Are you familiar with pianist Charlie Albright? Charlie, who grew up in Centralia, Washington, started playing the piano at age 3 1/2 and quickly became known as a child prodigy. Please allow me to do you a huge favor by providing two links to Charlie playing some fantastic piano. The first video is when Charlie, […]
Lakewood YMCA Giving Tree 2019
I went grocery shopping yesterday and was surprised to see Christmas decorations for sale. I guess you can’t start the holiday planning season too early, so I’m sharing about the Lakewood Y Giving Tree. I’ve always loved the idea of “Giving Trees.” The idea is to go shopping for an unknown child, just like you […]
Letter: Impervious
Unaffected by outside influence; unmoved by popular opinion, argument or suggestion; “standing sentinel” over the fray of insults hurled; secure despite accusations tossed and those with violence and vehemence. On a rock he stands, majestic, unperturbed as the chill winds assail the seas and torment into a wild frenzy the crashing and thundering waves below. […]
Tacoma Arts Live and Shakespeare in Love – Play Review
The latest production at Theatre on the Square in downtown Tacoma was well worth the block-long walk from my car in the rain. I met up with my cousin, Lavinia Hart in the lobby and we proceeded up the stairs to our seats. As we sat down, Lavinia looked around and marveled at the stage […]
Fighting Against Human Slavery: Truckers Against Trafficking
Human trafficking is not something that just happens a world away. It happens right here, right now; not only in our cities and towns, but rural areas, too. Human slavery is going on right now in all 50 states. Human trafficking is the modern name for the trade of humans. People are being held against […]
Across the Fence: Alhambra on the Neckar
Remember that I still owe you an article about the Zoological and Botanical Gardens in my German hometown of Stuttgart? Because I had been raving about the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle a while ago, which reminded me of this marvelous institution that was such a great destination during my childhood and teenage years. It […]
No Reason to Return – Knapp's Restaurant Review
Our Sunday morning breakfast group chose to dine at Knapp’s Restaurant in the Proctor District. I was so excited. They have long been a favorite restaurant for breakfast. Their hash browns were my ideal: dark brown and crispy. They had great bacon and sausage served with excellent toast and lots of Smucker’s jam/jelly choices. Their […]
Westside Story – The Inventor – Part II
If you missed my previous column titled, Westside Story – The Inventor – Part I, click the link to be taken back in time. In 1967 I purchased a Charmglow natural gas grill which I have owned for over 50 years. I recently concluded allowing my son-in-law to grill with a BBQ that is older […]
Foxes and Other Wildlife from Lakewood to Alaska
A while back, I sat talking with my friend, Dave Jones, the old Alaskan story teller. He owns Alpenview Lodge on Kodiak Island and lives in Pierce County when not at the lodge. Many people come to his lodge to fish for salmon and steelhead on the local rivers or they try their hands at […]