On September 6, 2018, I published an article in The Suburban Times titled, Westside Story – The Twilight Zone – Almost Dead in Deadhorse, Alaska – Part IV. After reading my story, one of my readers, Mr. Ron Irwin, submitted the comment quoted below. Joe, that was a great story and if you can convince […]
Westside Story – Oakbrook Group Home Perfect For Stomper
A recent article in The Suburban Times reprinted from The Tacoma News Tribune titled, Western State Hospital patient stomps woman 8 times got me to thinking. After reviewing a nightmarish incident involving a 260 pound male knocking a Western State Hospital staff member to the floor and then stomping her eight times, it was easy for […]
Flex Your Mussels and Dunk into the Broth
My wife and I celebrated Labor Day with a trip to Anthony’s at Point Defiance. We ordered mussels as an appetizer. If you have never tried mussels, you should. Besides being tasty, they are good for you since they contain omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin B-12. Fisherman and author Paul Greenberg once told NPR, “Because […]
Can Parsnip a Day Keep the Heart Doctor Away?
Every time I go to lunch or dinner at Pacific Grill in downtown Tacoma, I ask about their soup. I keep hoping they will have parsnip soup. They offered it before, and I pray they will bring it back. Parsnips are harvested all year round, but most easily available from September thru January. The parsnip […]
Westside Story – Cell Phone Etiquette
The photo below depicts two young people proving a child can grow all the way into their 20s and not yet learn any courtesy or social intelligence when it comes to cell phone etiquette. Any parent claiming either of these two young ladies as their daughters should ask themselves, “Where did I go wrong”? Yes, […]
Westside Story – Lakewood Ordinance Forbids Selfies
There is no doubt. Technology has brought us smartphones capable of accomplishing amazing things including photography. It was bound to happen. People have taken smartphone photography too far. Now we have what is known as the selfie. There ought to be a law against selfies. Why? I will show you why. Check out my selfie […]
FAB Fest Features E. C. Murray
What fascinates us so much about autobiographies? Is it because we know the person? Or because of the person’s extraordinary experiences? A Kirkus Best Book of 2014, “A Long Way from Paris” is author E. C. (Elizabeth Corcoran) Murray’s story about personal transformation during a goat herding winter in Southern France back in 1980-81. Born […]
Home from Home: Household Items
The other day, I was vacuuming my house and was totally in deep thoughts when, all of a sudden, my vacuum cleaner died on me. The sudden silence woke me out of deep contemplation about a plot twist in my next novel, but I knew immediately what had happened. The plug had fallen out of […]
Bacteria-Powered Solar Cells
Foggy days are beautiful here in the Pacific Northwest. The islands disappear, but you can still see the waves and occasional birds and movement. When the forest fire smoke enters the equation, however you don’t even want to walk along the shore. Your eyes burn and it’s difficult to breathe. Overcast and forest fire smoky […]