Do you remember November 9, 1989? If you have a German background or were traveling there at the time, you will. Thirty years ago, the Wall in Berlin fell, the Iron Curtain was lifted, and apparently Communism as known in the Western world was defeated. This is what Germans will be celebrating this Saturday. But […]
To Ponder
Brisket Tacos and Ordering Out – Restaurant Reviews
Personally, cooking one dish for hours and hours like a good brisket is beyond my patience. Ordering out is a great way to supplement a dinner, whether it’s a family gathering or not. Recently for a Friday night dinner gathering I picked up brisket to go. My son Patrick does a great rub and his […]
Two for Two Shows and The Sizzler Restaurant Review
On preview night for “Shakespeare in Love” at Tacoma ARTS Live, my wife Peggy, was unable to see the play, so my cousin Lindy joined me for the excellent production. I wrote the review. For the Lakewood Playhouse production of “Pippi Longstocking,” Peg and I were both unable to attend the first weekend, so cousin […]
Steamer's Seafood Café Restaurant Review
I was sitting with Pumpkin Boy, our three foot tall Halloween decoration reading when my buddy Jim drove up and honked his horn. I hopped in his car and we took off for lunch. I gave him four choices. He chose Steamer’s Seafood Café by Titlow Beach. It was a gorgeous fall day. A collection […]
Across the Fence: Off the Grid
The other day, at a book stall at a fair, a fellow author was appalled that I didn’t have a Square to my phone to have potential customers pay with a debit or credit card. Her face fell even more when I told her that I didn’t even have a smart phone. “But you have […]
Letter: The Death of a Star, and a Child
One year ago today I visited the Planetarium at the invitation of my grandson with his sixth-grade advanced math class. What an awesome spectacle, an incredible adventure, to lean back, gaze at the curved ceiling and be transported to the very edge of the universe. Thanks to the astronomical – literally – capabilities of the […]
Down Home Cooking at Tim's Kitchen – Restaurant Review
In August I wrote an article asking for local suggestions on family style, down home cooking restaurants. The recommendations I received have been a great resource. Some I knew, some I had forgotten, and some were brand new to me. One of these was Tim’s Kitchen (Orting and Puyallup). Our three couple Sunday morning breakfast […]
Pippi Longstocking is Long on Talent and Entertainment – Lakewood Playhouse Review
Written by Lindy Hart. Kevin McCallister from “Home Alone” could learn a lot from Pippi Longstocking! Half a century before Kevin was fighting off holiday burglars, Swedish author Astrid Lindgrin was beginning a series of books about a red-headed, pig-tailed, freckled face girl who outwits, outruns and out does all comers who try to take […]
A Family Affair at Pacific Grill – Restaurant Review
We had been sitting on a hundred dollar gift certificate to Pacific Grill since Valentine’s Day, Easter, or Mother’s Day. I’m not sure which. It was a present to Peg from Zeke Melquist. I don’t know what to call Zeke, actually Dr. Alexander Melquist. We’ve known him almost all his life. His parents were our […]