The Suburban Times

By David Anderson, Tillicum “America is in decline.”  That’s the “sobering and pessimistic account of the country’s status in the world today” – the assessment of Zbigniew Brzezinski in his book “Strategic Vision” as reviewed by Harold Evans. It’s less a matter of products not being made in America so much as America mattering less in […]

By David Anderson Here on American Lake we don’t row in the wind, at least we don’t if we don’t have to.  And we don’t spit into the wind.  But if we did – spit or row – it’s better to do both downwind.

By David Anderson, Tillicum With regards the same-sex marriage (SSM) matter (I almost said debate) – in addition to the opinions expressed that are more often than not interspersed with name-calling – we’ve witnessed flash-mob street dancing, Obama-boy-rainbow-colored-presidential-crush-infatuating and other antics attractive to some, antagonizing to others with a whole lot more of the same anticipated between now and […]

By David Anderson, Tillicum It was a kite-flying contest for kids.  Another blustery day on Whidbey Island, the wind pushed up the side of the bluff to where we dads and sons – and in some cases daughters – huddled together for warmth, receiving pre-event instructions.  Port Townsend was visible across the strait where a ferry fought […]

By David Anderson, Tillicum It’s time to graduate.  Commencement exercises will be followed by endless summer days, plans for success, the next adventure, dreams come true and living happily ever after. And shattered glass.

By David Anderson, Tillicum I believe, no better yet I bet, that if I balanced the books here at Bill’s Boathouse, the best, biggest, beyond-any-other-bait-or-bauble benefiting our business by far – besting bobbers, banana weights and even boats – would be these burrowing buddies nestled by the 12-per-bunch in their shredded-paper beds that we buy […]