“We are a community focused coffee shop, nestled on the Highlands Golf Course. Our vision is to have a local gathering spot for all of Tacoma to come and enjoy each other’s company in a warm cozy room, fireplace included.” – McDuff’s intro for their comfortable gathering place. It was pouring down when I arrived […]
Katie Downs Ruston Way Waterfront Restaurant Review
Peg and I were returning from an afternoon appointment to our Northend Tacoma home. We were both tired and not really interested in cooking dinner. A few days before, my friend Rick Allen asked where the nearest Ivar’s was. “On South Mildred across from TCC. They are a little pricey, though.” Rick didn’t care he […]
Pierce County Restaurant Rally – Discounts – Relief to Restaurants
Pierce County Restaurant Rally offers discounts to diners and relief to restaurants – Nov. 8-19, 2020. I think Pierce County deserves recognition for their efforts supporting local restaurants and their employees. Pierce County, in partnership with Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, Washington Hospitality Association and Travel Tacoma – Mount Rainier Tourism and Sports has announced details of […]
Frozen TV Dinners Then and Now
When I was a child in the 1950s, my mom cooked dinner when she came home. Both mom and dad worked. I was a latchkey kid. My dad didn’t cook, but loved to BBQ. That was his realm. He took an old kitchen stove and set it in concrete and boulders in our backyard for […]
Larry Crowne Movie Review – What America Could Be
I like films that at their heart have a theme of “Do the right thing.” I joined Showtime so I could stream The Comey Rule starring Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson. Showtime had a special offer one month free to try their selections out. The Comey Rule was about Donald Trump and the Russian interference […]
Burs Lakewood Restaurant Review – Redux
We hadn’t planed on a part two restaurant review, but things change. A week after our first review of Burs Restaurant in Lakewood (6151 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood, WA 98499), we returned for the same meal and a second review. Just weeks ago Burs reopened. Like many restaurants in the time of COVID they were […]
Microblading – Drawing and Shaping Beautiful Eyebrows
No, microblading is not ice skating for toddlers. Microblading is the eyebrow treatment that beautifies eyes and saves time every morning. Personally, I came up short in the eyebrow department, but it’s too late for me to worry about making myself beautiful. “Microblading is typically used on eyebrows to create, enhance or reshape their appearance […]
Burs of Lakewood Restaurant Review
Earlier this month I read in The Suburban Times that Burs Restaurant in Lakewood had reopened. My wife, Peg had her birthday on October 11th, a Sunday. It had been ages since I had eaten at the classic, down home, family restaurant, so I thought breakfast at Burs on her birthday would be a great […]
Rings Have a Mind of Their Own – The Tolkien Tenet
As pointed out in J.R.R. Tolkien’s book, The Lord of the Rings, rings have a mind of their own and can choose when to leave the finger. I saw this myself for the first time as I walked along the floating boardwalk at the Tacoma Yacht Club. A gold ring flew off my finger, bounced […]