My mother was an identical twin. My mother was Mary Lavinia . . . sometimes Lynn, sometimes Lindy, sometimes Mary. My aunt to me was always Virginia. Lynn, Virginia, and my father all graduated from high school in Nevada, Missouri, in the same class. My dad, and my uncle Randall, another local Missouri boy, fought […]
Across the Fence: Better than Icarus
The dream of flying is as old as mankind. Greek mythology tells us about a youngster who steals his father’s wax-melded wings and actually manages to rise into the sky, but when, in his recklessness he flies too close to the sun, the wax melts and he plummets to his death. Today, we all know […]
Laura Stage Noir at Tacoma Little Theatre
The 1944 film noir classic, Laura, was based on the best selling novel by Vera Caspary. She was also involved in the movie script. Caspary was a writer of novels, plays, screenplays, and short stories. In the film, Laura is played by Gene Tierney. Dana Andrews plays Mark, a detective who investigates her death. Gene […]
The Hub Restaurant Review
For Valentine’s Day Peg and I ordered take out from the Harmon on Pacific Avenue in Tacoma. The results were less than stunning (changes are happening there now). I wanted to make sure that The Hub (a Harmon property in the Stadium District) was maintaining their service and food standards. My wife Peg went with […]
Fishing event, town cleanup, trains and more
The Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association newsletter for the month of April can be downloaded here. Remember our monthly community meeting is the first Thursday so April 4, 6:30 P.M., Tillicum Community Center, 14916 Washington Ave. SW.
Exceptional Trees
I enjoyed a recent front page article from the Seattle Times. It was about a neighborhood joining together to save an exceptional tree from developers. It’s a tulip tree, which can grow as high as 120 feet (Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY). The Seattle tree is “Nearly 90 feet tall, with a diameter of 44 […]
So You Say . . . Quotations to Live By
When our three children were young, my wife Peg and I picked up on one of their verbal responses to each other, “So, you say!” Meaning of course, “That’s just your opinion.” I knew they could come up with stronger worded comments, but you probably get the idea. More mature responses came later. Words to […]
Film Review: Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966)
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Why Blake, you look incredibly handsome and buff today, as if your face and abs were blessed by the Gods themselves.” Thank you, my good readers. I appreciate all of your compliments relating to my perfect Chris Hemsworthian form, and I expect to hear more on the morrow. […]
Across the Fence: Bucket Lists
Lately, I have come across a thing that seems to be the newest fad for people who are about to celebrate their 70th birthday: At age 70, do 70 new things that you always wanted to do but never did. It sounds like fun, but I’m not sure about how brilliant the idea really is. […]