“Baaaaaaa.” Then she’ll smile, revealing four upper teeth and a matching set below. “Mmmmmmm,” she will mimic grandpa as he pauses while pondering what next animal sound she might recognize. Lion, dog, horse, cow. She knows what each of them has to say. But to hear her rendition of kitty or lamb is sweetest of […]
To Ponder
Westside Story – Second, Second Amendment Opinion
On 05-15-2020, Mr. William Elder capitalized on his Constitutional Right under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Using his freedom of speech guaranteed under the First Amendment, Mr. Elder wrote and published an article which I am referring to as the First, Second Amendment Opinion. The title was The Second Amendment to the […]
Motels, Hotels, Apartments and Rental Properties in Danger
I lived in a motel for eight years and my wife and I used to own dozens of rental homes, so I know something about motels, and collecting rent. My parents bought a small motel in Ponders Corner when I was in the seventh grade at Hudtloff Junior High. I stayed there through my second […]
Across the Fence: Pancakes
Do you remember specific dishes from your very early childhood? Some that you outgrew but still make, a little changed up? I can still taste the German pancakes my mother used to make when I was about four; we usually had them for lunch in our nursery, my mother, my brother, and I. Sprinkled with […]
Backstory: Sixty-fifth Mothers Day
A story on this morning’s news says that I could have kept the Stimulus check issued last week to my brother. I wrote in last week’s News Tribune column that the check was a big surprise because he died a year ago. Apparently, according to Nina Olson, executive director of the Center for Taxpayer Rights, […]
Westside Story – Too Much Screen Time Causes Metamorphosis
I always wanted to be six feet tall, but I never made it. As tall as I ever got was 5’ 8 3/4,” which caused the Tacoma Police Department to reject me in 1966. They demanded I be 5’ 9” to become a TPD street cop. Then there was that crushing blow in high school […]
Westside Story – Stupidity Pandemic is More Prevalent Than Covid-19
This Tacoma Costco employee and customer hazard clearly demonstrate that the brain dead are not able to read and understand the fine print, nor do they understand the laws of physics. My recommendation to the manufacturer is to print the safety warning using much larger letters.
Westside Story – Closed Barber Hair Down To Knees
Our governor has taken many drastic actions in his effort to fight the spread of Covid-19, including closing our barbershops. That executive action has had what can only be termed an unintended consequence for me. My barber typically provides me with a private haircut in my home. With social distancing, even I have been missing […]
$1740
I ran for city council a few months ago. I planned to run for ONE TERM and restore citizen representation instead of endorsing career politics. The filing fee was $144. And if I were willing to bother people at home I would have won. Without knocking on a single door or making a call, I […]