Submitted by Don Doman. Lack of communication is a major cause of conflict. In feature films, no communication equals conflict and conflict means a possible Academy Award. In business, no communication equals conflict and this means a possibility of no profit and no business. The great filmmaker Stanley Kubrick constantly used communications as his element […]
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Healthy Aging Diet Cookbook – Review
Submitted by Don Doman. When people read my restaurant reviews they assume I eat fried and fancy food all the time. Or they think I don’t believe in home cooked meals. For example, every time I see my buddy Buck Thompson, he asks me, “Do you ever eat at home?” It’s true I like bacon, […]
Pipe Dreams – Affordable Housing
Submitted by Don Doman. How many people can afford a new home these days? Tent cities, tiny houses, and homeless multitudes are just part of a housing problem that has cities scrambling for answers and solutions. With the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare), and Social Security possibly the next target for cutting by the Trump administration […]
Tacoma Szechuan Restaurant Review
Submitted by Don Doman. I think there is something lost in translation here. I think in Chinese, Tacoma Szechuan obviously means Lakewood Chinese Food. The restaurant is located in a little strip mall at 9601 South Tacoma Way. A few months ago I used Google to locate local restaurants with Taiwanese style food. Tacoma Szechuan […]
The Red Lobster – Restaurant Review
Submitted by Don Doman. The first time I dined at a Red Lobster chain restaurant was in Houston, Texas during the mid-1990s. My buddies and I had flown there to watch the University of Washington take on the University of Houston in the furthest away football game of the season. As we ordered our meals […]
Communicating and Being Understood
Submitted by Don Doman. In communication so much is said and so much of it is taken for granted . . . or not. I’ve always liked the story of the general who sent an order to his troop, “Have your company moved to the left wing” with no punctuation. The response came back, “No, […]
Our Friend Pat Flynn
Submitted by Don Doman. Pat Flynn passed away on Saturday, July 7th. Most people will know Pat for her work raising money for cancer research with Relay for Life. We knew her as a friend. Today you can find Relay For Life in 5,000 communities in the United States and in 29 foreign countries with […]
Saving Money by Mail
Submitted by Don Doman. Last week my friend Jim and I were going to lunch on Friday. Thursday’s mail delivered a copy of “Your Local Shopper” with coupons for money saving offers. When Jim picked me up I gave him two choices, “Mexican food or pub food,” I queried. “What’s pub food,” Jim asked. “Drive […]
Families Belong Together – Pierce County Rally
Submitted by Don Doman. I arrived a good half hour early. I lost count of friends, Rotarians, organizations, elected officials (past and present), kids, bikes, and families as I walked around People’s Park. The people were open and congenial. The weather was constantly threatening, but the people weren’t. Protestors spoke their minds, but everyone in […]