As with high speed we approach high speed rail’s 8th Annual National Train Day on May 9th – which also, significantly, coincides with “Lost Sock Memorial Day” – the losses of Amtrak just last year alone are worth six minutes of reflection.
Westside Story – US Open Breeds Greed
I love business and capitalism for all kinds of reasons, but when you add the element of greed to business, I have nothing but disdain for those responsible for giving capitalism a black eye.
A few days ago an incident involving cut-throat capitalism was reported in TV news and print media. It was reported that Mr. Abdulaziz Karim (AKA Aziz), a local business owner and landlord, appears to be using business practices to force at least two families out of their homes in order to make giant bucks renting his homes to B.T.O.s (Big Time Operators) associated with the 2015 US Open Championship. He stands to make $38,000 per house during the US Open Championship in June, 2015.
Local Wildlife Artist Becci Crowe to join Jane Goodall in the Congo
“The party’s over. Now off to the jungle,” declares Puyallup wildlife artist Becci Crowe as she plans her 13th trip to the African continent. This one is special even for Crowe who is a Signature Member of Artists for Conservation. On this trip, Crowe will join famed primatologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall, at the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Sanctuary in the Republic of Congo.
World Tai Chi Day Apr. 25
If your doctor has said that Tai Chi would be good for you, and he probably has, but you don’t know how to get started, and you probably don’t, a great free chance is available on World Tai Chi Day, Saturday April 25 at 10:00 a.m. in front of the Tacoma Museum of Glass. All are welcome, and it’s very beginner friendly.
Westside Story – What Would You Do?
Last week I took my grandchildren, ages 5 and 8, to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington.
While walking through the zoo, my grandchildren, (who are both built much closer to the ground than I am), found a fitbit zip in the middle of the walkway. Finding a fitbit is like finding $60.
Westside Story – What Would You Do?
Last week I took my grandchildren, ages 5 and 8, to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington.
While walking through the zoo, my grandchildren, (who are both built much closer to the ground than I am), found a fitbit zip in the middle of the walkway. Finding a fitbit is like finding $60.
Westside Story – Smokers Kill Non-Smokers
Here is the way I see it. We are all impacted by the choices we make. Back in 1959 I first started observing smokers while working in the grocery business. After doing so, I chose not to smoke for the following reasons:
Letter: When the bottom line is the top priority
The headline will one day read “They Were against It before They Were for It.”
You read it here first.
Westside Story – Rampant Age Discrimination at 2015 U.S. Open Golf Championship
The way I see it: the big time 2015 U.S. Open Golf Championship is coming to Pierce County and that means a lot of great, wonderful and positive things are going to happen in our community. But the U.S. Open has its downside.