Back in 1969 when Dr. Aaron’s wife, Emily Aaron, a real estate broker with Properties Unlimited, suggested she knew of a clinker brick duplex for sale in Lakewood, Joe replied, “Lakewhere?” Joe and his wife found their way from their hometown of Puyallup, Washington, to the unknown place called Lakewood without the benefit of GPS […]
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Westside Story – Non-Compliance Is Worth Millions
On January 28, 2019, I read a story in The Seattle Times (linked from The Suburban Times) that proves once again that a citizen acting out with enough poor judgment and bad behavior can create an opportunity for their family that adds meaning to the phrase, “Non-Compliance Is Worth Millions.” For story details in The […]
Westside Story – Waughop Lake – Trump Solution
For years a small body of water in the City of Lakewood, known as Waughop Lake located inside Fort Steilacoom Park, has been the focal point of many news stories, comments, scientific studies, and alternative solutions to fix its toxic algae bloom problem. Knowledgable citizens have generated much of this information. The opinions of these […]
Westside Story – 70 X 70
Let’s start my column today by asking, what does my title, “70 X 70”, mean? Creating titles is a favorite part of my writing process. More often than not, every story I draft will have several proposed titles. In fact, my title for this column just changed a minute ago from 70 – 4 – […]
Westside Story – B.O.A.R.T.F.B.
Does anyone know what the new acronym, B.O.A.R.T.F.B. means? I am guessing not because I just invented it a minute ago. B.O.A.R.T.F.B. stands for Boyle’s Old Age Retirement Tax-Free Benefit. You can pronounce it “BOART FeeBee” to show how hip you are with cutting-edge acronyms. So when I think back my first recollection of a […]
Westside Story – “On The Basis of Sex”
Please do not allow my borrowed title to discourage you from reading my column today. This column has nothing to do with pornography or any other topic that relates to the terminology, prurient interest. Any time my wife and I are compelled to travel into the big city of Tacoma, Washington, we try to incorporate […]
Westside Story – Tacoma Tests Trump Border Wall
This story is being told in the 3rd person. It is like Joe Boyle went to Topside Coffee Cabin (TCC) in Steilacoom and interviewed Joe Boyle and then wrote a story about another guy, who is, in actuality, Joe Boyle. Based on archived 1998 CIA reports, President Donald Trump learned that Lakewood resident, Joe Boyle, […]
Westside Story – New Year’s Resolutions
Here we are. If you are reading this, we all made it to New Years Day, 2019. Had early 1900s societal expectations not pressured my father into becoming a cancer stick smoker, he could have become age 100 this year. It is a good day to reflect on the past, and then once accomplished to […]
Westside Story – Don Doman, Don Doman
On December 27, 2018, my friend and prolific writer, Don Doman, published a story in The Suburban Times titled, Robin Hood and the Plight of the Arrow. It was an exciting story describing Don’s youth as he related to his TV and movie hero, Robin Hood. If you missed Don’s story, click my custom link Don Doman’s Quiver. Of […]