Out with the old Pho and in with the new. Souper Pho has taken over a Pho noodle restaurant that had seen better days. The same space has been revived with a minimalistic dining room and what should be a good “take-out” location. My buddy Richard Dorsett and I tried out the new restaurant as […]
Westside Story – A What If Tale?
My sister, Peg, and I traveled from Sea-Tac Airport in separate airplanes to reach the Montreat Conference Center, about 2,778 miles southeast of Lakewood, Washington near Asheville, North Carolina. The two of us met up to attend a 5 day Road Scholar photography class.
NBA Returning to Seattle and Tacoma?
I have two favorite memories of the Seattle Sonics. When they were playing at the King Dome, they offered a Seattle Sonics Cable Channel. My wife Peggy and I had traveled to Seattle by chartered bus with a keg and friends before, but thought it might be easier to simply sign up for the Sonic […]
Listen Along as Bonnie King goes Swimming Upstream with Dorothy Wilhelm
The Road to LaReta is the subject when author Bonnie King joins Dorothy Wilhelm on Swimming Upstream, the hybrid radio broadcast for the week of October 15. This very unusual novel, part memoir, part historical biography is filled with poignant stories and speculation as Bonnie King resurrects her past and the history of her family. […]
Westside Story – There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
My title is an old saying. Even if it is true there is no such thing as a free lunch, I am here to tell you there is such a thing as a free dinner. Maybe I just created a new saying.
Home from Home: Maintenance
Let’s face it – maintenance is not my strongest talent. That’s probably because I come from a family that never owned a home (landlords took care of maintenance) and that was rather on the academic side of life. Also, there are quite a few regulations what you are permitted to maintain or repair where and […]
Westside Story – Just A Thought
If you are easily offended by the things I say, imagine the things I hold back.
The Joy of Despair – Edgar Allen Poe
Books. My wife Peg and I love books. Books are mere beyond entertainment. Books contain ideas and dreams . . . and invariably the relationships of people to their surroundings and possibilities. As a teenager in the late fifties, my parents owned a motel in Ponder’s Corner. It was a family-run business, so I always […]
Westside Story – The Lakewood Triangle
Most readers are familiar with the Bermuda Triangle also known as the Devil’s Triangle.