Thursday, November 30, 2023
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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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A volunteer program with a fabulous payoff, right here in east Jefferson County. No, I am not talking about John English’s poker-playing skills, or lack of same. However, I am appreciative of …
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Ned Luce
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4/7/23
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Yep, I am out of it.
In the ESPN Men’s Tournament Challenge, I rank 8,015,062.
What a year for the NCAA Division 1 basketball tournament. If you follow this tournament and wasted any time …
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Ned Luce
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4/5/23
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Years ago, a friend who owned an Italian restaurant taught me how to line baking pans when roasting veggies, and avoid nasty clean ups. I was grateful and bought parchment paper by the rolls. Last …
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Sidonie Maroon
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4/5/23
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Hard to believe video games have recently turned 50.
Thank Atari, for the very first one, Pong.
I remember well the first time I saw that pioneering game.
This was late 1972. I was in …
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Bill Mann
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3/31/23
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So, is the onset of spring making you antsy to get out of your house after two-plus years of COVID isolation?
Are you new to town and itching to meet some folks? Not busy Sunday, April 16? …
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Judith Alexander
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3/29/23
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It’s madness out there.
Shortly after Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill banning drag shows in public venues or non-age-restricted spaces, and totally banned gender-affirming …
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Call it my enthusiasm or maybe even my obsession. Since 1979, my auto of choice has been the Porsche 911 and BJ has endured and enjoyed me having one in the garage.
There have been five of …
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Ned Luce
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3/29/23
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It was a day of stew, chill and damp.
I looked at Irish stews, with St. Patrick’s Day approaching, but I didn’t have mutton or lamb, and a dark beef stew was what I craved. So …
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Sidonie Maroon
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3/22/23
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You could call it an “education-oriented” week. Kind of.
The scheduled speaker for our weekly East Jefferson Rotary Club meeting was a “no-show” last …
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Ned Luce
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3/22/23
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