I cracked a rib or two playing t-ball with 4-year-olds (I know, sad) yesterday and I am not available for anything that requires movement. And no hugs today. The little kids had the bases loaded with no outs and we had just been talking to them about staying where they were if there was a […]
To Ponder
Across the Fence: Inspiration and Creation
What a daunting title for this article, isn’t it? Yet, we all have got them in ourselves, inspiration as well as creation. Sometimes, the two just don’t necessarily come together. Why is that? Take a Frenchman named Marcel Proust. He was inspired by the word Madeleine – the biscuits, mind, not a girl. He could […]
Letter: Endangered Species in Lakewood, the Single Family Home
Submitted by Paul F. Nimmo. A City that passes legislation to create a Heritage Tree Program and has equally tough requirements to save the Garry Oak, should have additional focus… the preservation of the single family home. Oh yes, we have plant of single family homes, a drive through Oakbrook with their $500,000 priced homes, […]
Letter: When You Feel Lost, Because You’ve Lost So Much
One year ago, April 3, very, very early in the morning, our family business, Bill’s Boathouse on American Lake, a fishing resort, burned to the ground. Heirlooms, priceless treasures, scrapbooks of photos of prized fish caught by smiling youngsters, all and so much more – were lost in that fire. The real value, the inestimable […]
Hiatus is done. Back to our regularly scheduled program
I’m back. And I must admit, it was wonderful to not work. And far easier than I feared. If I’m being honest, I’m not sure I’m ready to return to the grind. When I opened my email just now (around 3 pm on April 2), I have more than 200 messages to process. It’ll take […]
Letter: Pierce County Passes Housing Tax
Submitted by Carol Colleran. Pierce County passed the Maureen Howard Affordable Housing Act on March 21, 2023. This is a long-term action to help supply affordable housing to our neighbors whose income is at or below 60% of Pierce County’s median income ($82,574) and have behavioral health issues, are veterans, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, […]
Letter: Lead Me to The Rock
Where do you go when your heart is overwhelmed? “A mountain-top experience” is a phrase that seems to capture what it means to all who have long trudged a path strewn with difficulty. In the populated valley, crowds of nameless people jostle for position. Job and title and responsibility translate into a maelstrom of activity. […]
Letter: Finally Home
Lennie, whose love for me was daily expressed in her faithfulness, companionship, devotion to me and to our four wonderful children and ten grandchildren, and who more than any other quality was characterized by her love for God, quietly left us the afternoon of Sunday, March 19, 2023, and exchanged our embrace for that of […]
Building Madness – Professional World Premiere in Olympia
We were wowed before the comedy even began. One look at the set told us we were in for a great experience. The set looked like an authentic office from the 1930s. The long-time ticket holder I sat next to pointed out that the mechanical device on the secretary’s desk was an ancient Dictaphone from […]