On April 19, 2020, Tillicum’s David Anderson published a letter titled Letter: Is coronavirus a reason for cannabis home delivery? In case you missed David’s letter, click my link, which provides background information helpful to readers before devouring the remainder of my writing below. The other day I could not help replying to Mr. Anderson’s […]
Letter: The Mayor is right, the Governor is wrong
KIRO 7 News Staff reported late afternoon April 20 that Lakewood’s mayor “admits he’s responsible for an online social media post criticizing enforcement of Washington’s statewide coronavirus shutdown and blaming Gov. Jay Inslee.” Good for Mayor Anderson. While apparently the entirety of Anderson’s claims cannot be considered as accurate, his charges alleging heavy-handedness – let […]
Pierce County Judge Helen Whitener Appointed to the Washington State Supreme Court
On April 13th Gov. Jay Inslee announced the appointment of Judge G. Helen Whitener to the Washington State Supreme Court. As a Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Judge Whitener was active locally, nationally and internationally in various community service activities. With a strong commitment to justice and equality for all people, and a unique perspective […]
Biscoff – the Almond Roca of Cookiedom
Personally, I’ve never met a cookie I didn’t like. Some are better than others, for example, The Cookie at Metro Market in the Proctor District. I even like the tooth breaker German cookies that buddy Tony Schmidt bakes, or used to bake at Christmas time. The Metro Market Cookie needs a tall glass of milk […]
Letter: Is coronavirus a reason for cannabis home delivery?
If you don’t think about it for too long – any more than the 152 seconds it takes to read it – the April 15 editorial by the Tacoma News Tribune Editorial Board (TNTEB) might initially appear somewhat reasonable. “Legalize home delivery of marijuana.” After all, think of the “frail, sick or immunocompromised” the TNTEB […]
The English Game – Football/Soccer – Review
Not all of our dozen grandchildren played soccer, but we rooted for those who did and enjoyed every minute. When their parents were young, all three played soccer. I remember dropping one off and driving to the next field to drop off the second one, and then repeating that for the third, only to circle […]
Across the Fence: A Lake in the Middle of Nowhere
Cabin Fever causes dreams of escape and about traveling despite the current order to stay in place. But we can always travel in our minds. And today I’d like to take you to a place that you have probably heard of but maybe have never been to: an artificial lake in the middle of the […]
Pandemic Heroes Around the World and in Our Own Backyard
Who would have guessed just a few months ago the face of beauty today might wear a mask? In the middle of a world of pandemic proportions, heroes are stepping forward: In Poland, they are keeping hard-pressed medics supplied with coffee and lunch. In New York, they are packing food for people who can no […]
Letter: Honesty, still the best policy
April 30 is National Honesty Day, one-day, 24-hours, set aside to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. It serves, says Psychics Universe as “a reminder that we should be upright and forthcoming.” Ironic that the same month is bookended by tricks, deceits and falsehoods commonly associated with April 1, and […]