Yet another old beer can...
...from a defunct brewery in Spokane. www.beershowcase.com I have been told that guys who worked there could have a beer at lunch. Have you ever worked somewhere that allowed free samples of the product?
The Slice archive for May 20, 2014
TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2014
Back when Sports Illustrated did Spokane
http://cnnsi.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1004045/3/index.htm
Discover your "Star Trek" name
http://www.quizopolis.com/star-trek-name-generator.php If you enter "Spokane Washington" and click on "male," it says you are "A'trom," a Klingon. "Paul Turner" gets you "Koss, a Vulcan." But this might be less than pure science. I know. You're shocked. I did some repeat entries and suspect the name/identity…
Tracking automobilists
www.autoblog.nl A bike-riding friend who lives in Minnesota likes to track the erratic, dangerous misadventures of people driving cars. He refers to them as "automobilists." I suspect this is in response to the way those who hate bike riders sneeringly use the word "bicyclist." That…
True or False: A few scenes shot here
http://theendofcinema.blogspot.com
Is it time to retire the "high five"?
Let's face it. It is seldom well-executed. And it can be a bit over-the-top when the event or accomplishment being celebrated is actually pretty ho-hum. But what would take its place? To paraphrase an old New Yorker cartoon...How about nothing? Would nothing work for you?
Another local connection to the real Memphis Belle
www.warbirdresourcegroup.org Last week, we talked about the crew member from Spokane. But my colleague Jim Camden noted another local connection. "When it returned to the U.S. from its 25 missions, the Memphis Belle was refurbished at the Spokane Air Depot, or Galena (what we now…
When editors catch you in the supply room
http://dc.wikia.com Uh, wasn't it "mild-mannered"? "Meek and cowardly" seems a bit harsh.
Can you spot the CDA connection?
http://seriesfinale.com Yes, OK. I will admit that my interest in "Lou Grant" exceeds that of any rational person in 2014. I will further admit that I have asked this exact question before. But some of us learn through repetition.
Songs You Had Forgotten Department
You might also have forgotten "Where The Action Is!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3kMMt_Dy1w
Ten years ago in The Slice column
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/may/20/the-slice-sinking-into-debate-over-docks/
The online home for Paul Turner's musings and interactions with disciples of The Slice.