The Slice But We’re All Cowboys At Heart
John Bertagnolli grew up on a cattle ranch.
So we reckon he knows what he’s talking about when he offers advice on how to wear a cowboy hat right. Here it is: “Don’t wear one unless you are a cowboy.”
On second thought: “When my son was 2 years old, he was asked to be the ring bearer in my brother’s wedding,” wrote Janene M. Scott. “He smiled all the way up the aisle but when he got to the stage and turned around, he let out a little cry and did a face plant on the stage. He lay there and cried until my mom came and got him. And it is all on videotape so we can relive it.”
Jim Nelson’s advice on how to wear a cowboy hat right: “Buy one that fits.”
Southpaw couples: “My husband, Paul, and I are both left-handed,” wrote Diane Stepak. “Once, in San Francisco, we had a dinner party of eight people, and all but one were left-handed. This was not planned. The lone right-handed person, a man, jumped up from the table and screamed, ‘It’s a conspiracy!’ He died young.”
Leonard Riley’s advice on how to wear a cowboy hat right: “Half-cocked.”
The Inland Northwest’s best dancers include: “My dad, Bill Mael,” wrote Paula Holman. “He’s 80 years old and dances every day. He teaches dancing at the senior citizens hall and loves it.”
Regarding those who abandon their pets when moving: “These people are cold-hearted, loveless poor excuses for human beings, and may the good Lord hold me back if I find out who they are,” wrote Marie Christensen, whose sentiments were echoed by more than a dozen other readers.
Keeping it the family: Back in the 1920s, Mary Ellen Tee’s father fashioned a carrot grater by using a nail to poke holes in the lid of a lard container. And the Latah woman has it hanging in her kitchen today.
Paul Baker’s secret to wearing a cowboy hat right: “Not letting anyone see you.”
Fill in the blank): Anybody who is afraid of ( ) has no business moving to the Inland Northwest.
Today’s Slice question: Would it be possible to parody the Lilac Parade?
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MEMO: The Slice appears Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Write The Slice at P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210; call (509) 459-5470; fax (509) 459-5098. “The only way a person can wear a cowboy hat right is if that person is a cowboy,” said Tina Foster. “If you’ve never even ridden a horse, don’t bother. Oh, and line dancers don’t count as cowboys either.”