One person with an idea who is motivated to succeed is a driving force. A team of these people generally produce winning results. Oscar Vazquez is young, bright, dedicated and has a dream. Unfortunately, he is an undocumented American born in Mexico. He was turned down at the army recruiter’s office even though he had […]
Archives for 2018
Letter: This is a most difficult day in a most difficult time of year
And two days from now won’t be much better. You read about them in the news. Too often. Way too often.
Westside Story – The Inventor
Had he lived longer, my father, Bill Boyle, would be approaching age 100. While it is true he lived a long life, Dad’s life was cut short before he could hit his stride and for him, life was filled with adversity and unfairness.
Rotary and Religion
When I first joined the Rotary Club of Tacoma #8 we had a number of members who were part of the religious community. At each meeting one of them would give an invocation to start off the meeting. We had pastors Earnest Brazill, Joseph Boles, and Sherman Davis, Rabbi Richard Rosenthal, and Father Dan Webber. […]
Letter: Soon it’ll be Christmas. So why are we so glum?
Because we’re human and being human, no one is immune. Today it’s raining. Tomorrow it will rain again. And the day after that.
Westside Story – Sidewalk Hazards
NOTE: My first draft of this article which has to do with bicycles, sidewalks, and personal safety, was written on September 3, 2018. Before my article was submitted for publication, an article having to do with the related subjects of sidewalks, and personal safety was published in The News Tribune and The Suburban Times around […]
Porridge, Gruel, Soup and Stews
Can you imagine breast feeding children until they are four or five years old? In times before farming, humans lived a nomadic life. Baby teeth have a hard time chewing roots, berries and available meat, so pre-neolithic mothers breast fed their children for years. Hunting and gathering kept people on the move. About 12,000 years […]
Found Money at Holiday Time A Short Story
It was a good week for my little sister. She celebrated the twentieth anniversary of her divorce. He was not a good provider and relied on drugs to make it through each day. We were all happy when the divorce was final. He has never helped with finances. Sis in an independent woman. She has […]
Home from Home: Rivers
Have you ever enjoyed a river cruise? Or any kind of boating trip on a river? On a riverboat? Tell me I’m wrong, but here in Western Washington the only navigable river as in riverboats and freight ships is the Columbia river. The rest of them are barely useable for even small watercraft. It was […]