Submitted by David Anderson. In the number of times we’ve played this game, it’s usually not long – especially among fifth graders – before one of them says, ‘There’s no way for us to win.’ Followed by ‘that’s not fair.’
To Know
Letter: Should fireworks be banned in Lakewood?
Submitted by David Anderson. What do plastic bags in Lacey; plastic straws in Seattle; work emails after-hours in France; after-shave and cell phones in Zurich; tanning beds for teens under 18 in Washington; new casinos in Fife; marijuana retail, gambling, smoking, and – speaking of smoke – fireworks sales and settings-off (the last four in […]
Social Media Marketing in Lakewood, Tacoma, and Seattle
I can predict the future. Within a week, the headline of this article “Social Media Marketing in Lakewood, Tacoma, and Seattle” will show up on the first page on a Google search if you do the search for that headline. If you use the quotations marks, it will probably dominate and be #1. This article […]
Letter: It just so happened
Chance. Coincidence. Serendipity. Imagine that. Who would have thought? Got a just-so-happened story?
A long story short
Submitted by Susanne Bacon Have you ever read Thomas Mann in the German original? Did you find that he wrote sentences as long as two large pages, and in the middle of one of those you lost it and had to turn the page back again to start over? The kind of sentences my school […]
Food Fights and Trade Wars
President Trump has been threatening, badgering, and insulting our neighbors of Canada and Mexico. Two weeks ago was the first shot: “Mexico slaps tariffs on U.S. products days after U.S.-imposed tariffs on Mexican products went into effect. Washington exports up to $250 million worth of apples every year, and Mexico is the biggest customer.” – […]
Pre-Purchase Inspections Can Save You Thousands
A couple of years ago I was looking for a good used car. I stopped in at a reputable car lot in South Tacoma. Over the years I’ve bought both new and used cars on South Tacoma Way. South Tacoma Way is like my “hood.” It stretches from Tacoma to Lakewood and offers THOUSANDS of […]
Small Pleasures
We can’t all win a Pulitzer, an Oscar, or the lottery, but it doesn’t really matter. Big things rarely take the place of the little moments we experience each day that give us pleasure . . . make us smile . . . warm our hearts . . . and give us the desire to […]
The Drums Fall Silent
It must have been 25 years ago that I saw my first live performance of taiko drums at Pierce College. The rhythm is like the physical component of fireworks as the reckless heartbeat of war drums beats up against your chest- drums that have resounded nearly 1500 years.