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I don’t get it. And maybe that’s unpopular to say. I think a lot of people feel the same way but are sort of afraid to admit it. Thing is, there’s a lot I don’t understand, but I also know that’s me. I don’t know what it feels like to be identified as one gender…
The Washington State Fair is known for being a large event. Part of this is the main stage and the musical acts that perform there. Earlier it was announced Nickelback would kick off the main stage with Jason Aldean closing things out. Now more acts are announced. And some rodeo. With more announcements to come. Perhaps…
It took a few songs to figure it out. Something was off. The problem wasn’t consistent, but it kept popping up. Not having heard the self-titled debut album by Lou Reed in, like, well, ever, I was certainly eager to put this one in my player and give it a listen. I had heard several…
No, I’m not taking a break from blogging. Instead I am referring to the inconsistencies with breaks in the school calendar. Let’s take this weekend for example. President’s Day, or Presidents Day, or perhaps Presidents’ Day – choose your preference because I can’t find an official grammatical presentation for the holiday. On the school calendar…
I saw Lou Reed perform in 2002 at the Bumbershoot festival. He was getting ready to release The Raven, an album consisting of material inspired by or with lyrics taken from the works of Edgar Alan Poe. There were some of the classic songs of course, but he was certainly eager to showcase the poetry…
“Oh, the beefless Tips are back in stock. I love those!” The cashier at Fred Meyer seemed inordinately chatty, but I had sufficient coffee so I didn’t mind. I replied, “Yeah, I’m fortunate because I’m making stew tonight and really needed them.” “I’m vegetarian, so I really like these. Are you a vegetarian as well?”…
Like many I first heard about Grace Vanderwaal through Facebook. It was a video of her first appearance on “America’s Got Talent” that got a lot of attention. A while later there was another video of her on “America’s Got Talent” and showing it to my kids we were interested in what might happen, so…
Hey look, it’s almost a regularly scheduled update. Here we are a week or so ago in front of Fred Meyer when the weather was nice. Walking to school one day I saw this ahead of me. Tevye disappeared one morning. I finally found him in his room dressing himself. And both of his legs…
The annual Washington State Fair, or “The Fair”, or even “The Puyallup” is one of the largest in the nation, and part of that is due to its concert lineup. This year The Fair will run from September 1 through September 24 (closed Tuesday and Wednesday) with concerts most, if not all of those days….
Sesame Street characters Elmo and Abby Cadabby are going to be at Southcenter Mall this Saturday, February 4 as part of the Sesame Street: K Is for Kindness Pop-Up Tour event from 11 – 4. A 15-minute live show will be performed at 11:30am, 1pm and 2:45pm. This is a free event and partly timed…