Have you ever had one of days where things went from sleepy time boring to speed of light synapse. . . like the difference between driving a 1978 Ford Fiesta and stepping on the pedal and going zero to 60 in 2pointsomethingseconds in one of the new sporty Teslas? I had been bored and nearly […]
To Ponder
Letter: The CPSD, Emails and Groupthink?
A Public Disclosure Request for “all emails and correspondence and board meeting minutes related to Paul Wagemann’s alleged ‘crack the whip’ comment” netted 86 emails that are carbon copies. In these mass-produced emails that supposedly find School Board Director Paul Wagemann’s “crack the whip” comment “racist and absolutely unacceptable,” there is only one difference that […]
Letter: As White As Snow
Overnight the temperatures had dropped 20 degrees, and by dawn the weather had grown in the ferocity of a minus 10 degrees blizzard. As the farmer prepared for work in the frozen landscape as seen through the frosted window of the mud room, he smiled at the recollection of the shy girl in the gingham […]
Letter: A Lesson From An Unknown Lake
It didn’t look like much of a lake. In fact, if I had not looked up and through the trees and my tears, I might have missed it. To reach its edge of this unknown lake, I had to make a trail. On the shore of that unknown lake I drowned in my grief. I […]
Letter: Revolutionary Green Peppers
The green peppers of the world have united! With good reason, they – with help from a renegade band of baby carrots – had organized, created a logo, and would eventually raise hell in the world of food. Vive la revolution! This revolt of the peppers came about because of its test scores on the […]
Across the Fence: Outside Inside
It’s this grayish, wet time of the year in which we don’t know whether we might expect snow in the Lowlands of Western Washington or not. Personally, I find it a cozy time of year when you can appreciate your home and take care of it, and maybe even enjoy walks in the drizzle. What […]
Seeing Through a Maze of Glass and Instructions – Recycling
Glass jars . . . they seem to multiply. Pickles, condiments, jams, jelly, We washed them out when empty and placed them in a blue container which we carried out the curb every two weeks for pickup. This changed for us at the beginning of the year. My wife Peggy gave me instructions on where […]
Westside Story – Stop Junk Mail
Are you like me? Do you ever get sick and tired of being sick and tired of receiving a mailbox full of junk mail? I have suffered from a barage of copious amounts of junk mail for decades. Finally, based on my natural genius, I have discovered a novel and effective solution for stopping junk […]
Letter: Garden Dreams And The Future
The massive wooden door of the castle opened slowly. The young girls from the other side of the tracks – certainly in contrast to where they now stood – stared in awe with mouths agape as the ‘La vie du chateau’ (the good life) opened before them. Then – then! – they were ushered inside […]