“A dream of life comes to me, like a catfish dancing on the end of the line.” – Bruce Springsteen I’ve never caught a fish larger than my four fingers, whereas my wife caught pollock after pollock after pollock years ago when I bought her a day fishing trip near Pt. Defiance for her birthday. […]
A Return to the Old Spaghetti Factory – Review
When we used to take our kids out to family restaurants, we almost always took them to The Old Spaghetti Factory in downtown Tacoma. Our kids all now have kids. Peggy and I hadn’t dined at The Old Spaghetti Factory in ages . . . at least not here in Tacoma that is. We’ve had […]
Panning for Gold Still Pays Off . . . Maybe
I like to think of our Pacific Northwest area as one of the most interesting portions of North America. As a supporter of the magazine “Archaeology” I get not only to read about history, but how the world has changed and given life to our planet for eons. “The geologic time scale or geological time […]
Fireboat Number 1’s Restoration and Northwest Beauty
One of the main attractions to those new to the Tacoma area, is the nearly one-hundred-year-old red Fireboat Number 1, the first fireboat that had the power to quickly get to and quelch flames along the waterfront, even into the downtown working waterfront. It has been on display just a few feet from the sidewalk […]
Pots Amid Spans of Time Tell Us About Our Past
I’ve always been interested in the past. When Peg and I traveled with friends to Italy and Spain a number of years ago, we visited several places in Italy. We felt like we were always seeing elements that were hundreds, if not thousands of years in the past. In Spain, I even got my wish […]
Perfect Hashbowns – Chicken Fried Steak – and Berry Pie, Oh My
I had enjoyed a fantastic Chicken Fried Steak at The Pine Cone Restaurant in University Place right before COVID hit. Soon The Pine Cone and most other restaurants pretty much closed their doors. When restaurants opened up again, The Pine Cone was one of the first places we returned to and the food was still […]
Cabaret Returns to the Tacoma Stage and Triumphs
I remember, my wife Peggy going to Seattle decades ago and seeing “Cabaret” at the Fifth Avenue with a friend and returning with a excited glow as she described the story as well as the music and acting. The message of the 1966 musical keeps changing and remains relevant, interesting, and entertaining. In local productions, […]
A Comic Adventure with Three Clowns and William Shakespeare
By Don and Peggy Doman, and Lavinia Hart Peggy and I had seen “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” a number of years ago at Tacoma Little Theatre and Peg had seen it perhaps twice in Seattle a long time ago. Lavinia as an actress, director, and teacher had also seen the play numerous […]
Koibito Sushi Restaurant Review
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, my wife Peg and I with my cousin Lavinia traveled to Olympia to enjoy the play, The Revolutionists at Harlequin. Peg and I drove from the Northend of Tacoma to Lakewood where we met up with Lavinia. She drove from Lakewood to Olympia. We made a mistake in time for […]