Submitted by Don Doman. The Homestead Restaurant looks like a small red barn. The Homestead is kitty-corner from the B & I Shopping Center on South Tacoma Way and just a few blocks shy of being in Lakewood. My favorite dining experience at the Homestead was several years ago when we took two granddaughters to […]
Wilhelm adds irresistible new feature to Podcast
Submitted by Dorothy Wilhelm. A new feature is being added to Dorothy Wilhelm’s podcast which will be recorded on Friday, July 27 at the Lakewood Senior Activity Center. The program, It’s Never Too Late/Swimming Upstream, is possibly the only show on the air with two names. This will be explained at some later time. Not […]
New Life, Time and Time, Again… Gives Hope
Submitted by Don Doman. About two hundred miles north of Sandpoint, Idaho lies the tiny village of Field, British Columbia. You probably passed through Field if you ever drove to Lake Louise, a glacier-fed lake encircled by high peaks in Banff National Park. Nearby Field is located inside Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies. […]
Promoting Preschool Independence and Learning
Submitted by Don Doman. Usually children are smarter than we think. They still need help and guidance, however. Quite often encouragement alone carries the day. As young grandparents we didn’t expect to be babysitters, but we quickly adapted to the needs of our children and their children. Teaching children is almost as fun as being […]
Letter: Citizenship
Submitted by David Anderson. Is citizenship determined by satisfactorily completing Form I-90, N-400, N-565, I-765, etc., paperwork seemingly without end? Or is citizenship about something else?
Stopping the Runaway Train in Triplicate
Submitted by Don Doman. “After an Ohio State University convocation, the chairman ran out for an aspirin and the audience fell down laughing. The Story: A distinguished old judge was invited to speak, the decision was made without realizing that the judge was somewhat eccentric and growing senile, He plodded to the lecture and started […]
A Great Discovery of Local Gold
Submitted by Don Doman. You never know what you’ll find when you start cleaning up and paring down. We’re tearing out our old furnace for something smaller and more efficient. You couldn’t even see the old one until I started going through boxes and shelves . . . moving this . . . giving away […]
A Shining Example of Communication and Conflict
Submitted by Don Doman. Lack of communication is a major cause of conflict. In feature films, no communication equals conflict and conflict means a possible Academy Award. In business, no communication equals conflict and this means a possibility of no profit and no business. The great filmmaker Stanley Kubrick constantly used communications as his element […]
Healthy Aging Diet Cookbook – Review
Submitted by Don Doman. When people read my restaurant reviews they assume I eat fried and fancy food all the time. Or they think I don’t believe in home cooked meals. For example, every time I see my buddy Buck Thompson, he asks me, “Do you ever eat at home?” It’s true I like bacon, […]