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When the pole was dismantled, he would stroll down, meet Dad at the water's edge, and they would walk companionably home together, side-by-side as fishing buddies should.
March 27, 2024 at 6:45 p.m.
Money, Lies, Drapes and Nazis
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve changed my attitude towards money – okay I’ve become cheaper
Elderly Exercise
I know that if I walked a mile every day, my corpuscles would dance through my bloodstream. I am not sedentary but...
Small Jewel in Poulsbo Getting Some Big Talk
Kitsap County has a very active and vibrant theater community and the word has gotten out
We're Going to Sin City
While the girls were laughing, Rose told Dawn that she had a ‘radical’ idea
Another Bartell's Story
Dorie May's job at Bartell's earned her the money to purchase a lifetime subscription to Readers Digest for $25. It arrived faithfully every month for more than 77 years.
The Verse By the Side of the Road
One after another, they told a little upbeat story, all with the punch line “Burma-Shave”
Burma Shave
I read it to my son, a savvy 60-year-old, and he said, "What's Burma Shave?"
7424 East Greenlake Way
Daddy wanted a place for a workbench and his tools, so he hand-dug a full basement under the house
Snuggles Disappears!
I was fortunate enough to be included in the monumental move, accompanied by my six-year-old Ragdoll cat, Snuggles
Cryogenics
At any rate, I figured if cryogenics was good enough for Ted, it was worth looking into
Misunderstood Lyrics
“Oh my gosh. Did I ever tell you about my older sister and me and that song?”
Paying It Forward
I had heard the concept of paying it forward before, but until I personally experienced it in action it was merely an abstract concept
My Run in With the FBI
My grandchildren will never believe that I was once tracked down by the FBI
