I don’t want to know their names. I don’t want to know them intimately. I try not to dream of their fancy delights. They are an occasion of sin. Oh, please . . . keep thee behind me, Satan. Of course I’m talking about French pastries. A friend stopped in several days ago with a […]
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Crossword Puzzles Not So Puzzling
While my young nephew visited one afternoon he mentioned wanting to write secret notes. I didn’t want to delve into his needs for secret notes, and so I changed the subject. But thinking it over since then, I plan to give him a couple of crossword puzzle books for his birthday. Although often in trouble […]
Tesla All-Electric Semi Ready to Roll?
I don’t think you’ll be driving the new electric Tesla Semi to the moon and back, but speculation is growing about the payload and savings on diesel fuel it is supposed to deliver. ” . . . a typical “day cab” configuration 18-wheeler with a diesel engine weighs roughly 32,000 pounds with a relatively lightweight […]
Singing the Praises of The Refugee Choir
At a regular meeting of the Rotary Club of Tacoma #8 I was charmed by the program, the Tacoma Refugee Choir and the board chair Michael Collier. “Our attitude towards immigration reflects our faith in the American ideal. We have always believed it possible for men and women who start at the bottom to rise […]
Mosquito Zappers, Wind-Up Toilets, Mini-Microscopes and Teachers
If you have never been to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center, you owe a day of amazement to yourself and your family. “Discover innovations and inventions that are helping to create a world where every person has the opportunity to live a healthy and productive life. Immerse yourself in debates about education, […]
Washington Killer Trees Coming? Or Going?
Sitting at my kitchen table this morning looking out at the snow, I’m reflecting on global warming and our prospects of another hot and dry summer here in Pierce County . . . and what this means to our environment. I was just reviewing the Washington State Department of Natural Resources Forest Health Program from […]
Ned Visits Food Land – Children’s Book – Review
As a child, reading and cooking were important activities for me . . . they still are. I really love it when I can combine the two. Ned Visits Food Land is an engaging children’s book about food and nutrition. Ned is a young boy living in the big city. His parents work all day […]
Really Bad Movies – But the Price is Right
We’re closing in on two months without cable-TV. Our world didn’t end, but I do miss being able to record favorites. We are still figuring out how to find the best selections. I just learned that my favorite reality TV programs are available for free on Netflix: Forged in Fire, Top Chef, and Undercover Boss. […]
Betamax in a Friendly Bar
A few years ago I was out with my friend, Randy. We were looking for a good used car for his wife. Preferable a Toyota Corolla, hopefully, a blue one. We had started on Puyallup’s River Road and then took the freeway to Lakewood. We got off I-5 onto Bridgeport Way and started looking on […]