I thought I had set the parking brake. Evidently not.
To Ponder
Tres Hermanos Taco Truck – 3 Brothers
Submitted by Don Doman I’ve driven by the Three Brothers many times. For one reason or another I haven’t stopped. Not because I’m worried about quality or anything. Just timing. A few years ago we stayed a couple of times in Olympia to review plays. I would let my wife sleep in and then I […]
Letter: Shopping Carts, Rental Inspections and a common-sense solution
As the City of Lakewood, Washington celebrates this month of August its one-year anniversary of the passage of Ordinance No. 644 instituting the Rental Housing Safety Program at an annual estimated cost to taxpayers of $175,000, not counting $133,000 for the software to support the program, bypassing certainly a more cost-effective alternative in simply communicating […]
Look Before You Leap: Market Research Made Easy
Submitted by Don Doman. After our first book was published my writing partners and I thought it might be fun to write a novel. We were four chapters into it when our publisher called. They requested that we write a book on Market Research. Neither Peg nor Dell wanted to write about the subject. I […]
Letter: Not hard to imagine what Rental Inspection software could do
If house-cleaning robots can collect data as they sweep up your house, regularly updating maps of floor plans, as well as the layout of home furnishings so as to “avoid toppling over lamps and ramming into your furniture,” think of what software utilized by a city-approved inspector of your rental could do.
Pacific Southern for Breakfast – Restaurant Review
Submitted by Don Doman Restaurants come and go. The building where Pacific Southern is located at 3832 S. Pine Street Tacoma, WA 98409 has had a restaurant in it as far back as I can remember. Not always open, but I think it started with Barcott’s. It was probably run owned and run by Anton […]
Para-Sailing Along a Thousand Feet Up
Submitted by Don Doman My wife Peggy got a call from a friend. She was going to celebrate her birthday by Para-Sailing with her partner and a friend. Peg was invited to join them for lunch after the flying adventure. “Experience the quiet, peaceful beauty of the South Puget Sound at an altitude higher than […]
Pacific Grill Restaurant Review
Submitted by Don Doman My wife Peggy and I have our favorite restaurants, but our absolute favorite is Pacific Grill. Located in downtown Tacoma, parking is a problem, but Pacific Grill offers valet parking starting at five in the evening. If we plan in advance, which is best, we always ask for Diane or Danielle […]
Home from Home: Where There Is Smoke …
Last week has left quite an impression of hazy skies, surreal sun-downs, orange-gray landscapes, burning eyes, breathing difficulties, and scratchy throats with many of us. Smoke was blown into Western Washington from wildfires in British Columbia, and I would rather not imagine what it must have been like there. Meanwhile, we have had our own […]