When I first joined the Rotary Club of Tacoma #8 we had a number of members who were part of the religious community. At each meeting one of them would give an invocation to start off the meeting. We had pastors Earnest Brazill, Joseph Boles, and Sherman Davis, Rabbi Richard Rosenthal, and Father Dan Webber. […]
Letter: Soon it’ll be Christmas. So why are we so glum?
Because we’re human and being human, no one is immune. Today it’s raining. Tomorrow it will rain again. And the day after that.
Westside Story – Sidewalk Hazards
NOTE: My first draft of this article which has to do with bicycles, sidewalks, and personal safety, was written on September 3, 2018. Before my article was submitted for publication, an article having to do with the related subjects of sidewalks, and personal safety was published in The News Tribune and The Suburban Times around […]
Porridge, Gruel, Soup and Stews
Can you imagine breast feeding children until they are four or five years old? In times before farming, humans lived a nomadic life. Baby teeth have a hard time chewing roots, berries and available meat, so pre-neolithic mothers breast fed their children for years. Hunting and gathering kept people on the move. About 12,000 years […]
Found Money at Holiday Time A Short Story
It was a good week for my little sister. She celebrated the twentieth anniversary of her divorce. He was not a good provider and relied on drugs to make it through each day. We were all happy when the divorce was final. He has never helped with finances. Sis in an independent woman. She has […]
Home from Home: Rivers
Have you ever enjoyed a river cruise? Or any kind of boating trip on a river? On a riverboat? Tell me I’m wrong, but here in Western Washington the only navigable river as in riverboats and freight ships is the Columbia river. The rest of them are barely useable for even small watercraft. It was […]
A Cross Between a Limo and a Sports Car
I used to cruise South Tacoma Way and its used car lots. I would buy cars like shoes. One day I saw this sharp looking silver car. It was only two years old, drove like a dream, had a great price and low miles. I had never heard of the make or model, which is […]
Letter: Human Wreckage
What I thought I saw I hoped I didn’t see but as it turned out it was what I feared the most. I was first to see it.
Christmas Starts With Yuletide Funcast at Lakewood Senior Activity Center
Ever wish you knew a personal chef who could cook something wonderful to add a bit of sparkle to your holiday meals? Here’s your chance to find out what a private chef can do, when Anessa McClendon, Chef/Owner of Good Taste Unlimited, gives demonstrations and recipes for quick, easy and of course, delicious, holiday dishes.