Monday, May 13, 2024

The Mountain Again

We were coming home from dog class, this past Saturday, when I saw this stunning view of Mount Rainier.

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Palestine And Macklemore

The Traveling Clatt takes aim on Rapper Macklemore and his support of the Pro Palestine movement.  This is a continuation of yesterday's post, which also linked to this video.

Friday, May 10, 2024

Macklemore releases new song supporting Palestine, college protests amid...

This is surprising, but not shocking, Macklemore, local rapper doing a Pro Palestine song and video, which is well within his rights and does have a right to disagree, but, couple that with his act at the EMP, almost exactly 10 years ago, where he went out of his way to apologize for the egregious anti-semetic display, it is sad and unfortunate.

Macklemore's real name is Ben Haggerty, he is native of the area and a huge Mariner and Seahawks fan.  He is also taken on some just causes like LGTQ Plus rights and anti-bullying.  
I think that he is indeed off base to attack this issue without a more well  rounded approach.  
I think this You Tube video from The Traveling Clatt hits the nail on the head.  Please click here.

Wednesday, May 08, 2024

Bob Hoagland--Father-In-Law And Mentor

Bob is on the left. This picture was taken for the Crossroads Shopping Center newsletter in 2008. This is a copy of my Facebook post from yesterday (May 7th, 2024).
Deb and I are sad to announce the passing of my father-in-law Bob Hoagland. A father figure, business partner, and loving family member.
A native of Massachusetts, Bob and Lynn Hoagland moved here to the Seattle area after living in several towns on the East Coast. After a career in hotels and restaurants, he purchased three UPS Store franchises in Bellevue. He would eventually bring my wife and I into the ownership group where we enjoyed meeting and serving people in the area, making lifelong friends.
Bob enjoyed serving the community as a member of the Bellevue First Congregational Church, Rotary, and volunteering at the Puget Sound Blood Center and the Salvation Army Food Bank. He loved playing golf.
Bob was known as a hard worker and a devoted family man. He deeply loved his twin daughters, Debra Barer and Donna Hoagland Wagner his sons in law, two grandsons and grand dogs.
A celebration of life will be planned for next month (June 2024).

Monday, May 06, 2024

Yom HaShoah


 Remembering victims of the Holocaust!

Sunday, May 05, 2024

Runaway Zebra Caught

In nearby North Bend, a runaway zebra who captured imagination of social media, therefore the world, was found and captured this weekend. The zebra got out with 3 others on April 28th on it's way to a petting zoo in Montana. The other three were captured within hours, leaving this one on the run for a week. 
North Bend is about 18 miles from Maple Valley.

Cinco De Mayo 2024


 Happy Cinco de Mayo!