I had been mowing the lawn all afternoon. I took a shower and crawled into bed for a nap. I turned on the TV and searched through Prime and saw a colorful image in the list of comedies. I began watching. The film opening soared past in a blur of color and music. It was […]
Gasoline Crisis – Again – Same Solution?
There are still people around who can recall forty-nine years ago and the gas shortage of 1973. Cars were lined up waiting for the opportunity to partially fill their fuel tanks. Some states had alternative days for car and truck owners depending on their license number. Plus, the cost was sky high . . . […]
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – Hilarious & Top Drawer – Musical Review
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is the story of two con men competing to swindle an heiress out of $50,000. One is suave the other is a small-time rival. The location is an upscale resort on the French Riviera. You probably have no idea how much a full parking lot means to a live theatre company. Most […]
2022 Spring Open Charity Golf Classic
The 2022 Transportation Club of Tacoma Spring Open Golf Tourney is fast approaching. The field is filling up fast, so please get your spot reserved for this event. This tournament benefits our two amazing charity partners Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity and Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital. If you aren’t a golfer but still want to […]
Calling Doctor Weirdo – The Introduction of a New Hero
Episode 14 – Fake Mormons On the way to bed the night before I told Rose, “I think we’ll see Jack, soon.” My answer to her “How do you know?” look just received a shrug of my shoulders. Often you can just feel things as they are about to happen. Even so, I was shocked […]
Moby Dick – A Whale of a Movie – Review
I walked to the Lakewood Colonial Theatre in 1956 from our home on Maple Avenue to see the film Moby Dick. I would have been 11 or 12. I had read the CLASSICS Illustrated comic book before seeing the film and then read the Herman Melville book later. As a teenager I subscribed to a […]
How to Help St. Vinnies and Others in Your Community
People in our communities need help. St. Vinnies (St. Vincent de Paul Society) has been offering assistance to individuals for years, but there are others who help as well. It seems that every year the load gets heavier and the number of people in lines grow longer. Many people step up to help, but we […]
Your Old Car Could Be Someone’s Salvation
By donating your old car, St. Vinnies can resell or provide transportation to the doctor’s officer, the grocery store, kindergarten . . . or to work! Even decades old cars can help someone. St. Vinnies can spin your old car into gold for a desperate family in Tacoma/Pierce County. Regardless if you drove it yesterday […]
Not Out of Gas but Out for Cash
I had dropped off my wife Peg for her allergy shots at the Baker Center, visited Johnson’s Candy a few blocks south for some energy and had gone back to park outside the Baker Center on MLK Jr Way, formerly K Street where the second place we lived after marriage was an apartment at 911 […]