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Straight Talk in a Crooked World
The Challenger Crew. From NASA. Next Thursday we’ll all be asking each other one question: where were you thirty years ago? On January 28th, 1986, at 8:39 A.M., I was in math class. After some initial commotion, the classroom was quiet as we all diligently scribbled out the task at hand. One of our classmates […]
Read More 30 Years, But YesterdayOriginally published December 2013 S-s-s-s-SANTA!!! If that’s you as Christmas approaches, know that you are not alone in your unbridled exuberance. The North American Aerospace Defense Command, NORAD, starts tracking Santa TONIGHT! (AAAAHHH!!!)
Read More Track Santa!Hey We the People– September 17th is Constitution Day, meaning it’s been 228 years since the completion of the supreme law of the United States. The National Constitution Center has an Interactive Constitution page that delves into relevant issues. Also check out their pop quiz. And they have a great FAQ page. Viva la Constitution, […]
Read More Happy Birthday U.S. Constitution!Recently I was browsing a used bookstore and remembered that I wanted to find a book on the 1910 avalanche in Wellington, Washington. Just then I glanced down and found Gary Krist’s The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America’s Deadliest Avalanche. I’ve been drawn to this place for a while and needed to do […]
Read More Wellington 105 1/2Wildfires are raging in Washington, Oregon, Montana, California… it’s never been this bad before that I remember. The past couple of day winds have been spreading the fires, three firefighters were killed, one is in critical condition, others have been injured, and Washington is asking for volunteers to fight the fires because there just isn’t […]
Read More Help Washington Fire VictimsThis image is entitled Stump Barn Near Lebam, Washington and was found among family photos. On the back is written “Sylvester’s.” There were a number of Sylvesters in the Orwig branch of the family tree. This likely refers to the Sylvester Orwig born in 1840 in Ohio. I don’t know if that’s him in the picture, but […]
Read More The Stump BarnEvery July in Enumclaw, Washington, near the southern border of King County, a fabulous festival is held at the old fairgrounds. There is something for everyone– all genres of Celtic music from the traditional to modern Celtic rock, athletic events, food, a kennel show, livestock, clan booths, lectures, processions, pipe and drum competitions, dancers, and […]
Read More The Seattle Highland GamesNow more than one hundred years old, Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington is home to a 1918 statue of Lincoln by Alonzo Victor Lewis. One recent evening I paid a visit to Mr. Lincoln as the evening sun blazed in the west just over the rooftops, which made picture taking challenging. But the shadows […]
Read More Lincoln’s ShadowsThis morning I woke up to a headline on KOMO’s website that simultaneously made my heart sink and my blood boil, Group wants Confederate monument removed from local cemetery. SEATTLE – A Confederate monument in Capitol Hill’s Lake View Cemetery is in the spotlight as a local group calls for its removal. For more than a […]
Read More Destroying the Seattle Confederate MemorialShh. Don’t tell anyone. We haven’t gotten any meaningful amount of rain in Seattle for at least a couple of months and have been stricken by a heat wave. It’s supposed to be nearly 100 tomorrow and will climb over 90 today. We want out-of-staters to believe that it rains all the time here so […]
Read More A Very Bothell Fourth
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