To Know

By David Anderson Our grandsons, ages six and three, were reviewing the day with grandma.  What did they like best? Tackling each other on the beach at Pt. Defiance (pile on grandpa without warning)?  Building a ship and setting it out to sea (piece of bark with a vertical stick for a seaweed sail, bombing it into oblivion […]

By David Anderson For children we sometimes post a question down here at the boathouse outside where announcements can be read by arriving fishermen – news of the latest biggest catch; the bait used to catch it; maybe a photo of it; the weather report, and a notice to please pay inside before proceeding further.  If […]

By David Anderson My wife and I couldn’t find her brand new cell phone. She’d just updated to one of the latest and greatest in the smartphone category since others in the family on the group plan – me being the exception – wanted to upgrade. But a state-of-the-art phone – that doubles as a compact […]

By David Anderson A friend of mine posted the other day on Facebook a conversation she’d overheard from her boy’s bedroom as they dressed for the day.  One had slipped his Buzz Lightyear sweatshirt over his head whereupon the other, observing him, said, “I wish I had a Buzz shirt, but I AM wearing my Buzz […]

Today’s news is yesterday’s news and will be tomorrow’s as headlines will forever-more be dealing with grief and very little of it has been, or will be, good. “Good Grief,” was the phrase often directed toward Schulz’s “lovable loser” Charlie Brown by his comic strip “Peanuts” friends because the forever gullible Chuck believed Lucy would keep her promise […]

My nephew is a member of a rock-band in Los Angeles that recently took first place on the red carpet at the Hollywood Music and Media Awards for their song “When Will It End”. Nathan was home for Christmas so I had a chance to ask him how he writes music.  As with most artists he responded “I […]