Submitted by Don Doman I hated the book. I was tired and didn’t want to attend my book group. I had only read part of the book, but reading the entire book is never a requirement for being in our group. I went for two reasons. I like the people and hearing their remarks. But […]
Working for and with Others
Submitted by Don Doman Although he didn’t graduate from Oregon State, there is an eager beaver in town. Ryan Votta wants to take on the world. He’s as serious as he is eager. He grew up in the Bay area and graduated from DeVry University (Fremont) with a Bachelor of Science degree before trading California […]
Sunday Morning Breakfast and Delta Walk
Submitted by Don Doman Sunday morning before the rains came to clear the smokey air, our six person breakfast crew headed down to Hawks Prairie. Our plans were for food first and then a nature walk along the Nisqually Delta. As we drove along I-5 and over the Nisqually River we saw perhaps a dozen […]
Playing the Piano as Remembrance
Submitted by Don Doman When I was a child my mother insisted on purchasing a piano. My dad was against it and he would bring up this expense in arguments throughout their marriage. At the time I didn’t understand what my mother must have gone through to stand up to my father. It wasn’t even […]
Lobster Shop Happy Hour Restaurant Review
Submitted by Don Doman If I could afford it, I would eat lobster dinner virtually every day at the Lobster Shop on Ruston Way. Fortunately, my body can’t afford the rich food, and my wallet can’t afford the cost; however, I can scrape up enough for an occasional “Happy Hour” dinner with my wife every […]
Bair Bistro – Bair Drug and Hardware in Steilacoom
Submitted by Don Doman “We are a comfort food restaurant located within the historic Bair Drug & Hardware building, in beautiful Steilacoom, WA. First and foremost, we are a living museum. When you walk through our doors, you step back in time. Our walls are lined with relics and photos from the early 1900’s, our […]
My Friend . . . LaTasha Wortham
Submitted by Don Doman Friday morning breakfast: I’ve known LaTasha for a few years, but just peripherally. We’re in Rotary together and then she was gone for a while and then she came back and changed positions, so today was a sit-down and just get to know each other. Have you ever met someone and […]
Oklahoma Justice and Brass Knuckles
Submitted by Don Doman In an earlier article, A Covered Wagon Journey from Texas to the Land of Billy the Kid, I shared a little about my grandmother, who eventually ran the Grove Motel just outside of Parkland during the 1960s. Her life led her from Texas and New Mexico to Oklahoma, Missouri and finally […]
The Ice Cream Man’s Top Ten Sales Techniques
Submitted by Don Doman While setting the tables on our deck for an evening dinner party I could hear the familiar tinkle of ice cream truck driving around the neighborhood. It was a beautiful afternoon in the comfortable seventies. My mind wandered to the film Mr 3000, staring Bernie Mac as a major league baseball […]