Tacoma

I have a brand new watch that is almost worthless as a timepiece, but wasn’t cheap. It has a crystal front and back that lets you see the mechanisms at work. Since there is no clock face, however, it is a little difficult to read. Not only that, but it has to be hand-wound everyday […]

What a Valentine gift our community received from the University of Puget Sound. The UPS Jazz Orchestra performed to an SRO crowd at Schneebeck Hall on February 14th. The concert featured guest artist Joshua Redman, saxophone, performing in an exclusive Northwest appearance with the University of Puget Sound Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Tracy […]

Valentine’s Day began for me by creating a Valentine card on a legal notepad for Peg. At the breakfast table I sketched the doors in our hallway downstairs and added a personal note. When Peg saw it she said, I hate those doors . . . which I knew of course. The personal note sounded […]

Mel Brooks says the essence of humor is anticipation and pay-off. If you’ve ever seen his wildly funny films like The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, and Young Frankenstein, you know exactly what he means. Actually, there are three parts: the set-up, anticipation, and pay-off. The formula is not fool proof, otherwise we would have many […]

I was eating Chinese food at the Emerald Queen Convention Center talking to Nathan, a fellow member of the Transportation Club of Tacoma, about trucking. He was listening to the story of my friend Mike who bought his own rig so he could haul goods to wherever he wanted to travel. “I’m going to Austin,” […]

The Habit Burger Grill is an American fast casual restaurant chain specializing in charbroiled hamburgers and other fast-casual fare. The Habit Burger Grill is one of the fastest-growing fast food chains in the United States. The new Tacoma store on North Pearl is #226. The simple restaurant has a large outside eating area as well […]

To celebrate the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dog, our granddaughter Vanessa and her boyfriend William treated us to lunch at Din Tai Fung in the South Center Mall. This is their favorite restaurant for Taiwanese food. William was born in Taiwan and Vanessa has visited his family there as well. We let […]

The headline reads: “The robots are coming. Can job retraining and internet access help people stay employed?” I was happy to read in the News Tribune last week that the Washington Legislature is studying the coming loss of jobs: ” . . . some Washington lawmakers have come up with a strategy that they believe […]

The battle of the Alamo took place from February 23, to March 6, 1836. As I understand the history of the Alamo, it is a symbol of . . . well, what is it a symbol of? It was originally a mission, but it isn’t a symbol of religion. In 1821 Stephan Austin took over […]