Getting married is easy, staying married is work. That’s at least what a whole lot of people perceive it to be. Let me tell you – even getting married is not always easy, especially when you are marrying into a different nationality and want to assume that nationality yourself. Almost nine years ago, native German […]
To Ponder
The Dirty Dozen and Western State Hospital
Whenever I see Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, or Ernest Borgnine I think of the movie The Dirty Dozen. I love that movie. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen it over the years since it first came out, but I loved the story even before that. Before it was a film, it was […]
Westside Story – Old & New Amtrak Routes
I usually am not at a loss for words. Today is an exception. Because I have no words to add to our first Amtrak 501 train derailment, I am only going to fill the visual gap.
2017, The Year In Pewww
The year started off with an inauguration crowd that was ‘yuuuuge’, the biggest ever, really. Everybody says so… I’m joking. I was being sarcastic. I’ll keep you in suspense.
Westside Story – Mayor Anderson’s Powerful Words
On December 19, 2017, The Suburban Times published an article titled, Lakewood responds to media inquiries following Amtrak train 501 derailment in DuPont. Listen to Mayor Anderson’s powerful words by clicking this link.
Turning Corners – the New Year
The CD featuring the music from the film “Bowfinger” starring Steve Martin had been sitting on my desk for a week. In the two weeks leading up to end of the year I had been involved in an uphill battle to de-clutter and clean up my office space. I came across the CD as I […]
Letter: Community Matters
As Tacoma bids farewell to Mayor Marilyn Strickland, so does Tillicum. One day – one of the first days of our baseball practices for seven-year-olds in our tiny town of Tillicum – I received a phone call from Mayor Strickland.
Investing in Vintage 1960s Clothing and Memories
My friend Denny Flannigan commented recently about the younger generations not being interested in collectible cars. Automobiles stopped being unique and stylish in the 1980s when new cars began to resemble one another. Older and more stylish cars have turned really expensive and require an experienced hand at repairs instead of clicking on apps. Numerous […]
Home from Home: Endings and Beginnings
Does this ever happen to you? You are watching a wonderful romance on TV, and when the protagonist couple gets engaged or married and “The end” pops up on the screen, you want to call out, “No way!” Because, actually, this is not an ending. It is a beginning, and the beginning of something much […]