“On the whole I prefer my own fingers in my mouth as opposed to those of a stranger.” That’s what my dad said, when I asked him about the strange looking metal tool on his desk. That was about twenty years ago. The device was a dental pick and is used to clean off layers […]
Meet Judi Brown, Member of the Transportation Club
Meet Judi Brown of the Transportation Club of Tacoma. She’s a great representation of a family run business in our community. I met Judi at the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation some years ago. I don’t even recall why I was there, but I remembered her smiling face. Judi is always friendly and always smiling. Since […]
Crows Fly Where They Want, They Rarely Back Down, and Carry a Grudge
Crows think they are in charge of everything. They fly were they want; they rarely back down, and they carry a grudge. Last year in May I started a drive-way repair program at our home. The plan was to touch-up and then resurface the asphalt driveway that nearly encircles our home. I cleaned out the […]
Joeseppi's Without Joe Stortini? Not Quite! – Restaurant Review
The last time we had dined at Joeseppi’s fine dining? While it was under reconstruction, we ordered take out. Recently, we were doing some shopping and Peg said, “Let’s go to Joeseppi’s! So, we did. We walked in told the greeter we were going to the bar. We like to eat in the bar. We […]
Running from Hatred and Hitler
I watched two foreign films that at the core have the same theme: running from the terror of oppression. “Friends Forever” is a German language film and got mixed reviews. It wasn’t in the same class as Fanny’s Journey, but it was very enjoyable. “Friends Forever” tells a story of two thirteen year old buddies, […]
TACID – Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilities – Annual Fundraiser – May 19th
Disabilities are different for everyone, and often you can’t even tell when someone has the same abilities as you . . . and sometimes you can. When I was first asked to join the board of TACID, the board meeting time/day didn’t work for my schedule. When my schedule opened up years later I joined. […]
One Man and His Cow – Film Review
The opening images of “One Man and His Cow” make you wonder if the Algerian Tourist Industry didn’t suggest images after a winter rain. “The north of Algeria has a temperate climate, which varies at the altitude. The coast has a pleasant Mediterranean climate, with hot and dry summers and mild and rainy winters.” I […]
Morningside Massacre 1879 – A Short Story
We had no idea our leader was sending professional troops to save us. We didn’t know we needed saving. We didn’t even know there was a problem. Friends got news to us with just five days warning. Our little farming and animal husbandry community had always taken care of ourselves and was happy to lend […]
The Fencer – Film Review
“Fleeing from the Russian secret police because of his controversial past, a young Estonian fencer named Endel is forced to return to his homeland, where he begins to train a group of young children in the art of fencing. The past however catches up with him and Endel has to choose between letting his students […]