It was the third day in a row that Vashon Island played hide and seek in the early morning fog. It came and it went leaving me nothing but puffs of gray to see. I was getting restless. I could have done yard work . . . could have, but chose not to. My lovely […]
A Dr. Weirdo Story: A Smile and a Nod
Normally, if Rose is out shopping, I just wait in the car for her. When she shows me what she bought I’ll nod my head, smile, and make a nice comment, while asking some simple question about what the purchase was for . . . a birthday or sometimes just a reminder that her friendship […]
Death By Coconut – A Dr Weirdo Short Story
I was about to start lunch on a lovely Sunday afternoon, when our hand cranked doorbell brought me to attention. Normally our buddy Dr. Weirdo (not his real name) would think nothing of stopping on a Sunday morning and chatting. It didn’t bother Rose and me too much, because he usually supplied donuts and wonderful […]
Of Rats and Men
The door bell’s grinding ring rang out four times signifying the arrival of Dr. Weirdo, our champion and benefactor. He came at the strangest times . . . in fact it often felt as if we were on the same time-line or perhaps sharing something akin to the vibrations in our souls. But somehow, I […]
Yummy Burgers for Three at the Clubhouse Grill
We hadn’t seen cousin Lavinia since laughing for more than two hours at CenterStage in Federal Way and their panto (pantomime), Sleeping Beauty. Peg and I went to the University Place library. She found books to check out and I read magazines while waiting. Peg suggested we call Lavinia to join us for lunch at […]
Breakfast Crunch and Other Possibilities
If you’ve ever had crunchy fried fish, then you probably know how wonderful Panko bread crumbs are . . . and what they can add to a meal. In frying up some tilapia* one night for dinner, my wife Peggy and I ran out of Panko. Looking in the cupboard I saw a bag of […]
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Very at ease, wearing a smile in a Seattle Seahawks T-shirt, Chris Serface welcomed a sold out audience to “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer.” He had a great delivery on three Rudolph specialty Drinks: The Bumble, The Rudolph, and the Fireball. The Rudolph, with a combination of vodka and cranberry, kept calling to me, but I […]
Join the Midwinter Revels
In December of 1994 Peggy and I attended the first Tacoma Midwinter Revels at the Rialto Theater in Tacoma. It was more than just “watch and listen” entertainment . . . much more. I don’t recall if we participated in the final presentation, or if the whole theatre simply became the entertainers and sang, and […]
The Seafarer . . . the stuff of great story telling
On opening night Interim Theatre Administrator Erin Manza Chanfrau welcomed the audience with the news Joseph C Walsh has been appointed to lead the staff as Managing Artistic Director. “Joseph brings with him a wealth of national and international experience as an artist, administrator and educator.” After all the standard announcements, the lights came up […]