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 […]
Private Area Websites Could Benefit Business and Organizations – Lakewood, Tacoma, and University Place
No, Private Areas is not a lowly recruit in the Beetle Bailey comic strip. It’s an important information tool for targeted audiences. A website with a private area generally offers more insight and data to either employees or members than is available to the public. A website with a private area is not always apparent. […]
Eminent Domain Coming to Lakewood?
Some time ago I heard Major General Bret D. Daugherty speak at the Transportation Club of Tacoma. As the commander of the entire Washington National Guard, including both the Washington Army National Guard and the Washington Air National Guard, he knows about disasters. Quite often our National Guard helps our communities when emergencies strike. General […]
HiJinks Scholarship Golf Tournament
The Transportation Club of Tacoma as given away over $100,000 in scholarships to students in the Tacoma/Pierce County area. The money is raised from our annual HiJinks Golf Tournament. HiJinks Scholarship Golf Tournament TCT’s 39th Annual HiJinks Golf TournamentAugust 7th, 2019 Entry Fee for golfers $150 EachDinner for spectators only $25 Each PACKAGE INCLUDES: Golf, […]
Noël Coward's Hay Fever – Tacoma Little Theatre Play Review
Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer. He was flamboyant and known for his wit, which usually made fun of Britain’s upper classes. His play, Hay Fever, was written in 1924. His humor target was bad manners and bad behavior. In the play he uses an egocentric family that […]