Fifty years ago I accidentally locked the keys to our honeymoon Volkswagen bug in the car. The problem was our car was on the ferry and we were supposed to be first off but of course now we are holding up traffic. I guess my mind was elsewhere. Similar was what happened this morning: […]
To Ponder
Letter: ‘We need companies like Kroger’
Deryl McCarty, USAF (Retired), South Hill. As a longtime resident of our South Sound communities, a fourth generation Washingtonian, and a 30-year USAF retiree, I see every day that veterans – Active Duty of every service, Guardsmen, Reservists, DoD civilian employees and their families – are the economic and volunteer lifeblood of this community. FYI: veterans volunteer a […]
Saving the Best for Last
Four ladies gathered for tea after their monthly meeting. You would have thought chatting before the meeting would be enough sharing, but not so. There is always something more to share. After a while the four became three and then three became two. Private conversations were much more serious and personal. Lavinia looked over her […]
Letter: Choose Peace, Discover Joy
“Sometimes you just need a break in a beautiful place alone.” The “Words for Women” social media site, which is the source of this quote, declares its purpose is to share “the words we all need to hear.” Men included. Doodling, I crossed out “alone” and substituted “with someone you love” as, I believe, the […]
Letter: Love and Healing in the Woods
As you wander about the forest, where the river runs nearby, you might see them here and there, now and then, not often, and mostly you would pass them by unseen. Unless you are wandering for that express purpose, wanting to find some source of help for your troubled heart, some sign you are not […]
Letter: Alicenjack
Submitted by Aaron Arkin. Alice-And-Jack is a recent PBS fictional 6-part dramatic series about two opposites, but like the elided title of this essay, feel complete only when together. Alice is a high-maintenance financial analyst and successful hedge fund owner; Jack is a biomedical researcher with a strong sense of purpose whose life revolves around […]
Letter: The Legacy of the Leaf
A “gem among native plants,” the trillium flower in the forest is “like finding a secret treasure that only nature could hide so well,” extolled a gardening website. These native beauties – treasures in the forest, bestowed with exceptional grace, adorned with delicate beauty, dressed as if attending a gala, with flowing silk of intricate […]
Almost, Maine Review – Tacoma Little Theatre
I like the New York comment by Catherine Rampell from ten years ago: “Almost, Maine,” . . . is basically a higher-concept and more clever version of Hollywood hits like “Love Actually“ and “Valentine’s Day.” But this rom-com leans on shrewd writing rather than star power in its nine interlocking love stories, all happening in […]
Nice and Improved Northwest Water View
Jada slowed her run and then stopped and got out a sippy cup. After a long and cooling drink she closed her cup and started running further down the sidewalk. Being a man I watched her jogging and bouncing down the hill. I had seen her run before, and it was always worth another look. […]