Everyone hates freezing rain, so it’s pointless to go on some kind of rant about it. It’s rain that freezes when it hits the ground, and makes everything dangerous, and generally puts me in a terrible mood, although I admit that’s not hard to do. Sitting at my office an hour ago, I get a [...]
Catch the buzz around town as lifetime Walla Walla resident gives you an inside look on the Beehive. Jeremy Gonzalez continues his original series. “Who is Walla Walla?” Watch more in the Who is Walla Walla? series: Episode 1: Carl Robanske Episode 2: Squire Broel Episode 3: Ashley Trout Episode 4: Brian Gurnett Episode 5: [...]
Remember when you were growing up and you dreamed of being a bank teller, or stocking the shelf at the grocery store, filling out insurance claims? Of course you don’t, those were not aspirations that youthful zeal set before us. It’s not that those jobs are not important in the cog-wheel that is American culture [...]
For those of you who may be landing here for the first time, or if you are new to my column or blog, I thought I would point you to a few of my favorites from the past. That way you don’t have to wade through all the other stuff. Enjoy – I’m not McLovin’ [...]
The 2nd annual Walla Walla Valley Chamber Music Festival is going on now in Walla Walla. For more details you can check out the Chamber Music site. Here is a piece from an open rehearsal at the Willow Art gallery downtown.
I’m not one for tradition, I don’t believe in doing things just because it’s always been done a certain way. I’ll question things that don’t make sense. In fact, by the time my life is said and done I hope I cause people to ask more questions than I provide them answers. That should be [...]
The latest in the “Who is Walla Walla?” series, this time we meet the owner of Walla Walla Roastery Thomas Reese. Reese is a Walla Wallan who enjoys making black coffee and skateboarding. Although he’s 45+ you would never guess it while he is out on the ramp or in the bowl here in Walla [...]
In mid-April, I was talking with Sheila Hagar about my theory that people who partake of the blog buffet want choices and new selections as much as possible. People don’t go to Granny’s Buffet for quality, they go for quantity. I think blog readers are looking for the same thing. They want interesting content, but [...]
So here’s a thought for you. Today I was vacuuming out my car at one of the local do-it-yourself car wash places and I had an epiphany… At a car wash, you literally can buy yourself more time. It’s always nice when a metaphorical idea comes to life in reality. That was just thrown in [...]
Recently my 7-year old daughter has begun to start her sentences with the phrase, “No offense but…” For her it might go something like this, “No offense but Jaden’s feet stink.” Jaden is her little brother and because of his strong aversion to socks most of the time his feet do stink, but that’s not [...]
