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Soccer, rugby, cricket, and so many other games I do not totally understand yet enjoy watching and would have enjoyed playing in my younger days. Well maybe not cricket. Upon reflection, I think …
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Ned Luce
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5/31/23
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Car (Radio) Talk: There will be something missing if you buy a new Tesla or Ford or several other electric vehicles: an AM radio.
BMW, Mazda, Volkswagen, Volvo, and others are also removing AM …
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Bill Mann
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5/24/23
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OK, wake up now my friends.
The weather is turning great and the fun things are starting to happen. The Rhody Festival weekend or Chautauqua Week or an event filled several days last week and …
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Ned Luce
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5/24/23
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I’m beginning to seriously wonder just how the city measures its needs and goes about setting its priorities.
At the moment, it is charging ahead with plans to build a new pool for $38 …
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Adaptive gardening has much to offer gardeners of all ages, interests, and abilities. Balance, strength, endurance, and flexibility can be compromised by physical limitations at any age — from …
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Barbara Faurot
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5/22/23
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I’m reading two cookbooks by Faith Heller Willinger: “Adventures of an Italian Food Lover” and “Red, White and Green - The Italian way with vegetables.” It’s one …
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Sidonie Maroon
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5/18/23
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The ability to cope in an effective manner with what life places at your feet largely defines your mental and behavioral wellness.
In 2023 mental health became a topic of priority for our very …
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5/17/23
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It was not an easy journey but we are tough.
Thirteen hours on the plane from Christchurch to LA is not included in the definition of torture but, just sayin’.
After arriving home, I …
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Ned Luce
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5/17/23
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Our last week in New Zealand continued with folks, just like all over the world, claiming the weather is never like this.
They said it was going to rain, and it hardly ever did. Pretty nice.
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Ned Luce
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5/10/23
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Comic Strips Live: My morning daily online-news routine goes like this: The New York Times (with Wordle and Spelling Bee) followed by The Guardian, Google News and then … the most satisfying …
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Bill Mann
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5/10/23
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The second week of our grand adventure in New Zealand featured some characters who may actually represent all of the disparate people of the country.
We spent five days traveling from Christchurch …
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Ned Luce
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5/3/23
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Sautéing has a powerful mystique in the culinary world. Somehow, if you know how to cook with a little fat in an open pan, over a relatively high heat, allowing the food to brown and not burn …
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Sidonie Maroon
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5/3/23
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April is Native Plant Appreciation Month in the state of Washington — home to more than 3,000 native plant species.
“It’s a time to celebrate Washington’s native …
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Barbara Faurot
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4/27/23
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Dot’s Right, as famed San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen used to say when leading off his trademark ellipsis-driven, multi-item columns:
Keep on Truckin’: Am I the only one …
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Bill Mann
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4/26/23
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The social season may have hit the “post-COVID” stride with the return of the annual Ludlow Maintenance Commission reception at the Beach Club.
The reception is held the day before the …
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Ned Luce
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4/26/23
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My daily cooking has a rhythm and flow, meals come together at regular times, there’s lots of variety and delicious seasonal variations of meals.
I cook most everything from scratch, making …
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Sidonie Maroon
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4/20/23
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"After 10 years of working on many of the classic yachts and wooden boats in Port Townsend, which Port Townsend is famous for, I can't help but point out the obvious: This town has a lot of wealth …
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The transportation beliefs we have, and the resulting policies, funding, and ultimately, infrastructure, affect all aspects of civic life, including human and climate health, housing costs and …
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David Thielk
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4/14/23
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On the far side of open pasture, the trail curves and under a hedge of thimbleberry canes, I see emerging stinging nettles.
They’re the perfect size for harvesting. I’ve …
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Sidonie Maroon
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4/14/23
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Every year, the Washington Post runs a clever wordplay contest that asks readers to coin new words using existing ones. These are always amusing. Some of my recent favorites:
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Bill Mann
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4/12/23
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