Song's title, lyrics require explanation of the '80s

Remember the rock ’80s band called Foreigner?

I dug out an old cassette from Foreigner a couple of weeks ago when my 14-year-old and I were painting in the garage.

When the song “Juke Box hero” came on, Austin started laughing.

“That’s a funny song,” he said. “Why would they sing about someone becoming a Juice Box hero?”

For those of you without children or grandchildren, juice boxes are single-serving drink boxes usually given out after youngsters finish playing in a sporting event.

I guess a juice box hero would be the best player!?!

Of course, I had to explain the correct title as well as  spend 10 minutes talking about what a juke box was and how cassettes were such an improvement over eight-track players.

From the Bonner County Dispatch Center. Officer Hoyland responded to a call at the public defenders office on March 17 at 1:31 p.m. A picture valued at $25 was taken … in January.

Why would anybody want their kids to grow up and run for public office? After hearing a Texas representative shout “baby killer” at a fellow House member on Sunday and learning that several representatives were shouted at and spit on as they arrived at the Capitol, one has to wonder if there should be a mandatory IQ test to run for office … or to engage in politics of this sort.

Schweitzer has a Bonner County residents ski free day this Friday. You read it here first.

We went up Sunday and the Keyeslings were surprised how good the conditions were and by how few people were enjoying the hill.

The Bee had its annual innertube party up there last week. Thor’s Pizza, pop and sunshine.

It was awesome!

We tell everyone the party is for the Bee kids, but it is an excuse for all of us to have some fun.

I plan on playing hooky today to escort a bunch of fourth graders from Washington Elementary for a day of educational skiing.

Last Schweitzer thought: Many of us remember the halfpipe at Schweitzer a few years ago.

We know that Schweitzer can grow Olympians like snowboarder Nate Holland and we have a few future Olympians competing right now in ski racing.

What’s it going to take to bring back the halfpipe, so we can start grooming Olympic halfpipers?

E-mail of the week:

• I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer’s history if you die.

• There’s nothing worse than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.

• I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.

• There is great need for a sarcasm font.

• How the heck are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

• Was learning cursive really necessary?

• MapQuest needs to start their directions on No. 5. I’m pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

• Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

• I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.

• Bad decisions make good stories.

• You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren’t going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

• Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don’t want to have to restart my collection … again.

• I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to the 10-page paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

• “Do not machine wash or tumble dry” means I will never wash this — ever.

• I hate it when I miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Darn it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What’d you do after I didn’t answer? Drop the phone and run away?

• I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

• I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

• My 4-year-old son asked me in the car the other day “Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?”

How the heck do I respond to that?

• I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

David Keyes is publisher of the Daily Bee.