Welcome to Puyallup, Washington, a nice town with a goofy name. You see, it should be pronounced “pwee-allup…” but no. You say that to anyone in Washington and they’ll say, “no, no! It’s “pew…” Oh, all righty, then. Puyallup, Walla Walla, Sequim…pronounced “Skwim.” This is a strange place. [...]
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Note to self – when you roll back into town, after a day of snowmobiling, and you’re sweaty, really tired from riding on slush, dirt and mud; when there’s dead grass, rocks and sagebrush stuck in your skis, and your sled is overheating… you need to face it, boy. Your sledding season is over. The [...]
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Two notes here, okay? #1 – in the last snowmobile incident, “He Flies Through The Air…” Dillon got a dislocated hip from the incident, something we didn’t learn until two weeks later. Also – some of thes paragraphs have only one word on a line. I apologize for that, but this particular software is anything [...]
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Okay. I love music. Almost all music. Always have. I made my living in music for 43 years. Doesn’t mean I know a lot about it – it does mean that I care about it… a lot. I’m watching the Grammys. I can’t believe what I’m seeing,,, or hearing. The Grammys is about music, right? [...]
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Yes, it’s that same old question… what is art? We all know that, ultimately, it’s in the eye of the beholder. For better or worse. Mostly I’ve been okay with knowing that most of us cannot be objective enough to finally pin it down and agree on *exactly* what art is. And, truthfully, it’s probably [...]
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We all have ‘em. Those important things in our lives that find their places on our to-do lists. What is high up on one’s list is probably not as high up on another’s. Our perceptions are all different, our priorities are all different… one of the many reasons why we all are different. My sense [...]
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A touch of house-cleaning here, okay? In the recent post, “The Perfect Life,” A line at the bottom reads, “The only thing you might slow down for is an occasional travel agency or a camping and outdoor supply store.” Missing in that is the most important stop of all… your passion. Of course, always stop [...]
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IF you find this week’s post neither educational nor entertaining, then I would like to hear from you. Hell, I’d like to hear from you anyway. This is going to be a relationship between you and me. All is relationship, after all. We won’t let this be a “rant” page. If you don’t want to [...]
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