How much compensation should there be for Amtrak riders – and those on I-5 below – who suffered “broken bones, brain injuries, spinal wounds and other trauma” when Amtrak 501 derailed on its inaugural run December 18, 2017 just minutes after passing through our community of Tillicum? That’s the question before jurors in the Tacoma […]
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Across the Fence: From Industry to Leisure
Sometimes it takes you a real long time to explore things straight in your backyard. This happens to have been the case with a pretty park none too far from our Lakewood home – the other day, after having lived in the Pacific Northwest almost ten years, we decided to explore Tumwater Falls, close to […]
Anthony's at Point Defiance Restaurant Review
On Labor Day, Peg and I walked along the seawall at Point Defiance Park. The next day we returned to visit the fantastic Rose Garden. Besides the glorious roses, the dahlias were blooming and beautiful. The first few days of September here in Paradise have been looking like a compilation of our biggest hits of […]
Westside Story – Under Pressure
During 40 of my 76 years on the planet, I was called Lord Boyle, not because I was related to royalty, but because I was a rental landlord. We read about a lot of nastiness between tenants and landlords. My relationships with most of my tenants were both positive and friendly. Years ago, an Army […]
Westside Story – Has Our Marriage Lasted Too Long?
It is a giant blessing in one’s life when a young man meets a young woman, and they fall in love, which is what happened with my wife and me. Often marriage follows sometime after that first date. My marriage to the beautiful young woman I met in high school occurred four years after I […]
Corn on the Cob from Ear to Ear and Year to Year
The night before the Soroptimist Club of Tacoma has their scholarship fundraising golf tournament at Oakbrook in Lakewood, the members will gather to shuck a hundred ears of corn for the tournament dinner and auction. Corn on the cob will accompany the meal, which usually includes BBQ ribs and chicken, salad, and apple pie with […]
Westside Story – Inaugural Famous Fun People Day
On Wednesday, August 28, 2019, I celebrated my first ever Annual Famous Fun People Day by inviting three famous people to join me for espresso and fun conversation. The invitees were: Clint Eastwood – Movie and Producer Magnet of worldwide fame. Clint sent his regrets. Clint Eastwood admitted he has never had one of Joe […]
Back Alley Reveals – Curb Appeal or Alley Repel?
If you are selling your home, you definitely want to have curb appeal. Curb appeal is the drive by attraction of a home to potential buyers who might be touring a neighborhood looking to purchase. The initial appeal of a home often results in an appointment to see a home and the purchase. Generally, people […]
Letter: The best thing about toasting marshmallows
Today, August 30, is National Marshmallow Toasting Day. Seriously. If you missed it there is a National Toasted Marshmallow Day Countdown Clock that shows the number of days, hours, minutes & seconds until the next gooey event. Relatedly, there is an opinion expressed by the editorial board in one media publication that recommends school not […]