We mourn the loss of Queen Elizabeth. Her magnificent 70-year reign is over. Just two days after her passing, we celebrate “Queen Victoria,” who turns 66 today. I only mention the two in the same paragraph because they’re connected … at the neck. When Vicki turned 60, I planned a birthday party fit for aContinue reading “The tale of Two Queens”
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Eyes in the sky
Doing a story on a fire lookout watchman has long been on my bucket list. I can now check that box. I have to say, though, this was not an easy story to do. First of all, only about a third of the state’s remaining 93 fire lookouts are staffed. I talked to several rangersContinue reading “Eyes in the sky”
Visiting the mecca of auto racing
To paraphrase the most interesting man in the Dos Equis beer commercial, “I don’t visit race tracks very often. But when I do, I kiss the bricks at the finish line of the Indy 500.” Full disclosure here. I’m not into motorsports. The last time I stepped near a racing oval was Skagit Speedway, inContinue reading “Visiting the mecca of auto racing”
Remembering you dad – on this day, and every day
As a college student in 1975 I once mailed a birthday card to my dad that he was to open on March 29, his birthday. There was just one problem. His birthday was a month later, on April 29. Years later, we joked about that. Better early than late, right dad? On this 29th dayContinue reading “Remembering you dad – on this day, and every day”
A trip to ‘the end of the world’
Until yesterday (March 9, 2022), I had never been to Pullman, Washington. I’m almost embarrassed to admit that. I’m 67 years old. I’m a native Washingtonian. My brother went to Washington State University, for crying out loud. My beloved Husky football team plays there every two years. It’s just that, for me, it was neverContinue reading “A trip to ‘the end of the world’”
Remembering a life well-lived
Early Bethany Covenanter Alice Van Liew Anderson had a story to tell – of God’s faithfulness and goodness, through the joys and tragedies of her long and full life Sometimes you meet people that just stand out. Alice Van Liew Anderson, to me, was one of those persons. Just a year before she died –Continue reading “Remembering a life well-lived”
Here today, gone to Maui
Vicki and I recently returned from a trip to Maui. We figured it was our sixth trip to the Hawaiian island. We took note of the new, much-improved rental car center upon our arrival at the airport in Kahului that wasn’t there when we last visited in 2019. That prompted me to exclaim: “I guessContinue reading “Here today, gone to Maui”
A PEEK INSIDE THE LAKE SHOW
Vicki and I are personally witnessed the “ups and downs” of Jimmy lake’s brief tenure as the football coach at the University of Washington. We shared an elevator ride with him. You could say we saw this all coming down on several levels. You groan. It’s true, though. We did really ride the elevator withContinue reading “A PEEK INSIDE THE LAKE SHOW”
ON THIS CHURCH FOUNDATION I BUILT MY LIFE
Bethany Covenant Church of Mount Vernon recently turned 100. As a nearly-lifelong attender of BCC I was on the committee that planned the centennial celebration October 23-24. I guess that makes me an old guy. We began meeting in April, and one of the things I wanted to do was profile in a video twoContinue reading “ON THIS CHURCH FOUNDATION I BUILT MY LIFE”
Mount Pilchuck is a peak set apart
September is a great month for a day hike. I shared my hike to Mount Pilchuck’s historical, restored fire lookout in a story in Sunday’s Seattle Times. The mountain also has some historical significance for me. I’m old enough to remember seeing the lights from the old ski area at the top of the mountainContinue reading “Mount Pilchuck is a peak set apart”
The Inside Scoop 