INC magazine once opined the greatest need of a CEO from those under his charge, let alone from his or her second in command, was honesty, not loyalty.
Blithe Spirit – Tacoma Little Theatre Post-Review
It was the last performance of Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit in Tacoma Little Theatre’s 99th season . . . meaning that the dead can return as needed when “spirited” séances go wrong. Peggy and I met friends for dinner at the seriously crowded Spanky Burgers & Brew on Sixth and Pine. We chose Spanky’s because […]
Letter: Rental Inspection refund checks are in the mail
The city will pay $211,000 to reimburse landlords. Garbage fees will go up to cover the city’s losses in having illegally collected fees for its Rental Inspection Program.
Saving a Mountain Ash for My Wife
Suburban Times writer Joe Boyle wrote about hedges and other bushes drying up and turning brown all over Lakewood. He’s worried about fires starting and spreading. I loved his article and sent him a comment: “Joe, I think you should re-title your piece: The Planted Dead. I know exactly what you’re talking about and the […]
Home from Home: Gardening
Until I came to the United States, I never had a garden. This is not unusual at all. In comparison to this nation, my mother country, Germany, is tiny, and its almost 90 million inhabitants literally live on top of each other in many places. I grew up in apartment houses. Later I rented apartments […]
A Checked Past – Room for All
If you’ve never seen a Checker automobile, you’ve missed an American icon. Checker Motors Corporation in Kalamazoo, manufactured taxicabs used by Checker Taxi (the same company really. They stopped producing automobiles in 1982. During many years of production Checker would sell cars for personal use on special order, but the taxi cab was their main […]
Aunt Raini, Pacific Lutheran University & the Responsibility of Art
“Aunt Raini” has been playing at Jewish Theaters across the U.S. There are two different versions of the script. One production company combined the two, unsuccessfully. At Pacific Lutheran University Tom Smith recently had the West Coast debut of the play. Smith, play wright, director, Associate Professor, and Artistic Director of Theatre at P.L.U. used […]
Tale Unravels at Knitting Store
Do you remember the times when your family was sitting together, everybody doing something, while somebody was reading a book aloud to all of you? Starting next week, The Sock Peddlers LLC in Lakewood are hosting exactly such a unique event with local author Susanne Bacon in their cozy store with lots living room ambience.
Westside Story – My Harvard Hats Off To You
As I approach my three quarter century mark it is only natural that I conclude I know everything. What more is there to learn? To explore this intellectually stimulating philosophical question further, let’s talk pen storage.