In the old days drinking and driving was the manly thing to do. I can still hear those slurred words as my friends pried my fingers off the steering wheel, “I caaan drivvvvvve.” There were no “Please, Don’t Drink & Drive” signs. If the police caught you drinking and driving, the cop would lock your […]
To Ponder
One of the Last Trains to Centralia with Puget Sound Views
The last Amtrak passenger trains traveling with Nisqually Delta, the Narrows, Salmon Beach, Northern Pacific’s Point Defiance tunnel, and Vashon Island views will run on December 17th. Beginning on the 18th, passengers will board at the new Amtrak station at Freighthouse Square in downtown Tacoma. Departures and arrivals will use the new Bypass Route which […]
Westside Story – Life At The Beach
My favorite sister, Peg Morgan, (Disclosure: Peg is my only sister.), and I share many things in common. One area of mutual interest is photography. Peg recently returned from a trip to the Pacific Ocean. I thought you might enjoy two of her wildlife action photos.
New Car Or Replace the Engine?
New cars aren’t getting any cheaper. Even with a new car warranty, high payments easily offset the value. A reliable used car, especially if it’s one that you’ve done maintenance and servicing on, may be a good candidate for an engine rebuild. If your five to ten year old car is in excellent condition except […]
Letter: Marijuana coming to Lakewood’s Tillicum?
It’s a possibility. Two locations in fact, as indicated on the map (the red zones are where the green stuff could be sold) per the Lakewood City Council Study Session agenda packet for November 13, the map to be found immediately following page 100.
Westside Story – RIP – Renter’s Viewpoint
The City of Lakewood’s Rental Housing Safety Program (RHSP), commonly known as the RIP, generates several intense points of view. It is my plan to write an article relating each point of view as follows:
Letter: Scribbles
He wanted to write too. Since I had.
Home from Home: November Moods
Ask Germans to name the bleakest month of the year, and you will probably end up with a unanimous vote for … November. It’s as if the year, once a balloon, had lost all its air and remains but a floppy rubber bladder that stretches, but holds nothing. November – an accumulation of fog, drizzle, […]
Letter: Dorothy escapes rental inspectors
In Kansas (yes, Toto, we’re talking about Kansas, not Lakewood, Washington – for now), cities like those in Lawrence, Mission, Topeka, Kansas City (where rental inspection programs have been in place for 20 years) – any city anywhere in Kansas – cannot, by recently enacted law in that state, anymore “require periodic interior inspections unless […]