Weisswurst, or bockwurst, is a traditional sausage of Oktoberfest. Weisswurst translates as white sausage (veal and pork). Generally, the only place you can get them are at a German Deli. My wife Peggy graduated from high school in Germany and loves weisswurst on brotchen (a crusty German bun). I was going to be driving through […]
To Ponder
Marketing vs Advertising – The Difference
What is the difference between marketing and advertising? In its simplest form, advertising is buying an ad like a newspaper display offering two burgers for the price of one. Marketing creates a background of value and need, like an article about the benefits of 100% beef. Newspapers have articles or stories in addition to ads. […]
Robotic California Burgers and Tanks on Mars
Robots are on the march! They aren’t taking over, or replacing workers, yet. However, I just read three news items that show robots are on their way to doing just that. Item #1 – The California fast food burger chain Caliburger has installed Flippy, a burger flipping robot to cook their fresh burgers. The corporation […]
Letter: Lakewood’s “Plan” to include pot ‘of gold’?
When 17-year-old Chloe Kim won the gold medal for the U.S. in the women’s snowboard halfpipe, she said of her third run, “I wouldn’t be satisfied taking the gold and knowing that I hadn’t put down my best. That third run was for me — to put down the best run I could do.”
Westside Story – Do What I Say, Brother Joseph
Back in 1948, I dominated my three-year-old sister, Margaret Mary, who I like to call Sister Margaret. I am her older brother and taking my lead she calls me, Brother Joseph. Sister Margaret got a later start in life so she ended up being two years younger than me. Decades have passed, but she never […]
Home from Home: Radio Shows
Submitted by Susanne Bacon I can go without television for a long time. My parents got their first set when I was turning 9. German television back then had only three channels, two national public ones and one regional public. Until then, we had been listening to vinyl records and … to the radio.
Just Around the Corner Cafe #2 – Restaurant Review
A friend sent me a note on Facebook that he had just had his best hash browns ever at a new restaurant on South Tacoma Way. I was interested. I drove the block looking for a place to park. There appeared to be a spot on the corner of 57th & South Tacoma Way, but […]
Letter: Thank You!
Wahoo! In the mail today, the Crushers received a check for $100 from the only one who commented on the recent article published in The Suburban Times entitled “The Red Helmet.”
Westside Story – Old & New Lakewood Library News
I have to admit, my title is a bit of a head scratcher. While “New” news is easy to understand, “Old” news is a conundrum. When you think of it, if news is old, it is not really news; now is it? I am not going to change my title because if you are learning […]