by admin | Dec 30, 2011 | Culture
As with many people my age, I have a lot of pain. Some of it is self-inflicted, other pain is from injuries over the years. My knees hurt because of the years of doing parades with the Seafair Pirates. A word to younger pirates out there, do not run full tilt down an...
by admin | Dec 29, 2011 | Life Lessons
On Christmas Day here at the old housienda on North Hutchinson Island, the usual glad tidings of the holiday took a back seat to the drama that was unfolding on the beach just beyond us. What started out as a casual day beachside became disrupted by the sounds of...
by admin | Dec 28, 2011 | Defies Description
The news has not been good for actors and actresses recently. This week Forbes and MSNBC both listed acting as a pursuit that is going the way of typesetters and elevator operators. Their days, according to these media outlets and the raw statistics, are numbered....
by admin | Dec 27, 2011 | Life Lessons
I was watching Antiques Roadshow again last night, one of my not-so-guilty pleasures these days. I wasn’t always able to watch it, at least not in the last few years because my ex-whatever always wanted to watch something else, so she would just berate me for...
by admin | Dec 26, 2011 | Life Lessons
I am very blessed in my life to have several really good friends and many acquaintances. Some I have known for more than 30 years, while others have only recently come into my circle of “know ’ems.” I tend to talk a lot about my friends to others. I...
by admin | Dec 23, 2011 | Life Lessons
Before I get too far into today’s RobZerrvation, let me start by saying I am a huge protector and defender of everyone’s rights. To each his own. If you believe in a higher power, great. If you’re godless, that’s OK, too. If you worship the...
by admin | Dec 22, 2011 | Defies Description
Last month I finally finished my book, Memoirs of a Buccaneer: 30 Years Before the Mast. It was extremely cathartic. As my friend Cassie and I poured over the pages and I made the numerous revisions, I suddenly began to understand that I have lived a fairly remarkable...
by admin | Dec 21, 2011 | Defies Description
As I alluded to on Facebook yesterday, St. Chickalaus Day is upon us. Over the last 23 years, this somewhat fowl patron saint of over-commercialized holidays has rocketed to stardom, certainly on a par with the train with the square wheels in the Land of Misfit Toys....
by admin | Dec 20, 2011 | Growing Up
When I was a kid, there was no such thing as a mall. The closest thing we had in Renton where I grew up was Sears. There, you could not only shop at Sears, but several smaller retailers and Newberrys. As a kid, that was pretty cool. Two big stores without even getting...
by admin | Dec 19, 2011 | Life Lessons
I saw on the news today that Michelle Duggar, the star of “19 and Counting” (haven’t seen it? I don’t think anyone has), had a miscarriage and won’t have #20 for this season’s show. Now, this RobZerrvation isn’t really about...
