It was my then-three-year-old grandson on the phone. Where was his cereal, he wanted to know? Not, ‘good morning grandpa!’ Not, ‘I love you grandpa!’ But did I eat his “Cap’n Crunch”?
To Ponder
Home from Home: Tranquility
Are you feeling stressed out about running your Christmas errands (and doesn’t the verb “running” already describe the reason so well?!)? About stressed-out people taking it out on others with road rage or nagging in long supermarket lines? Are you hoping to just get the holidays over and done with? Though you really love them […]
Westside Story – Keep Talking
Keep talking…
Westside Story – Winter Warmth at Greater Lakes
Christmas Angels, Joan Eisenhardt and Kathy Sweeney, and a fabulous crew of volunteers at Greater Lakes Mental Health Care are up to good again. I said, “Up to good,” not up to no-good.
Tents for Survival, Trade Shows, and Fun
Camping was all the rage in the 1950s. It was a family activity and was affordable. My family would generally go to the ocean (which meant Ocean Shores/Ocean City/Copalis) or Packwood. And I remember once we went “around the loop,” which is what traveling the Washington peninsula from the Tacoma area to Port Angeles to […]
Transporting Christmas
“Why do holiday stories always include transportation? I mean there were even travelers involved in the story of Jesus of Nazareth.” I was talking to myself, of course, but the guy at the table behind me laughed. I didn’t realize I had said it out loud. I turned and looked. A guy in his mid-sixties […]
Letter: First rental inspections, then rent control
Down the slippery slope of government’s unfettered, bureaucratic snowpocalypse. It all began, like it always does, with a snowflake, then another, and another, until a flurry became a fury of falling snow bringing Seattle and environs throughout the Pacific Northwest to a standstill.
Market Place Grille Restaurant Review
The Market Place Grille is located about forty feet away from Anthony’s at the far end of the harbor of Gig Harbor. This means you get the same fantastic view of the harbor for a little less on your food bill. Carlene greets you while Richard does the cooking. Carlene is funny and friendly. The […]
Westside Story – GetHigh
As you probably know, Lakewood City Council is processing a decision regarding allowing or not allowing dope shops inside the city limits. It is my hope Lakewood will be able to take the high road by complying with Federal Law which considers marijuana and dope shops illegal. The problem is money talks. Money motivates politicians […]