Storyline: A young police officer must survive his first day’s duty in a small country town. Don’t believe the storyline. Red Hill trailer – imdb.com/video/vi1171917081/ I found Red Hill on Prime. It seemed unassuming and perhaps comical. The film begins with a young couple moving to the small Australian town of Red Hill. The wife […]
All Shook Up – A Review of TMP’s Lively Musical
“All Shook Up” has 17 scenes, and 25 songs. We were there on opening night. Imagine having every song that Elvis recorded to pick from. According to the Elvis Presley Official Fan Club Elvis recorded approximately 784 songs. Would you play them in order? That would just be a playlist, although the faithful would probably […]
Finding Business on the Internet – Feeder Websites
Feeder Websites – Driving More Traffic to Your Home Page. I have long been a proponent of pathways. The more relevant websites and pathways that lead to your main website the more visitors you will have. Feeder websites provide simple and effective ways to attract targeted traffic via online searches. They are independent websites with […]
Terms of Endearment – Tacoma Little Theatre – Play Review
Tacoma Little Theatre begins its 103rd Season, “The Start of Something New”, with Terms of Endearment, adapted by Dan Gordon and based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winner Larry McMurtry and James L. Brooks’s screenplay of the Oscar-winning film. Terms of Endearment is directed by Blake R. York (The Pillowman). Blake was originally hired as […]
The Melting Pot in Tacoma – Restaurant Review
It was Peg’s older sister Pat’s birthday. We hadn’t dined out at a really nice restaurant in some time. We decided on The Melting Pot in downtown Tacoma to celebrate. We met there at noon on Saturday. We were led to a room with little semi-private dining areas. We had tried them years ago and […]
I Married a Witch – A Short Story
I was taking a plastic bag of trash to the condo pick-up bin when I heard Marie yell over at me, “How’s it going Jake?” I was still fairly knew to the group. We all had our own apartments and everyone I’d met so far were nice . . . and quiet. Places I’d stayed […]
Artie and Me on the Streets of New York – A Short Story
World War II was over and I didn’t have to sail to Europe or Japan. I was on the streets of New York and anxious to see the big city. I was born in Nevada, Misouri, and believe me, Nevada, was a lot further from New York than a couple of bus tickets. I was […]
Terms of Endearment – Starts this Week at Tacoma Little Theatre
Tacoma Little Theatre begins its 103rd Season, “The Start of Something New”, with Terms of Endearment, adapted by Dan Gordon and based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winner Larry McMurtry and James L. Brooks’s screenplay of the Oscar-winning film. Terms of Endearment is directed by Blake R. York (The Pillowman). Terms of Endearment won Oscars […]
Transportation Club of Tacoma Live Meeting with Speaker Rob Howell of Columbia Trust Company
The Transportation Club of Tacoma is excited to announce our September luncheon on 9/13/2021. We are really thrilled that we are BACK IN PERSON! This is our first live meeting since the start of the pandemic. We’ve got a great lunch lined up and we are moving back into a familiar setting for this event. […]
Writing and The Whole Wide World – Movie Review
I had no idea what The Whole Wide World was about, but it turned out to be about writing. Storyline:“In 1933 Texas, a schoolteacher and aspiring writer meets a pulp fiction writer, and a relationship soon develops between the two, but it is doomed by his slavishly devotion to his (pulp fiction writer) ailing mother […]
Chloe, the Beloved Service Dog – A Short Story
It was my buddy’s birthday and I invited him out for a round or two. We’re both long divorced. I could afford to splurge a little bit, knowing that my birthday was just two weeks off and I figured that Jimbo would reciprocate. We had a great time, ate what was bad for us and […]
The St. Vinnie’s Homeless Prevention & Basic Needs Program as Easy as a Walk in the Park
In 2019 I visited Wright Park in downtown Tacoma. I saw the St. Vincent de Paul program “Homelessness Prevention & Basic Needs Program – Walk This Way” in action. I walked the paths of Wright Park taking photos of volunteers and walkers and also drove around the park several times watching the participants. I enjoyed […]