Another theory about pickups/bad backs
In Thursday's Slice column. www.truckphoto.net
The Slice archive for May 22, 2013
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013
Just wondering
No need to mention any names. But can you think of a local business whose product or service simply does not impress you but about which you have mixed feelings because you like at least some of the people working there?
Spokane's core values (please complete)
1. 2. Free parking. 3.
Are you a Jeffrey Tambor fan?
Which of his roles was your favorite? www.guardian.co.uk Tally-ho!
Shawn Vestal censored
Well, OK. Not really. But the SR columnist and author recently set up a web site to deal with the literary side of his multi-faceted life. Apparently, though, it cannot be accessed from SR computers, which seem to regard it as suspicious. Now I have…
Which way is your thumb pointing?
I'm a Christopher Guest fan. And I'm not giving up on "Family Tree" just yet. But boy, I don't know. Maybe his humor is not suited to half-hour segments. www.starpulse.com
Minor league baseball logo of the day
The Richmond Flying Squirrels. www.sportslogos.net They used to be the... www.hdsportsguide.com Does any reference to flying squirrels make you want to say, "Hey Rock, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat"? OK, please say Rocky's line.
A social theory
The people who carry plastic bags but don't really pick up after their dogs are the same ones who drive around in vehicles adorned with kayak carriers or bike racks but never actually engage in outdoor recreation.
Morrison romance never had a chance
One of my colleagues confided that she had a thing about Jim Morrison when she was young. This had come up in a conversation prompted by the passing of his Doors bandmate Ray Manzarek. Alas, she never got together with the charismatic singer. She was…
The Wednesday Slice question
A cookbook inspired by the way your family actually eats would be called what?
No. 1 song on this date in 1966
If you know only the Michael Bolton version, I'll just assume you are young and fell in with some bad company. www.45cat.com
This date in Slice history (1999)
Warm-up question: Why is it that people who have traveled the least tend to have the loudest know-it-all opinions about other parts of the country?
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