FB Favorite: “Sing in the Lifeboats”
Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. – Voltaire The dog days of summer are here. The intense heat has made us all cranky […]
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Lake Stevens’ (WA) 2012 Aquafest Parade
Parades mean summer. Yesterday, Lake Stevens, Washington had their Aquafest parade. The Golden Horseshoes 4-H club was at the end of the parade. They specialize in showing horses, and I […]
“I Survived Domestic Violence” Logo
This logo is a fabulous way to tell the world that we have joined the One Billion Rising: Strike/Dance/Rise! movement and will be silent no more!
Movie Review: Madea’s Witness Protection
Tyler Perry’s Madea franchise has generated about $1 billion in revenue. Mr. Perry’s first play opened on July 8, 1992 to an audience of thirty people. Madea’s Witness Protection was released […]
Artist’s Date: Marysville, WA Strawberry Festival Parade
Marysville’s Strawberry Festival is the first parade in the annual Seafair season. I think you have to live in Washington State awhile before you can understand or appreciate a wacky […]
Downton Abbey: Last Century’s 1% and 99%
History repeats itself. I think this is why so many people are fascinated by the PBS series Downton Abbey. 100 years ago the hot technologies were electricity, the telephone, and […]
Photos: Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee Celebration
Today two of my favorite people are celebrating their birthdays: Anderson Cooper, and Queen Elizabeth II. Mr. Cooper featured Mildred Muhammad in an Anderson show about domestic violence. Great Britain […]
Memorial Day Weekend: Expressing Sympathy with Empathy
There will come a day, I promise you. . . when the thought of your [loved one] brings a smile to your lips before it brings a tear to your eye. […]
Memorial Day Weekend: What the World Needs Now Is Love, Sweet Love
Memorial Day has been gradually morphing from a celebration of war to a celebration of loved ones who are no longer with us. Cindy Waitt at the Waitt Foundation is writing a […]
Sunshine in Seattle
Today began dreary and drippy. By noon, the sun was shining and everyone was giddy with joy. I decided to capture Ma Nature in all her glory in photos. When […]
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