We got a coupon via email for $5 off at St Vinnies (Saint Vincent de Paul). St Vincent offers online sales as well as very affordable items in there thrift center. We donate when we can and not as often as we should. Their prices for some treasures are outstanding and an additional five dollars […]
Pride – The March, The Film and The Review
The film “Pride” came out in 2014. I didn’t see it until 2016 or 2017. It tells a great story of the struggles of a gay life-style, unions and their police repressions, acceptance and struggles against authorities in Great Britain namely Margaret Thatcher’s years as Prime Minister of the U.K. The film is available on […]
I Make People Cry
We used to produce memorials, celebration of life . . . funeral videos for most of the funeral homes in the area from Parkland to Lakewood, and from Tacoma to Puyallup and Auburn. We would produce them with a quick turn-a-round and if requested we would also video the services, too. I don’t know how […]
The Dental Pick – A Short Story
“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. […]