Overcoming ageism

I walked into the lobby of my local credit union and saw a table spread with an assortment of summer playthings. There were animal-shaped squirt guns, beach balls, buckets and sand shovels. As an incentive to help kids learn the value of a dollar, the credit union was...

Lawn spoilers!

I’m afraid I may be losing the war. Although my Internet sources tell me that the average yard supports only one mole per acre, I apparently have a lawn that’s far, far, above average! And it’s not just the mounds that are distracting. My lawn guy’s mower has left...

Now playing…

I admit it; I’m a live theater junkie. If there’s a play within 75 miles, you can be sure I’ll have a ticket in my hand before the end of the run. And Cannon Beach is a mere 50 miles from here! The three summer repertory offerings at the Coaster Theatre this summer...

Washer repair

My last washing machine lived 38 years. My new one made it just 19 months before the tub quit functioning. It wouldn’t agitate on wash, and it wouldn’t spin on spin. It just sat there, filling with water, emptying the water, and not doing another blessed thing....

Just Joshin’

My fourth one-act play is in rehearsal and I’m not attending any of the practices—I want to be surprised. This is the first time I’ve completely “let go” of a play, waiting to see my written work interpreted onstage without sticking my fingers into the pre-production...