Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle This is a short story with two chapters. Chapter 1: Uncle Leo & Money In 1962 I met my wife’s Uncle Leo. Uncle Leo was a generation ahead of us. His parents immigrated from Holland. Dutch farmers know how to work and that work ethic was handed down to […]
Westside Story – FRIENDS Book Sale
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle Oh boy. It is that time of year again. FRIENDS of Lakewood Library is hosting another, ever popular, book sale at the Lakewood Library located at 6300 Wildaire Road SW, Lakewood, Washington, 98499. This is your opportunity to buy used books, records, magazines and other library materials at a […]
Westside Story – FRIENDS Book Sale
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle Oh boy. It is that time of year again. FRIENDS of Lakewood Library is hosting another, ever popular, book sale at the Lakewood Library located at 6300 Wildaire Road SW, Lakewood, Washington, 98499. This is your opportunity to buy used books, records, magazines and other library materials at a […]
Westside Story – Signs Of The Times
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle As I travel around the country, I get to enjoy some free humor by simply watching signs people post in public places. For example, check out my photo of a sign I found in Mystic, Connecticut.
Westside Story – Life Saving Driving Tip
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle Here is a driving tip. When parking your vehicle on the street, always park within 12″ of the curb or road edge. Additionally and more importantly, if you are facing down hill, turn your wheels toward the curb with your tire resting against the curb. If you are […]
Westside Story – Spider Miracle
Story, Photo & Video – Joseph Boyle WARNING: IF YOU SUFFER FROM ARACNOPHOBIA, DO NOT READ THIS ARTICLE OR WATCH THE VIDEO. I ask, “How in the world can a tiny spider out-think, out-design and out-build we humans?”
Westside Story – FRIENDS Book Sale
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle Oh boy. It is that time of year again. FRIENDS of Lakewood Library is hosting another, ever popular, book sale at the Lakewood Library located at 6300 Wildaire Road SW, Lakewood, Washington, 98499. This is your opportunity to buy books, records, magazines and other library materials at a huge […]
Westside Story – Writing Opportunity 1600s – 2013
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle The years spanning the 1950s through the 1980s were not good years for me to be a writer. My penmanship is more like “scribblemanship”. A medical doctor once gave me a supreme insult. Even though busy physicians are notorious for hurried and illegible penmanship, the doctor said to me, […]
Westside Story – Starbucks On The Move
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle As a Starbucks aficionado, I try to keep up with the world of Starbucks all around the world. While it is a big world out there, we have a lot going on right here on our home turf.