Author: newbie7

Good Morning All! Happy Birthday to actor Katsumi Tanaka of the original “Godzilla” movie fame (who can forget those cheesy Japanese monster flicks in Japanese?), who turns an amazing 107 years old today!; and to premier violinist Itzhak Perlman, who is 74 today!  And here’s to good friend and spouse/contractor/classic car buff extraordinaire, Greg in…Read more

Good Afternoon All! Happy 57th Birthday to my friend Sue, who is married to a great financial planner and is a spouse, mother & grandmother extraordinaire…the pride of Missoula, Montana I might add!  Here’s to you, Sue, on your special day of celebration…enjoy!  Also, here’s to multi-billionaire Warren Buffett of Berkshire-Hathaway fame, who celebrates his…Read more

Good Morning All! A great time was had at Luna Cafe in Spokane last night with our dear friends Hal & Janie.  We got together to celebrate their recent 31st wedding anniversary.  We had an excellent dinner with superb service out on Luna’s patio.  A great summer evening with great people.  It was fun to…Read more

Good Morning All! Have you heard about or seen the movie “Driving Miss Daisy” with Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy?  Well, on most Thursdays I play the part of Morgan Freeman and my beloved mom plays the part of Jessica Tandy as we travel about the greater Spokane area in my car attending to errands…Read more

Good Morning All! One of the finer things in life is a peach ice cream sundae and, thanks to my daughter Amy, and her husband, Joel, I was able to enjoy a couple of them this week.  There’s nothing better than fresh, homegrown peaches with some vanilla ice cream…ummm…good!!  Thanks, Joel & Amy, for sharing…Read more

Good Morning All! A great big HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to my brother Matt, and his wife, Val, who celebrate their 37th wedding anniversary today!  Here’s to you too!  And Happy Anniversary wishes go to our dear friends, Hal & Janie, who just celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary!  I could not have had a better business partner…Read more

Good Morning All! We had a good time having most of our family gather at our place yesterday for some Longhorn BBQ provided by our friend, Julie, who is visiting us from Reno.  She’ll be joining us at The Tana House for some vacation time this coming week or two.  It’s always great to have…Read more

Good Morning All!   Happy Birthday to my son, Jake, who turned 28 yesterday (around 10:30 p.m. to be exact)!  He’s a superb special education/kindergarten teacher, a great husband to his wife Sarah and a terrific father to his sons Ezra & Izaak (Ike).  If you ever need a friend who’s inner strength is off…Read more

Good Morning All! Check out the “The Barre Code” in Spokane!  2 weeks unlimited classes for just $39.00!  My daughter Amy offers “Brawl”; “TBC” (Total Body Conditioning); “Restore” and “Barre Code” classes to all comers.  I attended a session just the other day and love it!  Visit www.thebarrecode.com and click on “Spokane” and find out…Read more

Good Morning All! Happy Birthday wishes go to former U.S. Senator & NBA Hall of Famer Bill Bradley, of the New York Knicks (who can ever forget their 1968 NBA championship team?…Bill Bradley, Willis Reed, Dave DeBussehere (sp?), Dick Barnett, Walt Frazier, Phil Jackson (I think) and others whose names escape me right now), who…Read more