By David Anderson A few days from now we will celebrate a momentous historical event. At 4 A.M. on February 24, 1807, England’s House of Commons, by an overwhelming majority of 283 to 16, abolished the slave trade. They rose to their feet, turned to fellow legislator William Wilberforce, and began to cheer while Wilberforce bowed […]
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Letter: “Grandpa! Can We Climb That?”
By David Anderson Our grandsons, ages six and three, were reviewing the day with grandma. What did they like best? Tackling each other on the beach at Pt. Defiance (pile on grandpa without warning)? Building a ship and setting it out to sea (piece of bark with a vertical stick for a seaweed sail, bombing it into oblivion […]
Letter: “It Never Was About the Fish”
By David Anderson For children we sometimes post a question down here at the boathouse outside where announcements can be read by arriving fishermen – news of the latest biggest catch; the bait used to catch it; maybe a photo of it; the weather report, and a notice to please pay inside before proceeding further. If […]
Letter: ‘Do SmartPhones Require IQ Tests?’
By David Anderson My wife and I couldn’t find her brand new cell phone. She’d just updated to one of the latest and greatest in the smartphone category since others in the family on the group plan – me being the exception – wanted to upgrade. But a state-of-the-art phone – that doubles as a compact […]
Letter: Let’s Play ‘Let’s Pretend’
By David Anderson A friend of mine posted the other day on Facebook a conversation she’d overheard from her boy’s bedroom as they dressed for the day. One had slipped his Buzz Lightyear sweatshirt over his head whereupon the other, observing him, said, “I wish I had a Buzz shirt, but I AM wearing my Buzz […]
Letter: Good Grief
Today’s news is yesterday’s news and will be tomorrow’s as headlines will forever-more be dealing with grief and very little of it has been, or will be, good. “Good Grief,” was the phrase often directed toward Schulz’s “lovable loser” Charlie Brown by his comic strip “Peanuts” friends because the forever gullible Chuck believed Lucy would keep her promise […]
Letter: When Will it End?
My nephew is a member of a rock-band in Los Angeles that recently took first place on the red carpet at the Hollywood Music and Media Awards for their song “When Will It End”. Nathan was home for Christmas so I had a chance to ask him how he writes music. As with most artists he responded “I […]
Christmas Caroling
Join LifeCenterSouth in spreading a little joy this Christmas as they sing their way through the Woodbrook neighborhood. Carolers are asked to dress warmly, bring cookies and/or candy that is divided in plastic sandwich baggies to be handed out to residents, and meet at the new GO Hub (6705 150th St. SW) in Lakewood’s Woodbrook community […]
Letter: Slip ‘n Slide
Wasn’t the snow beautiful this morning? My son-in-law is a hunter and fisherman and the snow is his thing. Fishing in the dead of winter or tracking endless hours through the white stuff is something that at the drop of a hat or the ring of the phone the next thing you’ll hear is the slam of […]