KOMO ABC 4 News produced a video titled, KOMO – 4 Seattle Is Dying. View the video to learn what has happened and what has failed to happen in Seattle, Washington. Seattle’s troubles are only 30 miles north of places we care about such as Lakewood, University Place, Steilacoom, and DuPont. Before it is too […]
To Ponder
Over 200 Area Youth Serve the Homeless
On May 11th Pastor Herman Akins, and his congregation from Restoration House Ministry N.W. in Lakewood gathered with more than 200 youths from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This was a united effort for a Humanitarian Youth Conference Service Project. They reached out to the homeless living within our communities, by donating […]
Ship's Log 1944 – Echos of World War II
My brother-in-law, Keith called to see if I would like an envelope of documents and papers that belonged to my father during World War II. Later that day, my sister, Marsha, gave me the envelope at a family dinner. They had been buried in old boxes. Over Saturday morning coffee I looked at the cards, […]
Da Tiki Hut – Hawaiian Food Restaurant Review
The first time Peg and I went to Hawaii, it was to video tape the first hockey tournament in Hawaii. Our hotel room with its little balcony and great view came with a large basket of fancy fruit. It was addressed to the video production crew of ESPN. They couldn’t make the trip, so we […]
Westside Story – WOW
I know not if you noticed. I love playing with words. Word-play is mentally challenging, stimulating and just plain fun most of the the time. Some times when my personal high-energy, and articulate, unpaid language arts consultant, Mary Hammond, reads what I right she is often able to point out when I am not using […]
Across the Fence: Swimming Pools
The other day, a German friend living here in Western Washington said she was missing the German swimming pool culture. I started musing when was the last time I swam over here in the US – and it is true: hardly ever. Not that I did so much more often back in my mother country. […]
Treasure Hunting Tacoma Style
People donate money, vehicles, household goods, clothing, and toys to local organizations. Last summer my sisters joined me for a garage sale. We simply had too much stuff. We had a chance to visit with neighbors. We sold some items, but we were left with some very nice items, which we didn’t want to put […]
Return to Oz – Film Review
The Wizard of Oz, the classic 1939 adaptation of the children’s novel by L. Frank Baum, is often cited as one of the greatest films ever made. I don’t disagree. It’s colorful, has memorable characters, terrific casting, wonderful music, fantastic makeup and sets and immortal words of wisdom that manage to be both hokey and […]
ART – Everyone's a Critic – Play Review
“How would you feel about your best friend if she suddenly did something so colossally stupid, it made you doubt the very basis of the friendship?” This is the question asked in the play Art by Yasmina Reza. That simple question takes off like a bottle rocket – zig-zagging back and forth and taking us […]