Now that Seattle has become quite a metropolis you will find on every downtown newsstand free newspapers exploding with ads. These ads range from cultural events and sightseeing opportunities to telephone sex or even an exotic massage. One female…MORE
West Seattle - Opinion
Take Two #17: What do we mean by 'Marriage?'
Tue, 02/07/12
Be you bitter or blissful the season of hearts, candy and way too much red, pink and purple confetti is once again upon us. It seems appropriate that it's during the Valentine's Day season that the Washington State Senate has approved the bill…MORE
Wisdom to Share
Sat, 01/28/12
Do you know why I haven’t moved from my property since 1947? I can’t part with my stuff, that’s why. The article in the WS Herald about the woman who helps you downsize is right down my alley. But I don’t know if I could ever allow a stranger…MORE
Take Two #15: The Internet Monster
Mon, 01/23/12
While I feel an urge to pay homage to Chicken Little and run screaming “The sky is falling!” many a news crew has already done that. I don't think it remains any mystery that Seattle's recent white weather has been beautifully disastrous for many…MORE
If you think snow was a problem for you, what about those that truly need your help?
Fri, 01/20/12
By Nancy Woodland
With the snow melting outside my window, I think of the families served by local food banks, WestSide Baby, and other important social service agencies that have been closed by the snow. I woke this morning wondering…MORE
Eighteen Year Haircut
Wed, 01/11/12
Believe it or not, I haven’t had a serious session at a beauty salon for about eighteen years. I am not counting a little trim I had a couple of years ago when I thought it was time to even up the spots that I had cut by myself and decided the…MORE
Take Two #13: The Time of our Lives
Wed, 01/11/12
Take Two #13: The Time of our Lives
The New Year's resolution is all about getting a fresh start, about examining your life and seeing which parts of it you like and which parts you might want to tweak for the better. I know I'm not the…MORE
Take Two #12: The End is Nigh...or Something...
Mon, 01/02/12
[Insert epic movie trailer voice.] Oh. My. Gawd. It's the year two-thousand and twelve, and we're all gonna die. You have been warned. [End epic voice.]
Or something like that, right? In 2008-9 Columbia Pictures launched a stealth…MORE
Meeting New People
Mon, 01/02/12
Every culture has its patterns of communication but eye contact, at least in Western culture, seems to be important in establishing relationships. Since young women learn informally that men expect them to give the come-on signal, they lower…MORE
Great plays sometimes written in the dirt
Thu, 12/29/11
With a pardon to the Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare of Staten Island NY, displayed poetry in motion with his own style of play while 81,000 football fans and two young boys on a crystal radio witnessed the “greatest football game” of the…MORE