Tom Antion is nothing like your average multi-millionaire. I have to issue a disclaimer at this point to say he’s the only multi-millionaire I know. But Antion likes to say he’s never had a job in his life, and yet he’s called the King of Ka-Ching – even his phone makes that sound – because […]
Love the E9 cinnamon rolls? Check out Tacoma bakery The Cat & Rabbitt Cakeshop
Restaurant work is grueling, but it’s just a little easier once you find your “people.” You rely on those people to make sure you don’t cut off your finger, get accidentally locked in the walk-in, or fall down the stairs carrying a cambro full of pig fat. If all works out well, one day you’ll […]
Westside Story – Smokers Kill
The old saying, where there is smoke, there is fire, can justifiably be changed to where there are smokers, there is fire. Cigarette design has improved cigarettes making them less likely to cause fires. Improved; Yes! Foolproof; No! A carelessly discarded smoldering cigarette can start a fire within 20 minutes to 18 hours. Even ashes […]
Pierce County is offering relief to restaurants – and diners
Well, this sounds awesome for restaurant and for diners. I saw that Pierce County Councilmember Marty Campbell posted about this new county program for restaurants. Pierce County Council just approved the program that would offer dining discounts and relief to restaurants. Pierce County will allocate $7.5 million from its CARES Act funding to the program. […]
The Haunting (1963) – A Film Review
Haunted houses have always intrigued me. I’m a skeptic of the supernatural, but I sometimes wonder about the catalysts that make people believe it. You hear stories about why a house gets haunted, but is it haunted by a premature and unjust death, or is it haunted because we perceive it that way due to […]
Letter: Pearls On A Strand
We had seen it coming. What had begun as a crystal clear early morning with stars twinkling in the still dark sky, and as red and white bow lights flashed on the other rowing shells moved silently on the dark surface of the water, the morning dissolved into a thick and impenetrable fog. Not only […]
Business Success in the Time of COVID
This has been a good year for our family run businesses: PNW Video and Public Doman. We rarely loose a client. Usually they have to die to leave us. We just lost one due to COVID in September, however. They usually dealt with cash customers and cash was hard to come by for many people […]
Letter: No More
No more a memory of sad days gone by. No more the sound of weeping. No more an infant who lives but a few days. No more an old man who does not complete his years. No more. The pain will not dim but rather not come to mind. Clumsy words – so inadequate to […]
Green Book Review and Living with Others
Green Book (2018). I had heard about the film from the annual Oscar awards. It won three: Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali. I knew the Green Book was a publication to help black people negotiate their way through the southern states, which still had hotels, restaurants, and clubs […]