It’s a great comfort – as much as can be had given the circumstances anyway, those circumstances being conflict – to have, going into battle, your quiver full of arrows. I do. My quiver is full. Of grown children who likewise have children and who work with children and who are instilling in them the […]
Lakewood
Letter: No Amtrak trains until all safety steps are taken
That’s the position of the Lakewood City Council in a resolution (pp.305-318) supporting the safety recommendations approved by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on May 21, 2019. Noble, but inadequate. Even with the replacement “as soon as possible” of current passenger conveyances with more substantially built rail cars, somehow the recommendation to “secure potential […]
Across the Fence: Tiny Sound Islands
When it’s getting warmer, my husband and I sometimes set out in our little boat to explore. And what’s better to explore than places you usually cannot reach on foot or by car?! Because they are so very small and out of the way. Our South Puget Sound tiny islands. One of these islands you […]
Westside Story – No Tacos
In the news was, as considered by one Lousiana resident, a horrifying travesty of justice. A Taco Bell in Slidell, Louisiana ran out of Tacos. So, a man called 911 for police action. I wonder if the new wave for police policy change by the State of California will impact on how police officers respond […]
Letter: A Voter’s Guide – Hit the road, Jack (but look for Mike or Debbie)
We were there the night the Seattle Mariners got pummeled by the hated A-Rod, always-booed-when-he-comes-to-the-plate Yankees. That wasn’t what we hoped to see given the King was on the mound – briefly – but it was what we saw. It was our first time so there were a lot of firsts for us. First it […]
Letter: I love all our grandchildren
It’s just that this one seems like I’ve had opportunity to hold more than any of the others. At four months now since she’s been born, she’ll want to go to the mailbox with me. At least I think she does. Or anywhere else for that matter. I’ll do anything to get her to smile […]
Letter: Safety first. Then why wasn’t it?
Beginning December 18, 2017 Sound Transit said 14 Amtrak trains, at 79 mph, would pass through Lakewood at the following times: A.M. – 7, 8:25, 9:40, 10:35 and 11:05. P.M. – 12:20, 2:10, 3:15, 5:30, 6:15, 7:10, 7:50, 8:45 and 9:35. One, just one, the first one, made that trip. But never reached its destination. […]
Westside Story – You Do Get A 2nd Change To Make A 2nd Impression
The other day I wrote a column titled Westside Story – You Don’t Get A 2nd Chance To Make A 1st Impression. The article included one of my photos pictorially describing what I was writing about related to an unkempt looking property. I have included a duplicate photo below for reference. One of the comments […]
Letter: Today I make the call
“A sign in the office of Dr. Stephen Strum, a prostate cancer specialist in Los Angeles, reads: ‘Old Russian Sailing Proverb: Pray to God but don’t stop rowing.’” Interesting that I should run across this quote today from a book I picked up in my favorite bookstore – Goodwill – four years ago. “Prostate and […]