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…
This is my second post on homelessness. The first one appeared on September 30, 2022. The focus of the first…
I spent the better part of the last week in Mississippi, primarily in Jones County and mostly in the town…
What, you may ask, is a purple cow? It turns out that a purple cow is the mascot of my…
When was the last time you were on a trampoline? When was the last time you visited a trampoline park?…
How frustrating can this be? Walking, cycling, driving or just standing on a street corner on the streets of Seattle,…
My recent visit to Mackinac Island in Michigan rekindled my fascination with turtles. The legend of Mackinac Island recalls that…
Today I participated in a zoom session that was unusual, at least for me. The zoom meeting was called by…
At the same time I am watching the amazing ceremony surrounding the laying to rest of Queen Elizabeth II, I…
If you are like me, you have been transfixed by the coverage of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. The…
Many of you have enjoyed some of my blogs about restaurants. Well, I have one more for you that I…
Yesterday I spent 6+ hours with 6 kids (5 girls and 1 boy) between the ages of 4 and 12. …
Slowing down is not really in my DNA. I love to be active. I love working on multiple things at…
The other night I had the opportunity to go to Cheney Stadium to see a Tacoma Rainiers baseball game. The…
We all know that dogs can be great friends. And, of course we know that for the owner of a…
Yesterday, September 3rd, was National Cinema Day. Tickets to movies in 3,000 theaters and 30,000 screens across the country were…
I know it is a little early to be talking about Halloween, but… I have stumbled across some news that…
Last week I received a phone call from a good friend of mine, alerting me that I was involved in…
When I really like something to eat, I often say “Ummm Boy, Almond Joy!” To be clear, I don’t just…
I have been thinking about putting solar panels on the roof of my abode for some time now. Solar panels…
Every once in awhile doesn’t something happen to you – something that bothers you, something that gets you upset, something…
This past Saturday while attempting to park my car I accidentally ran into a “No Parking at Any Time” sign…
This past Saturday I was invited to join a “life drawing” session. This was a new experience for me. Live…
Last weekend along with a friend I had the chance to drive along the southern border of the United States,…
Ever have something happen that is so wonderful that you have to share it? well, here is one. The other…
Something happened to me yesterday that I was not prepared for. In fact, I was taken aback by. Let me…
I got the Covid-19 virus last week, seven days ago. I thought I might be interesting to share with you…
This is for those of us who have contracted the Covid virus and are in isolation. and this is for…
What better to have for lunch when you are not feeling tip top. Unfortunately, I contracted Covid three days ago,…
one of my favorite places to go is Ashland Oregon. it is a small town (20,000 pop.) near the southern…
Surgery is not what it used to be, let me tell you. I can speak with some experience on this,…
i never have really appreciated the value of a junk or wrecking yard — until yesterday. in fact i thought…
when i woke up Saturday morning i could not believe my eyes. as i rubbed my eyes i kept looking…