It’s a long-running debate, one back in the headlines again, as police from both the Pierce County Sheriff and Lakewood Police Departments gave chase to a reported stolen vehicle according to Kenny Ocker in the Tacoma News Tribune, June 21, 2018.
Buttered Biscuit and Tons of Gravy – Restaurant Review
I don’t think I’ve ever eaten at the Buttered Biscuit in Sumner when the parking lot wasn’t full and no one waiting in line. Father’s Day was the same crowd, just a different celebration . . . and families are usually celebrating something. The Buttered Biscuit is a family style restaurant. Downstairs, where you enter, […]
Home from Home: Fireworks
Submitted by Susanne Bacon It’s this time of year again – Independence Day firework sales are soon beginning everywhere. Wait, not everywhere – only on native American reservations. And possession is restricted as well. I’m not entirely bewildered by the concept. In my German past, there were restrictions as well.
A long story short
Submitted by Susanne Bacon Have you ever read Thomas Mann in the German original? Did you find that he wrote sentences as long as two large pages, and in the middle of one of those you lost it and had to turn the page back again to start over? The kind of sentences my school […]
Food Fights and Trade Wars
President Trump has been threatening, badgering, and insulting our neighbors of Canada and Mexico. Two weeks ago was the first shot: “Mexico slaps tariffs on U.S. products days after U.S.-imposed tariffs on Mexican products went into effect. Washington exports up to $250 million worth of apples every year, and Mexico is the biggest customer.” – […]
Lovino Ristorante Italiano – Review
After months of waiting, the Lovino Ristorante Italiano in Ruston is open. Located just across the street from the Antique Sandwich Company on North Pearl and North 51st, this new restaurant is finally up and running. It was worth the wait. – http://lovino.business.site/ A friend was back in town for a week and wanted to […]
Forgive and Forget? I Don’t Think So!
There are people who have made me so mad, that I wish them bad luck . . . and worse. I envision all kinds of evil events befalling them. And every time I hear that bad things happen to these people I rejoice, but at the same time I feel like maybe I’m less of […]
Planning, Parables, and Profit
Usually in ancient stories and fables there are elements of truth. We see the same thing in news reports and speeches today. There’s generally just enough truth in stories to make them plausable. For example, we all know about the “midas touch.” The story of King Midas, tells of Midas’s ability to turn everything he […]
Home from Home: Cabbage and Taters
Submitted by Susanne Bacon I have been called some names over here after my arrival. One of them was “sauerkraut” or “Kraut”. There is worse you could be called – still … Actually, I like sauerkraut. When I was a child, my mother always gave me some fresh from the can, and as a grown-up […]