I spy with my little eye
Published 10:44 pm Thursday, February 5, 2009
Crystal ball dept.: The state’s economy will get worse this year, and no one knows when the situation will begin to improve, a longtime regional analyst said Thursday.
He also predicted the sun will rise in the east, the NBA won’t be returning to Seattle anytime soon, and former Silvertip Kyle Beach will be suspended again this season.
Sad endings: In the new movie “Fanboys,” which is set in 1999, some rabid “Star Wars” nerds scheme to see “The Phantom Menace” before anyone else.
But the hijinks evolve into a Bergman film when the gang actually must sit through “The Phantom Menace.” Their shame and disappointment become unbearable when Jar Jar Binks shows up on the screen.
Lunchroom cuisine: The Everett School District shares its recipe for the pizza served to school kids. Coming soon: hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes.
You’ll find no snark here. The Buzz loved school pizza, and hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes is pretty dang tasty — as long as the potatoes aren’t from a box.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
