She describes herself as an author and filmmaker, but she is wearing so many more hats – from grip to screenwriter and performer, from puppeteer and sword fighter to caring pet sitter. Let me stick to her first two, though, because that is as whom I met Jolene Loraine for the first time last fall. […]
To Ponder
Dickey's BBQ Pit – Restaurant Review Tacoma
Over the years since I first dined at Dickey’s Barbeque Pit we have bought holiday dinners to donate to various non-profits in the community and purchased certificates as Christmas presents for friends and relatives. Dickey’s is easy to work with and they have such delicious food. They have a great variety of meats available, but […]
Letter: Digging deep, I found a rock
By the end of the day my series of shovel-dug trenches – over two-foot-deep and some about that wide – will be all-told nearly 40 feet long, spider-webbing here and there as if I didn’t know what I was doing, which I don’t. You’d think I was in the army. My dad was. But as […]
Outrageous Mis-fortune? – Plays and Live Production Reviews
Amid the coronavirus restrictions, we are feeling a deep loss of live theatre. We love the interaction, intimacy, and audience participation in laughing, cheering, and crying. Peg has been reading and streaming movies and shows online. This all helps, but leaves a little longing. Last week, Peg mentioned she loved a series called Slings & […]
Letter: My Most Memorable Easter Egg Hunt Ever
Since, for reasons most tragic, it’s not likely to happen this year for countless children – this annual rite of spring – here following is just a memory of mine from 64 years ago that hopefully will recall for you your own days of being young, running around barefoot, and drinking from the hose. Published […]
Self Made – Must Watch – Movie Review
If you’re getting bored with staying home, working on crossword puzzles, and streaming action films on your computer and TV, I’ve got something better for you to see. While surfing thru Netflix I found “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker.” I had never heard of Madam C.J. Walker, but I recognized […]
Westside Story – Social Distancing
You know me. I love hanging out with inventors and other high performing creative intellectuals. Just this morning, I crossed paths with Zabrina Austin. Zabrina has always proved to be a fountain of creative ideas. Zabrina, recognizing that public officials recommend protecting society by practicing a new concept called social distancing, got to thinking about […]
Lunch and Laughter – Lunchtime Fundraiser Review
The Suburban Times Disclaimer – Corona Caused Non-Events: The best reviews of plays, meetings, and fund raisers that never happened! Community Health Care provides comprehensive primary Medical, Dental, Pharmacy and Behavioral Health Services through a clinic system that includes five medical and four dental clinics. Care is also provided through a Women’s Health Clinic, a […]
Letter: On this date, three phone calls
On this date my journal entry recorded yet another threatening voicemail. He would see me in court. As it turned out I would be there. He would not. Case was dismissed. Ironically, on this twentieth day of March, the date was set to go toe-to-toe in yet another court battle in which, in terms of paperwork, our defense […]