Did you vote for Joe in the last presidential primary? I am not talking about Joe Biden for president. Joe Biden wants to destroy our Second Amendment rights leading to the confiscation of our guns and the right of Americans to defend themselves. I am talking about Joe Boyle for president. Joe Boyle is not […]
Letter: Birds adapt, humans not so much: The eve of destruction
“Herons using bread or insects as bait to catch fish, carrion crows dropping nuts onto roads so passing cars crack open their shells and great cormorants timing their fishing periods in New Zealand to take advantage of the strong currents generated by commercial ferries,” are examples, Jack Guy writes for CNN this April 7, of […]
Westside Story – STC
I promised a follow-up article to my Westside Story – Failure To See The Light, in which I talked about FTC (Following Too Closely). Readers showed great enthusiasm for learning my next safe driving tactic, which I call STC. If you missed the FTC article, click the link above. My acronym FTC stands for Following […]
Letter: Beauty underfoot, and just down the road
National Geographic’s (NG) April 9, 2020 “Your Weekly Escape” edition is subtitled “Extraordinary people, discoveries, and places in a time of turmoil. “Take a deep breath,” NG recommends. “There are still amazing tales of purpose and dedication, exploration that leads to discovery and understanding, and a natural world that often astounds us.” Featured photographer Jim […]
Westside Story – Operation Easter Egg Drop
The other day I had an astonishing phone conversation with French and Mary Lu Wetmore from the Town of Steilacoom. They shared some upbeat information I am excited to pass on to my readers. French and Mary Lu informed me that John and Niki O’Reilly uncovered a post-onset Coronavirus pandemic problem facing kids living in […]
Letter: Thousands of miles, hundreds of hours, buckets of tears
It’s Easter weekend which means, among many things, there’ll be a hunt for eggs in the front yard. It’s her first opportunity, with her newfound ability to toddle about on her own, that she’ll navigate her way robotically from one brightly colored egg to another and fill her little basket. She’ll be dressed in her […]
You Scratch My Back . . . and I'll Scratch Mine
Man is not alone in having an itch that can’t quite be reached. Many four-legged animals have long necks that allow them to nibble at an irritation or tingle. Bears can rub up and down a tree, but humans are left making do. Back scratchers started out as limbs from trees. Early primates would simply […]
Across the Fence: Open or in Between?
Really? She is writing about sandwiches today? She must have run out of topics. What’s there to write about some slabs of bread and some toppings? Well, if you are a foodie, you don’t get past sandwiches. And if you love history, you will find some pretty interesting stories around them. Let me share you […]
Islands of Resilience
A lot of us are looking back in history these days, most probably because they want to find out about how people 100 years ago dealt with the Spanish flu and its aftermath. But these days, there is another historical date coming up that changed the world in Europe 75 years ago: European V-Day on […]