No, not Felix Hernandez. And not the “King of the Hill” American adult animated sitcom in which “season four the episode ‘High Anxiety’ was rated TV-14 due to the episode’s references to marijuana smoking, murder, and irresponsible gun use.” Interesting how those go together. Ever play that children’s game – King of the Hill? It’s […]
Lakewood
Westside Story – You Don't Get A 2nd Chance To Make A 1st Impression
Recently, while motoring down Custer Road in Lakewood, I spotted the sign depicted below while waiting at a red traffic light. As I studied the sign, the first concept that came into my “thinker” was the word, Professional. The sign promotes the idea that all the business entities, and organizations inside the “professional” complex are […]
Across the Fence: Opening Nights
Are you into art? Then I bet you have been to one or the other museum. Maybe you have been passing by galleries and been window shopping. Maybe you even have one or the other real artwork at home. But have you ever been to a gallery opening night? If not, you are missing out […]
Westside Story – Seattle is Dying. Is Lakewood?
KOMO ABC 4 News produced a video titled, KOMO – 4 Seattle Is Dying. View the video to learn what has happened and what has failed to happen in Seattle, Washington. Seattle’s troubles are only 30 miles north of places we care about such as Lakewood, University Place, Steilacoom, and DuPont. Before it is too […]
Westside Story – WOW
I know not if you noticed. I love playing with words. Word-play is mentally challenging, stimulating and just plain fun most of the the time. Some times when my personal high-energy, and articulate, unpaid language arts consultant, Mary Hammond, reads what I right she is often able to point out when I am not using […]
Across the Fence: Swimming Pools
The other day, a German friend living here in Western Washington said she was missing the German swimming pool culture. I started musing when was the last time I swam over here in the US – and it is true: hardly ever. Not that I did so much more often back in my mother country. […]
More Leadership for Lakewood
One of the presumed ‘candidates’ for Lakewood has a webpage proudly displaying both a yard sign AND a request for donations, even before filing. Not only am I NOT fundraising. I will not rely on yard signs to clutter up our city. I will rely on contact with community members. Next week I will file […]
Letter: We’re talkin’ trash – Lakewood’s ‘dump-it-days’
Why was Lakewood’s Community Development Director Dave Bugher standing in the middle of the road, leaning on the driver’s side open widows of trucks, cars, and U-Hauls as they lined up bumper to bumper this past weekend? And, for that matter, what was the occasion that smiling members of the Lakewood City Council, City Manager […]
Across the Fence: An Island Far Out
Have you ever heard of the Dry Tortugas? It’s one of the US National Parks, and most of it is underwater! A visit to Garden Key had been high up on my husband’s and my bucket list for the past years, and last March we actually were able to realize this dream. We travelled to […]