Thu, Mar 11, 2010
Newest health craze – mailbox walking
Okay! So we all need more exercise. Nobody wants to be labeled a "couch potato," but is all this exercise mania really good for us? I don't have a clue but I do have an opinion on the matter.
Thu, Mar 4, 2010
A great place for lunch, or dinner, or...
Sometimes I think I'm a restaurant critic. After all... I eat and, believe it or not, occasionally have an opinion. I think there's some kind of an old saying... something like "I eat and therefore I am." I'll have to check with John Owen and see if that's right.
Thu, Feb 25, 2010
What happened to good music?
What ever happened to music with a melody? Modern "music" (and I use the term loosely) seems to consist of little more than a loud beat and a half dozen almost unintelligible words repeated over and over again.
Thu, Feb 18, 2010
A great, heroic, everyday average citizen
Yep, there are at least 40,000 stories in Edmonds. All we have to do is talk to the people around us to discover these many intriguing tales.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Is that a gun in your pants or...?
A friend of mine has a concealed weapons permit. He carries a small weapon with him (in an inside-the-waistband holster) at all times as a personal protection matter.
Thu, Feb 4, 2010
Change your companion every few years
How are computers and spouses similar? Let me count the ways.
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
Recollections on shipboard life
Occasionally, walking along the Edmonds waterfront, I'll see a super aircraft carrier heading out to sea or returning to the massive naval base at Everett.
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
Pot vs. booze: a hazy debate
To some local notables, I have this to say… "Get off the pot!" Certain, very vocal, easily recognizable citizens seem to be in favor of legalizing marijuana. They'll spend paragraphs of reasoning as to their opinion that marijuana is no more harmful than liquor.
Thu, Jan 14, 2010
A germ of truth… or two… or trillion
How do they do it? It is unusual to see your medical specialists under the weather. How do doctors and nurses keep from coming down with the myriad illnesses they are exposed to daily by their sick patients?
Good mph, dependable, and forgettable
Some younger people are probably getting weary of hearing those of us who are older saying, "They don't make 'em like they used to."
Thu, Dec 10, 2009
Our ancestors lives were hard, but full
By John PierreAs we get older, it's kinda natural to look back on our lives and marvel at the way things have changed as the decades have whooshed by.I...
Thu, Dec 3, 2009
Different drummer? How about the whole band?
By John PierreThe BeaconA few of us already know Bill (William H. Lindsay III). Hes the man with long gray hair, and a similarly long gray beard, who visits...
Tue, Nov 24, 2009
Im thankful for freedom
By John Pierre With Thanksgiving Days arrival,some of us give a little thought to all of the things we have to be thankful for.I guess that, first and ...
Thu, Nov 19, 2009
All aboard for an Edmonds treasure
By John PierreThere are many treasures in our hometown. One of Edmonds' treasures is the not-so-well-known Swamp Creek and Western Railroad Club layout...
Thu, Nov 12, 2009
Keep the rotten apples, er, politicos in 1 basket
By John PierreThe world of politics wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the politicians who reside therein. I don't think our founding fathers intended...
Thu, Nov 5, 2009
Got the gift-buying blues? Not anymore
THE CONSTANTCURMUDGEONBy John PierreWith Christmas sneaking up on us, thinking about buying appropriate gifts for our families begins to occupy at least...
Thu, Oct 29, 2009
SUVs should be outlawed until I get one
By John PierreThe BeaconI have a bone to pick with drivers of SUVs andpickups. No, I'm not talking about gas consumption or the effects on our atmosphere...
Thu, Oct 22, 2009
Come together right now for good of all
Normal 0 0 1 278 1589 13 3 1951 11.1282 0 0 0 THE CONSTANTCURMUDGEONBy John PierreFor the Beacon Some practices of years gone by might work well in modern...
Thu, Oct 15, 2009
You call it progress I call it nuttiness
THE CONSTANT CURMUDGEONBy John PierreFor the BeaconTweet, tweet? Twitter? My Space? FaceBook? What in the world is going on?I'm just getting used to the...
Thu, Oct 8, 2009
If you must eat meat, go for the good stuff
THE CONSTANTCURMUDGEONBy John PierreFor the BeaconI always thought I walked at a fairly brisk pace, for a guy in his mid-70s, on my almost-daily walk along...
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