Month: February 2021

Good Morning All & Happy Thursday! My granddaughter, little miss Tempa Joanne Newbold, continues to fight on this morning…Prayers are asked for a good outcome for her.  She has some VERY rare medical conditions for a newborn, that requires a lot of “thinking outside the box” to come up with effective treatments for her to…Read more

Good Morning All & Happy Monday! “Rainy days and Monday always seem to get me down” to coin a phrase from a Carpenters hit song of the 1970s seems to capture how I’m feeling this morning… Little miss Tempa Joanne Newbold continues to fight on this morning.  An EEG was done last night to see…Read more

Good Morning All & Happy Friday! Well, winter still has its grip on Spokane…some new snow last night!  It looks like many communities across America are dealing with more winter weather…my heart goes out to folks in Texas, who seem to have been especially hard with power outages right in the middle of plunging temperatures. …Read more

Good Morning All & Happy Thursday! On this day in 1885, “The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain was published…(for all you Mark Twain fans out there!). Happy Birthday wishes go John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono, who turns 88 today; to actress & model Cybill Shepherd, who is 71 today; to rock musician Robbie…Read more

Good Morning All & Happy Tuesday! Well, I got to spend the day yesterday with my granddaughter June and grandson Izaak (Ike) and ain’t life grand!  What fun to be with them!  They are both so wonderful (can you tell I’m a little biased?).  We had a grand time reading books, playing with cars &…Read more

Good Morning All & Happy Friday! Happy Birthday to friend Dusti in Spokane…wife, mother and lover of souls extraordinaire and to friend, former client, banker and lover of golf (a champion of “First Tee”) extraordinaire Tom in Spokane!  Here’s to you two on your special day of celebration! Happy Birthday wishes also go to former…Read more

Good Morning & Happy Thursday! Happy Birthday to friend Aubrie…wife, mother & educator/teacher extraordinaire and best friend to my daughter Andy; to long-time friend Doug, one of the outstanding young men of our time, who turns 47 today; and to friend and business associate Jeff!  Here’s to all of you on your special day of…Read more