I became exposed to beignets during my recent trip to New Orleans Louisiana and Jackson Mississippi. Believe it or not,…
Charles R. “Charlie” Morris Charlie was so special. He was so special to me. When I think about mentors in…
Something happened to me recently that just shook me. In fact, it shocked me. I got up at 4am to…
We all have metaphorical mountaintops that we want to climb. But to actually summit a real mountaintop is another matter.…
I love peaches. I do so for two reasons. One, my sister Judy has been called Peaches for more than…
What ever happened to finger bowls? Finger bowl — a bowl of water that dinner guests use to rinse their…
Do you want to live to be 100? Assuming that I have all my faculties and my health, I sure…
A heat wave in Seattle Washington is three days in a row when the temperature gets over 85 degrees. Yes,…
I have about had it. What has happened in this world? People don’t return phone calls anymore. Am I the…
Where are the great hotel lobbies? Immediately I think of the Peninsula Hotel in Manila in the Philippines. What a…
When you think about all the airline flights that you have taken in your life, did you ever have a…
I not only did not attend church this past Sunday, but I have come to realize that I missed the…
Ben Johns is the best male player. Anna Leigh Waters is the best female player. Today I had the opportunity…
Whatever happened to postcards? My childhood friend Clipper and his wife Ellie are leaving next week for what appears to…
Or more accurately, a bad 4 hours. As you may know I am a glass half full type of a…
My Bartell drugstore in Seattle closed abruptly two weeks ago. When I say “my drugstore” I am sharing my feelings,…
What a jolt to my system. Let me explain. Around 5:30pm yesterday I hailed a taxi near Grand Central Terminal…
Last Tuesday in reviewing my bank account transactions on line I discovered that there were several charges over the last…
What I have experienced in the last few weeks has really soured me on the role of banks in our…
This past week I traveled to San Diego California for an education conference. The conference was held in a hotel…
I am just coming out of my second bout with Covid, and this one was no fun whatsoever. And, yes,…
It is one thing to get your thumb caught in the car door. It is another thing to do something…
Birthday celebrations take can take many forms. Birthday celebrations can take place in many locations. This past week I had…
Have you ever had a scheduled appointment with someone, and the person does not show up? A no show! And…
If you want to get off the grid, a popular spot to do so is Slab City. Slab City sits…
Has anyone seen the movie Living? I saw it this evening. I must admit that it brought a tear to…
Yesterday I had an unusual experience. Yet, it started out as nothing particularly special. I stopped by my mailbox to…
Wow! Yesterday morning my houseboat was featured on the 3rd Hour of The Today Show. Admittedly it was a brief…
Yesterday Liz Andrusiak commented on my Argentine Tango post asking if I had energizer bunny batteries attached to me. Well,…
I am in the process of trying to learn the dance of Argentine Tango. It is the most difficult dance…
Yesterday I had the opportunity to get a picture taken with Wayne Gretzky. Such a special moment for me. When…
Once again I recently had the opportunity to experience how wonderful small town America can be. If you will recall…
When you go to a film festival you see some great movies, some mediocre ones, and once in awhile a…
Film festivals attract me. Over the years I have been to several – the film festivals in Toronto, Woods Hole,…
Over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays and celebrations I had the opportunity to spend some real time with a…
This may come as a surprise to my readers, but I take almost every shower outdoors! In fact, during the…
If you like fast food hamburgers, and for Californians in particular, the absolute favorite spot to go to is In-N-Out…
After my last blog, which was kind of a downer, I wanted to see if i could perk up myself…
Once in awhile one has a terrible evening. I had one this past Wednesday. I had hoped for a wonderful…
You can’t visit Florida and not have a piece of Key lime pie. It is the quintessential southern dessert. The…
Where are the Christmas lights? Where are all the Xmas lights on the houses and apartments in every town, countryside…
I had an experience this weekend that brought back a lot of memories. I rented a Ford Mustang convertible. Yes,…
How many of us have taken what are called red-eye flights? Flights that leave late in the evening, fly through…
My last blog post focused on the best pickleball players in the world. This blog post will focus on those…
Last week the National Championships of Pickleball were held in Indian Wells, California. I was able to attend 4 days…
Where in the entire United States is the best place to eat? Well, according to Yelp in 2018 the answer…
This past week sparked a thought that I wanted to share with you. On Tuesday in the US we had…
Today, for the first time ever, I purchased a Powerball ticket. Can you believe it? I have never done so…
Today is a such a special day. It has become one of the most important special days of the year. …
The noise was something that I have not heard before. When I started my car some two weeks ago, the…