“Did you hear the good news?” I raised my head and looked at Johnny, my co-worker. “What’s the good news?” I asked. “None for you, dummy,” he laughed. “It finally happened Pipsqueak got a huge bonus, a great promotion, and is probably on the verge of a partnership. He’s been taking your advice because he […]
Transportation Club of Tacoma
TCT’s MISSION: Promoting professional growth within the global transportation and logistics industries through networking, education and community involvement. Since 1926, the Transportation Club of Tacoma centers on building bridges within the transportation industry while at the same time serving Tacoma and Pierce County communities through our charitable work. Currently marking over 350 members strong, TCT […]
Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilities – Community Fundraising Luncheon coming soon
Our TACID Growing Community Fundraising Luncheon is just a few days away! TACID stands for Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilities. We promote the wellness, recovery and resilience of adults experiencing disabilities in Pierce County. It’s not too late to register for a lunch-hour event that promises to be informative and full of heart. […]
New Street Woodage . . . a great sign
The Puyallup Tribal Community and the city of Tacoma will be working together creating some very interesting signs. What a great idea. I just read this information from the Puyallup Tribal Community Newsletter. “Tacoma’s City Council approved the plan during its Oct. 8 meeting. The Twulshootseed street signs will be placed under the existing green […]
The First Day of School in a New Town – The Quandary
Gerry was new at school and so had made no friends yet. It was a small school, a good twenty miles from the center of town. It was the last class of the day when fellow student Pamela spoke up to remind everyone to come over after school for some punch, cake and games to […]
Harvey Play Review
I like this comment from Broadway: “Whoever thought of reviving Mary Chase’s 1944 chestnut, Harvey, and its nymous rabbit starepo has taken a good reading of the current Broadway zeitgeist. Escapist comedy appears to be the audience genre of choice this season” witness the success of One Man, Two Guvnors, possibly Broadway’s most entertaining show […]
The Wizard of Oz – St. Luke’s Theatre Company
Peg and I arrived at CenterStage on Sunday to find out there were no handouts for the production of Harvey. The printer had ceased after only a couple of prints. We had seen worse problems, so we knew we could get the basics for the Centerstage review of the classic production of 1944 pretty easily. […]
The Most Popular Plays in America?
Do you ever wonder how many plays are produced across America? Or what plays are really popular? The most productions this year so far by Editor-in-chief of American Theatre By Rob Weinert-Kendt, is a fun list of stage acting in the live theatre. We are sitting pretty. Here in the Pacific Northwest we’ve seen two […]
Reaching Across the World
My article from a week ago: A few days ago The Suburban Times posted my article about my father being a sailor during the Second World War and keeping a log. There were a couple of comments about writing letters and even about the state of Missouri where my father was born. In today’s news […]