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Straight Talk in a Crooked World
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 1/2This 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 MemorialI long to be in the Field again, doing my part to keep the old flag up, with all its stars. -Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, 20th Maine Infantry On a recent Saturday in late May, Boy Scout Troop 100 from Ballard gathered at the Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery in Seattle to clean up the grounds […]
Read More Remembering the Blue and GrayIt was nearly two years ago that I wrote The Kirkland Cannery in hopes that this grand old building in Kirkland, Washington could be saved. A local nonprofit organization has purchased the building and work is going on… On the same street just a couple of blocks away, I noticed a sign advertising free bay laurel… […]
Read More Kirkland Cannery Continued…Today I shared this powerful editorial from the Native Sun News Editorial Board in Rapid City, South Dakota, with a group concerned about Indian affairs. Yes, many Americans and organizations still use the term Indian even though it’s not politically correct. In recent years there has been increased pressure from the NCAA and others to remove […]
Read More Native American or Indian?Do you Slooh? Mr. Brown can Slooh, can you? St. Patrick’s Day is a great time to get to know Slooh, an online community observatory, because they’re featuring a very green event: On his journey to the total solar eclipse at the ends of the Earth, Slooh Observatory Engineer Paul Cox will be making a […]
Read More Slooh for St. Patrick’s DayOriginally posted 3/14/14. For 3/14/15, especially at 9:26:53, check out Celebrate Pi Day At 5 Of Seattle’s Best Spots For Pie and Going full circle for math and pastries on a special Pi Day. Vegan and gluten-free Flying Apron in Fremont and Redmond is offering $3.14 slices of pie all day, including mixed berry, apple, chocolate mint cream, and pecan. […]
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Truth, Justice, and All-American Allergen-Free Apple Pie 