Photographic evidence that I made good on my pledge to help a reader rake leaves. My first choice was the widow of one of my faithful correspondents, who died this year. But after an initial exchange of emails, she disappeared on me. Don't know what…
When, on Monday, people ask how your time off went, how will you answer? A) "Heaven and nature sang." B) "Bird is the word." C) "Stink, stank, stunk." D) "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." E) "Whiskers on kittens."…
You know how Spokane Public Radio's phone number, 328-5729, can be expressed as EAT-KPBX? Well, what words can you come up with to express my work phone number -- 459-5470? Might be impossible.
I have run this on the blog more than once. But I love this topic. So here it is again, from 11 years ago. http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news-story.asp?date=112603&ID=s1445791
For decades, we have heard stories about the problems this causes. So why do airlines even allow for this option? Aren't they just asking for trouble on crowded flights? Wouldn't it better to just give everyone a fraction of an inch more room?
Can you remember the phone number your family had when you were a child? We had the same number for all of my grade school years. And while I am not 100 percent certain about the last four digits, I know it started with TR8.