It’s Only An Urge. Boyle urges China to investigate the Trumps Joe Biden thinks Joe Boyle is funny! Credits and thanks: (1) Mrs. B. for photography and photo pre-production to make this attempt at humor possible. (2) Jimmy Howe for purchasing one of President Donald Trump’s old red ties at the Trump family moving sale […]
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Letter: One year ago, today
It’s the call you never want to get. It’s what happens to other people, that is, until your phone rings. Grief like a grave with both ends kicked out stretches on and on. And on. Sometimes it’s a medical prognosis that confirms our worst fear; an unjust accusation that is most difficult to bear. We […]
Letter: The power of darkness – one thing led to another
As it turned out it was a very, very small thing – in the beginning anyway – but it had created a very frustrating problem. Nearly half the house was in darkness. The other half was cheery bright. To bring power to the darkness, extension cords plugged into extension cords which were plugged into lamps, […]
Across the Fence: Apple Squeeze
Would you know what day it is, this upcoming Sunday? Yes, October 6, right. It’s also German-American Day, celebrating the first German settlers arriving from Krefeld in the United States in 1683; they founded Germantown, PA, and organized the first petition in the English colonies in 1688 to abolish slavery. But this year it’s also […]
Westside Story – Complaints & Compliments After 27,879 Breakfasts
I have no plans for the day, so to use my time wisely, I think I will answer a long term burning question by mathematically calculating how many breakfasts I have enjoyed since being born during World War II. The answer is 27,878 breakfasts. The follow-up question to this scientific mathematical inquiry is how many […]
No Tillicum meeting Thursday, Oct.3
No Tillicum community meeting on Thursday, Oct. 3. Here, however, are the library happenings for the month of October. Saturdays 10/5; 10/12; 10/19 @ 12:00 PM – Bi-lingual Family StorytimeBilingual Story Times are offered in Spanish and English. Storytime include art activities, rhymes, singing and finger plays. For families with young children. Tuesdays 2:00-4:00 – […]
Across the Fence: A True Cowboy Dish
Has it ever occurred to you that food you are used to might look totally different when you order it in Europe? Or you might not even get it? Just mentioning the concept of “biscuit and gravy”, which in England would probably cause your restaurant staff a frown if not an outright “blech”. Because a […]
Tea With Dorothy on Sept. 27 at Lakewood’s Steeped in Comfort
The great artist Toulouse-Lautrec spent much time and found inspiration in the Moulin Rouge. Edward Degas had Paris’ Café de la Nouvelle Athènes, in Place Pigalle. In Lakewood, there’s Steeped in Comfort. This cozy neighborhood tea house offers 38 different kinds of tea (Chunky Monkey is a big favorite). Everything on the menu is fresh […]
Across the Fence: Just that Color!
Do you have a place that you have been dreaming of to stand there just once in your life-time? A bucket list of locations? Well, the other day it just happened to me, and I was blown! Actually, I’m still living this moment when I got there, the time I spent there – and it […]