I could have been like many Americans and stayed home or gone to a bar to watch the Super Bowl and the half-time program. Instead Peg and I drove to CenterStage in Federal Way and joined fifty other people to see The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940. Believe me, I am not disparaging the size […]
Your Mommy, To Mama, Umami
Umami or savory is one of the five basic tastes. It is characteristic of broths and cooked meats . . . and somewhere in-between. It sometimes produces an exclamation like, “Whoa? What the heck is that?” I found the answer! The day before I had made Peggy a sausage-mushroom omelet breakfast with one little strange […]
The Problem with Some Contractors
Most contractors are reliable. Some aren’t. I’ve run into both. Here’s a list of top contractor issues from a Rental Property Investor from Milwaukee, WI: Quality of work Timeliness (showing up late to appointments) Smoking and leaving cigarette butts on the property Not cleaning up the job site in general Communication biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/175251-what-are-your-top-5-complaints-hang-ups-with-contractors Most of my […]
Riverside Jazz Festival
All Peg and I knew was that our grandson Riley was participating in the Riverside Jazz Festival on January 19th at Auburn Riverside High School. We walked through the halls of the high school to the auditorium, past the library and cafeteria where various school jazz bands were warming up. Meghan Wagner and her people […]
Not One Less – Persistence and Perception
“Not One Less is a 1999 drama film by Chinese director Zhang Yimou, adapted from Shi Xiangsheng’s 1997 story ‘A Sun in the Sky.’ . . . The film addresses education reform in China, the economic gap between urban and rural populations, and the prevalence of bureaucracy and authority figures in everyday life.” – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_One_Less […]
The Float! – The Flotation Device Restaurant Review
We met our friends this side of the Narrows Bridge and traveled together to Purdy for breakfast at The Floatation Device Pub & Grill. http://thefloatationdevice.com/ “The Float” as it’s called is a sports bar, but more importantly it’s a football bar. There are life-sized statues out front of a troll and a bear. The troll […]
Foil the Blister-packs and Get Relief
My wife had a cold . . . so of course I had cold. She recommended Mucinex to relieve chest congestion. As a man I ignored her advice for years and then finally sought help from a blister-pack. Mucinex is an expectorant . . . with the blister-pack I expect to rant. And I do! […]
Bearly Excited – Salmon Fishing on Kodiak Island
This was my second day on Kodiak Island. The day before paid for my entire trip to the Alaska fishing lodge. Last night I barely got any sleep as I kept replaying the scenes of Kodiak bears lining the sides of a stream patiently waiting for the next salmon or two. It was just as […]
Taking Ownership of the Situation – Just Lettuce Alone
When hiring employees, the best employees to hire are the ones that will take ownership of a bad situation and make it better. This problem came up in conversation twice over the last two days. Peg and I went to the Original Pancake House at Sixth and Pine this morning, which opened at 6:00 A.M. […]