My longtime friend Donn Irwin contacted me about visiting Lakewood Rotary. He knew my wife Peggy and I love theatre. The reason for the invitation was because the program speaker was to be Joseph Walsh, the new Lakewood Playhouse Director. We jumped at the chance. The noon meeting was held at the Tacoma Country & […]
Close Quarters a Five Minute Story
I was dead tired, but that’s not a really good excuse. I had just finished a project for a client. I was so relieved, I took myself out for dinner. Flying Sushi had been calling to me for some time. I was their last client for dinner and had plenty to eat and then some. […]
Lost in the Fog – A Short Story
It was early morning in Tacoma’s North end and a little foggy. I had just opened the email from the nearby Senior Center. After months of being closed while a new road linking down to Point Ruston, it was now open. They were about ready to get back to normal with Seniors: exercises, creating art, […]
Indo Asian Street Eatery Reaching Out from Tacoma to Lakewood
We used to really enjoy Pacific Grill in downtown Tacoma, COVID killed off PG and many other restaurants. But now, one of our favorite restaurants in Tacoma to celebrate occasions is Indo Asian Street Eatery. We’ve celebrated a number of times with our relatives and friends. The latest visit was just for the two of […]
Doreen Gets a Ride – A Short Story
I was standing in line at Dollar Tree. I had two packages of razors, a whiskbroom wannabe, and a three-pack of tooth brushes and a candy bar. The woman in front of me was dithering and fumbling. While she dithered the check-out lady tried to get one earring to fit inside the piercing. I tried […]
The Giver – Lakewood Playhouse Theatre Review
In the Broadway musical “A Chorus Line” the song “At the Ballet” repeats the phrase “It wasn’t Paradise, but it was home.” I found myself singing or at least humming that tune all the way from Lakewood to North Tacoma after seeing “The Giver” at Lakewood Playhouse. The Utopian life style perhaps never tried for […]
Active Duty Veterans 1st Responders AVF Team 1
In 1958 my parents bought a seven-cabin motel in Ponders Corner. It was the closest motel to Fort Lewis. Many of our customers were soldiers who were brand new to the area and often had their entire families with them. We enjoyed talking with them and listening to their stories. I sometimes played chess with […]
SIX: Lakewood Playhouse is Getting Interesting
THE QUEENS ARE COMING Wow this could be fascinating and entertaining . . . SIX: TEEN EDITION is a full-length adaptation of Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’ international phenomenon SIX, modified for performance by teen actors for family audiences. I am excited and friends of the Lakewood Playhouse should be also! Here was the initial […]
The Magic Toilet
We had been long time neighbors. Our daughter babysat Mr. Johnson’s wife as the couple grew older. After the wife died, we watched out for the aged gentleman. He was still active. Mr. Johnson met with his old buddies for breakfast at McDonald’s almost every single morning. I saw them several times a week as […]