What do you possess that means so much to you that passing it on to someone you love and admire gives you great joy? According to the latest research, seniors have heirlooms more than fifty years old that they’re looking forward to passing on to others. In my own case, along with my wife we […]
Primary Election Voters' Guide and a Little Humor
When the one hundred and fifty-two page Pierce County Official Local Voters’ Pamphlet arrived I did a quick fan of the contents and dropped it on our mail table for my wife Peg to see. The next day a friend sent me an email suggesting with my sense of humor I might write an article […]
Taco Time Dining Room Open Tacoma – University Place
Taco Time often calls to us. We love their Crispy Beef Burritos and their salsa. It’s difficult to decide where to dine out, when you don’t know who is open and operating. Peg and I had not eaten at Tacoma Time in possibly a year. Peg suggested we order food from Taco Time on 19th […]
Social Media Pandemic Marketing is Booming in Tacoma Lakewood Gig Harbor and Seattle
Business doesn’t need to panic. The first of the month for my wife and me means statistics and invoices. I compile the statistics and Peg creates and emails the invoices for the previous month. At the start of the slow downs and closures of businesses, I was worried for both our business and the businesses […]
Boiled Peanuts – The Caviar of the South
You never know what you’ll find at the Dollar Tree. I’ve scored on Bellina’s Gourmet Red Sweet Pepper Strips from Peru, Sweet & Spicy Juanita Piquante Peppers from South Africa, La Limonera Lime Juice Substitute from Mexico, Galen Sun Dried Tomato Halves from Turkey, and Beach Cliff Sardines from Poland. A month ago I bought […]
It's Not All Bad News on the Internet
The pandemic, mandatory masks, the environment, Joe Biden selecting his running mate, monuments being torn down, protest and unrest while President Trump golfs, revelations, statistics, and death are wearing me down. Luckily I found some good news. On my Facebook page I alternate family news, information on my favorite non-profit organizations, theatre happenings, a few […]
Opening Night of Love Letters at Lakewood Playhouse is coming – Review
On Tuesday evening John Munn and Shannon Burch gave a live two-solo production of “Love Letters” by A.R. Gurney, to only two people: Peg and me. I knew of the play, but had never seen it performed. thesubtimes.com/2020/06/08/love-letters-are-being-opened-and-read-in-lakewood/ Here is a brief introduction: “Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner, both born to wealth and […]
Twelve Tips to Reduce Stress
“My computer crashed at work, my boss was being difficult and I got stuck in traffic on the way to pick up my son from school” — Caroline Greenwood, Surprising new stress-busters that’ll take the tension out of your day, Woman’s World, May 30, 2000 Things haven’t changed in the twenty years since Caroline made […]
Joeseppi's Reopened and is offering 50% Discount in June
Our waitress looked at me and said, “Shirley Temple lots of cherries?” I nodded my head. We were looking for lunch. Peg and I had been waiting for Joeseppi’s Italian Ristorante in Tacoma’s West/North End (2207 North Pearl Street, Tacoma 98406 – 253-761-5555) to open. Joe is a past Pierce County Executive and his restaurant […]