Teaser for the entire production – imdb.com/video/vi2485760025 When I can’t sleep at night, I visit Roku and watch old episodes of “Leave It to Beaver.” The show is about a family with two children, Wally who is a junior high student a few years older than his younger brother, Theodore, called the Beaver, who is in […]
New TCC President Harrell Gives Transportation Club an Orientation on Helping Students Succeed
Ivan L. Harrell II., Ph.D. was the welcome guest at the June Meeting of the Transportation Club of Tacoma. As our last speaker leading up to our two-month hiatus, Dr. Harrell seemed the perfect speaker for our local Transportation Club. Talking about teaching and the COVID curve balls that were thrown at all of us, […]
Helping People to Get Rewarded and Recognized by Their Peers and Their Bosses
COVID changed the workplace and we are still seeing it. Not all business owners have realized the change, why it happened, and what needs to be done to remain a smooth running operation. During COVID and following COVID we saw that people not treated decently on their jobs in the first place, with pay and […]
Ragtime – Musical Production Review for Lakewood Playhouse
I like this description of the musical Ragtime “racism, poverty and trashed dreams are all elements in the overlapping stories of an affluent Wasp family, a black piano player who is denied justice, and a Latvian Jewish immigrant artist turned movie pioneer.” I would like to point out we have made great strides in social […]
Luck of the Irish – Tacoma Little Theatre Review
Kirsten Greenidge’s play gives us another view of racism in America that still remains with us. The set was a constant bonus. The set-back stage did result in some lost dialog from the actors, but over all was perfect. The set made great use of the turn-table. There were three large panels that changed from […]
Kim’s Convenience – Play Review for Tacoma Arts Live
With war raging half-way round the world and school children as well as various groupings being shot and killed around our once proud country, I needed some good news and some laughter. I found it at Kim’s Convenience. Peg and I relaxed and laughed and laughed and laughed some of our troubles away. Meet the […]
Broken and Leaking Underground Pipes Need Help . . . not Amateurs
When you have a sewer pipe problem, believe me this is not a job for amateurs. Here in the Pacific Northwest we have lots of trees and plants with roots that are always searching for and seeking cracked and broken pipes. This looks like a hot, hot summer, which means roots are going to be […]
Luck of the Irish – Tacoma Little Theatre’s Latest Production
Tacoma Little Theatre presents as part of its 103rd Season, The Luck of the Irish, by Kirsten Greenidge, and directed by Lydia K. Valentine, Tacoma’s Poet Laureate. The play explores the American experience with its multifaceted and layered complexities, both past and present. The Taylors offer compensation for purchasing as a white family for a […]
Film Review About Loss – The Note
Personal loss is something we always believe is years away or we just don’t, or won’t, think about it. However, life has a number of surprises for us and when they come, perhaps we could consider what it all means to us individually as well as to those we love. This Memorial Day weekend, with […]