Just a quarter mile from the Tacoma Mall, directly across the street from KFC on 38th Street in Tacoma, is a small, but friendly and interesting shopping center with only a handful of shops. Years ago we often visited the Mexican restaurant there, The Funky Iguana. It’s gone now, but in its place is Cocina […]
Cocina Mexicana Restaurant Review
How could you not love bacon wrapped shrimp? Peg ordered it and we all sampled. Yes, we all loved the bacon wrapped shrimp at Cocina Mexicana. Officially she ordered Camarones Apretalados – fried prawns wrapped in a bacon on a bed of bell peppers topped with melted white cheese. A number of years ago we […]
The Landline Detective – Film Review
I woke up at 2:30 AM. Peg was sound asleep. I turned on the TV and turned off the audio. Closed Captioning is always on. Earlier in the evening I had seen a film title that looked interesting: The Landline Detective. As it turned out, it is. Father and grandfather Jimmy has been taxed with […]
A Search for Office Chairs
Office chairs don’t last forever. Years ago, I don’t remember how many . . . but years ago Peg, and I bought matching office/desk chairs at Office Depot. Eventually, my chair let me down . . . literally. I would be sitting at my desk and I would find myself sinking. I moved my chair […]
The Long Song – Slavery and Beyond – PBS Series Review
The Long Song is an adaptation of Andrea Levy’s award-winning novel. This is not only an excellent production to highlight Black History Month, but it tells an interesting story on its own and captures the hearts of the viewers. England took over Jamaica when it was captured from the Spanish in 1655 setting up the […]
Many Partnerships Lighten the Load. And Yes, ObamaCare Really Works
Our country has long needed easy and affordable access to health care. RotaCare Tacoma provided free medical care for persons with chronic serious diseases on the campus of Pacific Lutheran University. We had a close relationship with the PLU School of Nursing, so this was a really good fit. Our home at PLU offered easy […]
I Found a Treasure at St Vinnies for Only Eight Bucks
I grew up playing with and making model cars and airplanes. They all met their demise when I got my Red Ryder BB Gun . . . well, the gun and fire crackers. Model cars still attract me. I have a Ford Cobra that sits on my desk taunting me. It knows that even if […]
Please Stand By – Film Review
Wendy Welcott is a twenty-year-old woman with autism, a creative talent for writing, and a passion for the TV show Star Trek. She is like the motto of the U.S. Postal Service “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” She knows […]
Helen and My Black History Story
In grade school I can only remember one Black member of my classes. Her name was Virginia and we always stood next to each other for our class photo. We were the tallest in our classes. She was a bad reader, so I had no interest in her. Since February is Black History Month, I’ve […]