased in cans, where do little…
If you were a member of the Lumineers
Here's where you would be headed this summer. http://thelumineers.com/tour-dates/
Top 100 songs of 1977 1
What were we thinking? OK, there are a few good songs here. But you might agree that quite a few of these are not endorsements of the popular tastes of the time. Where were you in 1977? http://tunecaster.com/years/year-end/top1977.html
Here's something you could look up 3
Did you know John Wayne hated the movie "High Noon" and considered it un-American. Feel free to take sides on this. I have. www.chud.com
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