Harlequin Theater has a corker going on here in Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson Apt 2B. Instead of the normal males (as if Sherlock can ever be called normal), Sherlock and Holmes, we find two women (also Sherlock and Holmes) trying to live in an apartment together, in contemporary times with this dichotomy of characterizations. […]
With Your Help, Monica Can Move Mountains
A Short Story… Monika had a full head of hair. She brushed it every morning and wore it like a crown. Everyone knew her and her special love of the community and everyone in it. If you crossed her path, she would let you know that you needed to step back and think about your […]
Toilet Paper or Else? A Question for the entire world
Reaching out for alternatives . . . Throughout history people have used everything from large green leaves to their bare hands, from corn cobs, or to snow in cleaning up the poop from their butts. Sticks and leaves have always been ready and available. If those were missing, people could always turn to wiping with […]
The Magic of Good Teachers
It was one of those days. The weather was ice cold, but it had a beautiful blue sky. I had some business to do with a client and had hurried myself along a bit when I realized I was actually hungry and needed at least a good cup of coffee. I was one block away […]
A Time of Discoveries
I am just thrilled . . . all around the world, we are finding surprising, historical, and mind-plowing connections to our pasts and possibly futures. Astronomers discover first evidence of hot water on the surface of Mars . . . ‘King Arthur’s Hall’ is five times older than thought, researchers discover . . . A […]
Reality Stepping Forward
My wife Peg and I have been pushing the stories of ancient times here in Tacoma and other locations in both North and South America for ages as well as Europe and beyond. By reading little pieces of details, finding old pieces of battles and locating old, old, old canoes we have been pushing the […]
From Sad Days Without Direction to the Happy to Help Handyman
Many people don’t realize how old we can get in what seems to be an instant. Sometimes we age just in thinking about ourselves. Years ago, when I was young, who would have thought simply holding my head up would tire me out and send me packing to bed or perhaps just to the old […]
Up for the Count
A Short Story… I can’t tell you how much The Tacoma Jaycees meant to me, my wife, our friends, and our success in the Tacoma area as well as statewide. The Tacoma Jaycees = The Tacoma Junior Chamber of Commerce. I joined the Jaycees because we had three children under the age of three. Peg […]
Candy Abuse?
Jill is one of those little girls who have mothers that don’t care about all the children. I’ve seen this before and there is nothing really that outsiders can do to help. For your own sanity you never want to get involved, but there are ways around it. If I see a sad little girl […]