A community bulletin board for Western Pierce County.
David Anderson · · ·
The sign on the gate at Harry Todd Park in Tillicum declares the place closes – and the gate gets locked – at 9 P.M.
I drove into the park – through the open gate – at 9:45 P.M. July 1, to see why a bonfire and the comings-and-goings of a number of cars was, well, on-going.
David Anderson · · ·
A cracked Liberty Bell summons to America. Forever.
Sometimes to initiate a newbie to our youth group we’d randomly place on a sheet, in full view of everyone, a dozen or more eggs right out of the carton. The new kid on the block was then blindfolded and challenged to walk from one side of the sheet to the other with the objective of not stepping on any of the landmines.
David Anderson · · ·
Now that Tacoma is happy – or happier – with the Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT’s) willingness to consider “building an historically appropriate new station in the center of 100-year-old Freighthouse Square,” as opposed to a glass and metal thing which was the original design, if Amtrak could just fix the onboard Netflix problem, all would be swell.
David Anderson · · ·
On the one year anniversary (June 18) of the death of 28-year-old Patrick O’Meara, killed by Lakewood Police in a felony arrest attempt shortly before midnight in Tillicum, Lakewood Mayor Don Anderson comments on the city Facebook page:
“Mr. O’Meara’s death was tragic. It was tragic for him, his family and for the officers who he, by his willful choice, forced into a situation where their lives were threatened and they are involuntarily compelled to live with the consequences. Was it “suicide by cop,” most likely; or just being incredibly stupid? Perhaps we will never know. Officer’s lives will not be risked and policy will not be changed based on an individual’s grudges.”
Joseph Boyle · · ·
Just yesterday, I was having coffee with my pal, Jimmy at the Black Bear in Lakewood. Jimmy commented, “Joe, you are a Life Coach.” I guess Jimmy is right. Marrium-Webster’s definition of Life Coach is, “an advisor who helps people make decisions, set and reach goals, or deal with problems. The word was first used in 1986.”
Joseph Boyle · · ·
While traveling through the State of Maryland, this tree house caught my eye. It is a clear pictorial warning that if you do not keep up with your gardening, Mother Nature may sneak up on you and you will not be able to get out of your house.
Joseph Boyle · · ·
One dark evening this summer I was hanging out on the covered patio at a Chincoteague Island, Virgina motel, which reminded me of a scene out of that classic 1942 movie staring Humphry Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, Casablanca. As I sat there under the whirling ceiling fans, I met a 67 year old woman named Jacqueline.
Joseph Boyle · · ·
Recently I spotted a thought provoking sign and was compelled to take a photo which I have attached below.
Back in 1949 when I was only 6 years old, a miracle was taking place inside our house. We were one of the first families in the neighborhood to buy a black and white TV. We loved our new fangled gadget with the tin foil wrapped around the top of the rabbit ears antenna.
Joseph Boyle · · ·
From my observation, Dave Anderson and I have a lot in common. We both suffer from verbosity and redundancy. I fight it all the time in my own writing.
I wish to focus on one of Mr. Anderson’s recent articles written May 25, 2014, and titled Letter: City Committee Openings – Robots May Apply.