My life started out with no preschool and no kindergarten. Such programs were not made available to me right after World War II.
Westside Story
Westside Story – Starbucks Abuse
In some ways my relationship with Starbucks reminds me of the typical domestic violence relationships I use to work with on police calls. After suffering abuse, a domestic violence victim often returns to the relationship only to suffer more abuse.
Westside Story – Starbucks 3rd Place is Dying
Howard Schultz, had a dream. He took an idea found in Europe, the sidewalk coffee shop, and imported it to America and then spread his wonderful idea around the world eventually returning full circle establishing Starbucks stores in Europe where his idea was born.
Westside Story – Jury Duty
I received a little blue postcard announcing I had been selected for Pierce County Superior Court jury duty.
In America we are promised the right to a trial by a jury of our peers. This sounds good in one way and admittedly works better than any system in the world, but there are problems with the system which makes it less than perfect.
Westside Story – Lakewood Struck By Meteor
OK, I admit my title, Lakewood Struck By Meteor, might be a leap to an erroneous conclusion, but what did happen? The location is the intersection of Gravelly Lake Drive SW and 112th St SW near Clover Park High School.
Does anyone know? It looks like another vehicle exceeded the 30 mph speed limit, missed the turn, jumped the curb and smacked the rock wall. I did not find any tire markings on the pavement, nor were there any tire impressions in the grass.
Westside Story – ‘No Wife, No Horse, No Mustache, No Cell Phone’
One of the fun things about being a writer, who no longer writes police reports, is I can be creative in my writing. When you write police reports, being creative is not acceptable. It is all about, “Just the facts.”
Some of you may have heard the classic admonition, “No Wife, No Horse, No Mustache,” which originated with the U.S.Military Academy at West Point, commonly referred to as simply, West Point. West Point is located in West Point, New York.
Westside Story – Pariskevopoulos
Each and every one of us has an interesting life story. That being true, I realize I could spend my lifetime trying to tell all these stories without ever leaving Starbucks.
Todays story starts with the word Pariskevopoulos. Pariskevopoulos is an original pre-America last name from Greece. It is the family name of my Starbucks friend, Kayden Paris. His full name originally would have been Justin Kayden Pariskevopoulos, had it not been for the impact of influential circumstances. His name is constantly being reshaped by societal events. For most of his life he went by his first name, Justin. That changed when he joined the Starbucks team. There were already three Justins working 100th Street Starbucks. A fourth Justin was just too much. Justin decided to use his middle name, Kayden.
Westside Story – Plaid Shirt Bandit
How often has this happened to you? I recently discovered a pal of mine was once arrested for serial bank robbery. He was called the Plaid Shirt Bandit, a transgressor who had earned his own Wanted Poster.
Westside Story: FRIENDS of Lakewood Library Used Book Sale
Do not miss the spring FRIENDS of Lakewood Library popular book sale at the Lakewood Library, 6300 Wildaire Road SW, Lakewood, Washington, 98499. This is your opportunity to buy used books, records, magazines, maps, CDs, DVDs and VCR tapes at a huge discount. Mark these remaining dates on your calendar: