Have you switched off your screens to ponder or discuss another prompt from my friend Tyrean Martinson’s book? Well, here is my take on it. For whatever reason, my first thought was humming the Jaws movie’s musical motif, tongue in cheek. My mistake. It would probably NOT be a dark shadow, as the beast in […]
To Ponder
Letter: This was for You
“Do you know where the mountain is?” I was standing at the signpost that read Pacific Crest Trail with my map spread out before me, a pack carrying all my essentials for the next two days on my back (although I had forgotten water), and generally wondering if I had gone the way that for […]
Letter: Lakewood Lake Access & Public Property, Things to Know and Do
Submitted by John Burns, Lakewood. The Lakewood City Council, on Monday, August 19 at 7 pm, will decide whether or not to sell a city-owned public use lakefront parcel on Steilacoom Lake. Two adjacent Homeowners have petitioned to purchase this valuable public property. I have conducted an examination of city documents related to the Steilacoom […]
Morning Coffee and Open Discussions on the Port of Tacoma
When I saw there was going to be a special morning coffee gathering featuring Port of Tacoma Commissioners Kristin Ang and John McCarthy, I jumped right to it. I had already had coffee with Port of Tacoma Commissioner Dick Marzano and we had a ball talking about his relatives and our friends, but I don’t […]
Across the Fence: Der Kommissar
The English Germanism I am going to scrutinize today takes us into the musical era of the 1980s in Austria. Back then, the Neue Deutsche Welle (prounounce ‘noy-ah ‘doytsh-ah ‘vellah, meaning New German Wave) was celebrating one success after another – the sound was based of punk and rock elements, the language was German, and […]
In the Book Nook with … Alisa Weis
Author Alisa Weis lives on a small farm in Olalla, Washington, with her husband, son, daughter, and a host of animals. She teaches English to secondary students at a private school in Bremerton, WA. Alisa started writing fiction as a young girl, but didn’t publish her first book until age 36. She is a member […]
The Strange One
I clicked on the title (Tubi) to see if the film was worth watching. The opening image with a very sharp black and white title sold me. Many older black and white movies appear as a combination of very dark gray and very light gray. “The Strange One” caught my eye and proved its worth. […]
Letter: My Hiding Place
In one sense – I admit it – I go to the mountains, the forests, the rivers, the coastline, to hide. Some might say I’m avoiding the troublesome world that demands we do this and say that, protest, wave signs, get involved, rally and generally roll up our sleeves. I do roll up my sleeves. […]
Middle of the Night – Film Review
I was already in bed when Peg joined me. I had the TV controls in my hands, checking out various films to watch. We clicked through a number of titles until we found one that looked interesting – “Middle of the Night” starring Kim Novac and Fredric March. Neither one of us recalled seeing the […]