Sometimes you just luck out. As a sixth grader at Lakewood’s Navy Base grade school, with both parents working I often stayed home after calling the school to say I was ill and wouldn’t be attending class. I loved to stay home and watch black and white movies. I don’t recall seeing the film “Angels […]
Incorruptible, a Dark Comedy About the Dark Ages
Incorruptible is a cross between Brother Cadfael and Cyndi Lauper – we step back in time about 1500 years to find out that Money Changes Everything. We see Europe ages ago and we ask the question, are we really any different. Incorruptible plays through April 21 at Lakewood Playhouse. The Middle Ages is the second […]
Manuel and the Kid
Manuel pulled his truck up behind his workers who were taking a break. The crew was laughing at the antics of the Boss of the crew. The Boss was acting out a story he had just read about a salesman who spilled oil all over his sales suit, buying the only suit he could afford, […]
All Terrain Vehicles and a Smile
I looked up and smiled at Molly as she came towards our counter. We, well me anyway, had sold her a nice, used, standard ATV about two months before. She only wanted to talk with a girl or woman about ATVs. She had been hoodwinked by others (men) who sold her or tried to sell […]
The Sad Lady
It was a beautiful day in the South Sound and I was slightly irritated. I had been called in to replace another waitress. As soon as I put my phone near my face I realized I had made a mistake, but what are you going to do? I couldn’t pretend to be someone else, I […]
First Date – The Musical – Review
Months before First Date opened at CenterStage in Federal Way I checked out the musical opening and enjoyed it, no matter what a number of early reviews said, I posted the opening for interested play-goers. Peggy and I went to the Sunday production and loved the fantastic stage setting. Once the actual musical began, we […]
Texas De Brazil Review – Fine foods and Great Selections
Whoa, Texas A Whole Lot to Ponder . . . Lunch $35.99 – Salad $21.99 – Dinner $55.99 – $31.99 OMG OMG OMG . . . our son Del and Daughter-in-Law Johanna took Peggy and me out to lunch. We went to the Texas De Brazil at the Tacoma Mall. In was beautiful inside with […]
The Red Coat – Selling Yourself, a Short Story
I hadn’t visited home in years, but I always enjoyed driving over the pass and looking at the open fields along the way. My buddy Rich had found an ideal sales job for me, and any money seemed like a good deal. I was nearly at Snoqualmie Pass when my engine over-heated. Luckily, I had […]
The Red Coat, Selling Yourself a Surprise Effort
I hadn’t visited home in years, but I always enjoyed driving over the pass and looking at the open fields along the way. My buddy Rich had found an ideal sales job for me, and any money seemed like a good deal. I was nearly at Snoqualmie Pass when my engine over-heated. Luckily I had […]