All Peg and I knew was that our grandson Riley was participating in the Riverside Jazz Festival on January 19th at Auburn Riverside High School. We walked through the halls of the high school to the auditorium, past the library and cafeteria where various school jazz bands were warming up. Meghan Wagner and her people […]
Not One Less – Persistence and Perception
“Not One Less is a 1999 drama film by Chinese director Zhang Yimou, adapted from Shi Xiangsheng’s 1997 story ‘A Sun in the Sky.’ . . . The film addresses education reform in China, the economic gap between urban and rural populations, and the prevalence of bureaucracy and authority figures in everyday life.” – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_One_Less […]
The Float! – The Flotation Device Restaurant Review
We met our friends this side of the Narrows Bridge and traveled together to Purdy for breakfast at The Floatation Device Pub & Grill. http://thefloatationdevice.com/ “The Float” as it’s called is a sports bar, but more importantly it’s a football bar. There are life-sized statues out front of a troll and a bear. The troll […]
Foil the Blister-packs and Get Relief
My wife had a cold . . . so of course I had cold. She recommended Mucinex to relieve chest congestion. As a man I ignored her advice for years and then finally sought help from a blister-pack. Mucinex is an expectorant . . . with the blister-pack I expect to rant. And I do! […]
Bearly Excited – Salmon Fishing on Kodiak Island
This was my second day on Kodiak Island. The day before paid for my entire trip to the Alaska fishing lodge. Last night I barely got any sleep as I kept replaying the scenes of Kodiak bears lining the sides of a stream patiently waiting for the next salmon or two. It was just as […]
Taking Ownership of the Situation – Just Lettuce Alone
When hiring employees, the best employees to hire are the ones that will take ownership of a bad situation and make it better. This problem came up in conversation twice over the last two days. Peg and I went to the Original Pancake House at Sixth and Pine this morning, which opened at 6:00 A.M. […]
The Sun’ll Come Out in Forbidden Broadway – Lakewood Playhouse Review
The Lakewood Playhouse took a chance and became the first northwest theater to produce the show Forbidden Broadway. The musical features parodies of Broadway and off-Broadway shows. The “chance” is not because the lyrics can be risqué or anything, but because the audience needs to be attuned to musical theatre and quite a bit of […]
Kinda Breakin Our Hearts
If you listen to NPR you’ve probably heard of Kevin Kling. We’ve seen two productions at Seattle Rep starring Kevin: How? How? Why? Why? Why? and Breakin’ Hearts and Takin’ Names. You can read our review of Names – nwadventures.us/BreakingHearts.html Kevin was born with a few physical problems, then later he was seriously injured when […]
Backing Up and Turn Signals
I belong to an elite group of people. I use my turn signals. True, I sometimes signal later than I should; and true I sometimes don’t turn my signal off, but I make a concerted effort to comply. If I failed to use a turn signal and someone honked at me I would be chagrined. […]