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Exploring Vashon at walking speed
A few years back, I went out for a walk. The walk lasted nearly four months and covered…
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Intimations of canine mortality: a beloved companion nears the finish line
I have contemporaries who describe themselves as “middle-aged.” This fascinates me. Either they have a stupendous ability to…
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Island Lumber sign brings up Vashon values
I don’t have one of those newfangled wide-screen televisions. That’s why, lately, you’ll find me sitting on a…
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There’s no such thing as Northwest humor
“They just don’t get Northeast humor,” my friend and fellow New Yorker, Bad Michael, was saying. I’d been…
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KeepVashon weird: Where do we start?
One of the first things you notice when you come to Vashon Island — especially if you’re tailing…
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It’s summer — break out the white bucks and floating docks
You may have noticed that summer has arrived. This, of course, means three things.
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On this Island of anomalies, prepositions matter
The other day, on my way to what is euphemistically and antiseptically known hereabouts as “the transfer station,”…
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Some ‘environmentally friendly’ cars just don’t make the grade
Ah, Progress! You know those brand new gleaming strips of asphalt all along the Vashon Highway that were…
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Romance and murder in the Vashon library
The votes are in. Judging from the e-mails and comments I’ve received on the street, readers of this…
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Move over ‘Northwest Nice’ — a few displaced New Yorkers live here, too
My Burton Coffee Stand and morning walking companion, Bad Michael (to distinguish him from another coffee stand regular,…
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Life in the slow lane is wearing thin
First, let me take a moment to thank all those folks who’ve stopped me in town to say…