Submitted by Dave Zink. The first book I’ll review here is City Builders and Vandals in Our Age: Articles and Essays on Socialism, by Caleb T. Maupin, 2019. In this compilation, Maupin takes a long view of history, from the birth of civilization, through the Greek and Roman Empires, the emergence of feudalism, capitalism, and […]
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My Foolish Heart – J.D. Salinger’s Authorized Film of His Written Work
Director: Mark Robson Writers: Julius J. Epstein (screen play) – Philip G. Epstein (screen play) based on the J.D. Salinger story “Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut” My Foolish Heart was a Samuel Goldwyn MGM production from 1949. The black and white images were crisp and clear . . . as was the story and the characters. […]
Looking for a Good Deal? Try St. Vinnies
It was a gorgeous day in Pierce County, so Peg and I thought: “Let’s go shopping at St. Vinnies.” I have no problem finding sweet deals at the St. Vinnies thrift store in Tacoma on South 56th Street. Just stepping two feet into the store I saw a treasure just waiting to be claimed. Although […]
Kid Life; Adult Life/Race
On my way home after running an errand to get some potato’s at the local big-box, there was a piece on NPR that grabbed my attention. The Jeep & I took the long way home with the sack of potato’s. It was an interview with a gal that had more melanin than I. She was […]
Reclaimed
Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. There are many ways a piece of private property can fall into a terrible condition. A family medical issue may distract a homeowner. The loss of a job may delay home repairs or maintenance. Or advancing age may prevent an older person from caring for their home as they […]
Across the Fence: Trip Traps
Do you like outings? To exciting places? At hardly any cost at all? Traveling world champion Germany used to have an answer to that seeming contradiction “exciting AND cheap” back in the day. And I can’t remember a week when I didn’t find advertising for such trips in my mail box. The concept was called […]
Wrinkle Ranchin’, Adult Life; “There She Lay”
Deaf in her left ear, she sleeps on her right side. Understandable. Her life has morphed from what it once was, into something new. Better or worse is up for grabs. There’s somethin’ about the way her mouth is, as she lay there. Somethin’ akin to a smile or a silent happy. It’s good to […]
Calling Doctor Weirdo Mystery – Episode 11 – The Sad Soul
The holidays were over. Rose and I didn’t really miss Jack, we just kind of just brought up his name occasionally and then went about our business with family and friends. It was rather pleasant, but still left a gnawing feeling in the back of my head that something was brewing and it wasn’t just […]
Across the Fence: A Structural Resurrection
The other day, a Facebook friend of mine was musing how many empty structures there are to be found in Washington State, mentioning specifically the empty mall in Aberdeen. She pondered it might be a typical thing for the human species to simply let buildings stay around unused until they are falling apart. But indeed, […]