1931 Twin Coach Bakery Van
Good Old Government Cash
Posted in Cars, Current Events, Government
With Congress debating President Obama’s health-care proposals this week, media coverage is extensive. I have a proposal that will reduce the amount of hot air, save on printing costs, and eventually lessen the budget burden Congress’s bill is going to cause. Instead of using health care (10 letters) to refer to this medical and financial train wreck, let’s switch the discussion to talking about health. In so doing we will save 4 letters or 40 percent.
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Posted in Current Events
Fire at Arnold's
Posted in Business Beat
Great Kitsap Duck Race Mascot
I met my friend R.B. today, just before noon, at the Barnes and Noble bookstore in Silverdale to attend a book signing by J. A. Jance of her latest mystery, Fire and Ice. Neither of us bought the book and thus we didn’t stick around to get her autograph. But the brief talk she gave was well worth our time. For the record she looks just like her author photo on the dust jacket of Cruel Intent, minus the dogs of course.
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Posted in Books & Movies
The Haselwood Times, a weekly advertising circular published by the Bremerton-based Haselwood Auto Group, always includes a testimonial letter from a happy customer. This week’s letter heaps praise on two employees at the West Hills Detail Center who helped the owner mitigate excessive road noise in his 2009 Honda Sport Fit. After reading it I crossed the Fit off my list of possible new rides. It also made me question the wisdom of publishing any customer letter that describes a new car design or production defect in detail and then thanks the service department for dealing with it.
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Posted in Business Beat, Cars
PRF at High Tide
I was part of a group who appealed Mason County’s approval of a 110-foot pier-ramp-float (PRF) project (see photo) in the Grapeview Channel across from my vacation place on Treasure Island. We filed a petition last year with the Shoreline Hearings Board (SHB), a state agency that provides a final chance to appeal county decisions concerning shoreline development (unless you want to sue in Superior Court). In its January 2009 decision, the SHB didn’t prohibit the PRF completely, but it did reduce the overall length by 10 feet and required the applicant to add an additional nearby waterfront property owner to his joint-use agreement. The PRF was constructed last weekend, and for the most part things turned out differently than I thought they might.
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I have a friend, B.H., at Treasure Island whom I haven’t seen around for awhile. On Monday I checked on his whereabouts with the homeowner’s association secretary and was saddened to find out that he is in an assisted-care facility in Woodinville. While I’m sure the decision was made with great care, I hate to see him lose his independence.
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Posted in Friends & Family
The product is Seafin teak oil, made by Daly’s. Locally, it’s available at McClendon’s Hardware. The directions for use include the most puzzling step I have ever seen for a product designed to beautify and protect wood.
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