I have a couple of serious life and death stories I am not going to share with you today. Those stories date back to c1972 and c1985. Both tragedies occurred in and around the intersection of 75th St SW & Bridgeport Way SW. Today’s upbeat story is titled, Passing The Buck. My story title is […]
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Westside Story – No More Traffic Deaths
I love my title, No More Traffic Deaths. Actually, it is not the title I love. I love the result my title describes, no more traffic deaths. Safe driving is something I think about and work on every day.
Westside Story – Apple iPhone Saves Lives
I wish to share with you an important life saving discovery, especially if you use an Apple iPhone. If you use another brand of phone, you might still benefit from a quick scan of my written words if you are willing to follow-up to see if your brand of phone provides the same life saving […]
Westside Story – Ghost Writer II
Do you remember my Halloween story from last month titled Ghost Writer? I have to say that first haunted photo showing the legs of a ghost was scary enough. Our sharp eyed publisher, Ben Sclair, spotted a second ghost near the bottom left corner of the Milford Antiques & Friends sign.
Westside Story – KPLU-FM Plays Low Notes & High Notes
I recently wrote a story titled Death of KPLU. While I do not wish to repeat my previous article, I do wish to add some follow-up information by providing you with a couple of links to other related stories.
Letter: The great shopping cart roundup
The following is an excerpt from the book “Lonesome Dove,” by Larry McCurtry, that kinda casts a loop around what the Lakewood City Council will hear Monday night (December 14, 2015) when Chief of Police Mike Zaro reports on the long-awaited roundup of what has been a 21-month study (p.46) by the Public Safety Advisory Committee […]
Westside Story – Pass the Catnip
A few days ago on, November 27, 2015, we published a story titled Westside Story – One Dozen Writers. After visiting the writers group at our Lakewood Senior Activity Center, I offered to publish a few of the works written by individual class members. These writers are ordinary looking people who walk among us in […]
Westside Story – Looking for the Funny
Funny is all around. This ad was sent to me today and it is not even Friday. It is Monday.
Westside Story – Death of KPLU
Toward the end of high school Larry King, a good pal of mine during high school and college, introduced me to the big band sound, jazz and Blues. I am forever grateful to Larry for his gift of introducing me to avant-garde music. By the time I arrived at college in the early 60s, jazz […]