Tacoma

I got my notice for jury duty and couldn’t think of a good excuse to get out of it so I was on my way to the County-City Building to report. Just another bad luck day, I guessed. The parking garage was already full, so I started looking for any place to park. I ended […]

It was a gorgeous Saturday. We were just finishing up breakfast, so I asked my wife Peg what she would like to do. She said, “Go to a movie.” We love the Grand Cinema, but they had nothing scheduled. We live just above Point Ruston, so I checked the PR theaters, but nothing looked interesting […]

At the Red Wagon in Tacoma I had to bend one piece of fish into the take-home container to make it fit so I could close the lid. A recent comment about food in one of my articles published in The Suburban Times featured a remark from a reader about Red Wagon Burgers, but it […]

Most of the world’s great chefs point to French cooking as the ideal food preparation and fine dining meals from simple to sublime. Some people nearly drool at the thought of fine cheeses and wine, “Boeuf Bourguignon,” or “Pate de Foie Gras.” I’ve had excellent French cooking, but I prefer Salmon Croquettes as a great […]

March is Women’s History Month. It’s recognition of achievement and a celebration of the effort and struggle that we hope inspires more women to dream and accomplish. In 1992 Peg and I watched the first show of Austin City Limits – Season 17. The program featured female songwriters. On the show were Nanci Griffith, the […]

As people age, we all worry about finding ourselves lost and confused, however it’s now happening to younger people as well. Roughly 30% of COVID survivors are experiencing side-effects from the disease that includes confusion and memory loss. I’m an avid listener to NPR, but only when I’m either driving by myself or waiting for […]

I don’t know about you, but I got tired of driving my car over and lurching down the giant potholes on the road. I even had one by my drive way. That’s how it all began. Well actually, I was just starting to repair my own asphalt drive way. I watched a number of Youtube […]

When I sat down at my computer at 4:00 am, I didn’t have any plans for the day. I didn’t know Peg and I would be going out to dinner. The email promoting Anthony’s Oyster Fest was delivered in the early afternoon. We called Anthony’s at 4:15 pm to make sure there were tables available […]

“Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” – Edmund Burke I for one, am sad to see February and Black History Month leave us behind. “Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Also known as African […]