My wife and I both enjoy mushrooms not only for the taste (sautéed in olive oil with onions, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and paprika), but for the health benefits as well. “Researchers found that seniors who consume more than two standard portions of mushrooms weekly may have 50 percent reduced odds of having mild cognitive […]
Mamma Mia, Mamma Mia – Oh, What Fun!
Submitted by Peg Doman. Tacoma Musical Playhouse opened their production of Mamma Mia to cheers and riotous clapping. The audience loved it. There were cheering, hooting and hollering to show appreciation of the cast and to cheer them on. When the curtains opened, I was stunned by the set. Designer Blake York and master stage […]
Easily Prepare for Disasters Like Earthquakes and Storms – Lakewood, Tacoma, Puyallup
After our children grew up and moved out on their own, we were lucky enough to have grandchildren visit. Caring for little ones is always a joy. Making sure they were safe and comfortable was just like being a parent again. You never know what they will come up with for questions. This goes beyond […]
Top Pot Doughnuts Restaurant Review
I had never heard of Top Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts, but I attended a meeting there. Things are changing so fast in the Proctor District of Tacoma’s North end. Condos keep going up and new shops are coming in. Top Pot is located on the corner just across from Mason Middle School at 2724 North Proctor. […]
Tears and Laughter Are Not that Far Apart – Historial Roasts
I love this albumen portrait of Abraham Lincoln, taken in Washington at Alexander Gardner’s studio on 9 August 1863. Although before his election as president he had a collection of quips and humorous stories that he would embroider or simplify depending upon his audience, once our nation was torn in two, Lincoln suffered personal tragedy […]
Plant Trees and Stop Climate Change in Lakewood, Tacoma, Seattle, and the Rest of the World
Stan Eastberg was president of the Rotary Club of Tacoma #8 in 1992/93. To each new member in our Rotary club he presented a young fir tree for them to plant. When I was president in 1996/97 I gave each new member a hug. If Stan and I had combined our efforts all future Rotary […]
No Longer a MAD, MAD, MAD World
In 1957 I would stop by the drug store on Gravelly Lake Drive (now closed, near the Original House of Donuts) on my way home from Park Lodge Elementary. I would look at the issues in the magazine rack and if I had enough money I would buy the latest copy of MAD Magazine. The […]
Kodiak Bears and Catching Salmon
Dave Jones is a great example of an Alaskan story teller. He and a partner own Alpenview Wilderness Lodge on Kodiak Island. He comes down south here several times a year. Dave is wearing glasses, jeans, a checkered shirt with a down vest and a baseball cap. He has a short beard, mostly gray. He […]
Photograph Re-Touching, Repair, and Restoration Lakewood, Tacoma, Puyallup
A friend asked me to photograph him after a Rotary meeting. He was the newly elected incoming president of a business organization. I posed him outside the old Temple Theatre with a large bush as the background. I sent him the image via email. “I wish I had taken the time to get a haircut […]