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Smarties-Not So Smartie

When your in a 5th grade class with 6 and 7th graders around, you’re in for a lot. Not only that, you can get in so many fights with other 5th graders if you’re not careful.  The last thing us kids need to worry about is huffing candy.  There have been some kids at my school Drum Intermediate [...]

Ebay-Uh-oh-Wha Happened?

Ok, so I have been scammed into a few schemes and different financial traps.  I like to call them life learning lessons.  Currently, I am enrolled in 6 life learning lessons on a popular website you may be familiar with, Ebay.  You see, I got all starry eyed over some makeup on there cause I’ve been [...]

Potential For Disaster at Drum Intermediate School

Personnel at Drum Intermediate School don’t get it. After all of the slaughter in schools across the nation, security doesn’t seem to be an issue. Monday, a former student entered the building, dressed in a military police  uniform and carrying a knife in his pocket. The kid was given a hall pass and mingled with [...]

KTOY Silenced By A Series Of Errors

I attended LH Bates Vocational-Technical College, now called Bates College, back in the early 70s. The radio broadcast tech program allowed one to practice being a broadcaster on a working radio station and acquire your 1st-Class FCC License in the meantime.
These days, a “1st” is not required. A lot has changed in the radio business. [...]

Commencement Bay Maritime Fest August 2009

There will be a lot to see and do at the celebration of Tacoma’s working waterfront coming up Sat & Sun, Aug 29-30, 2009 Time: 10a - 6p This is definitely a family event, fun for everyone. Bring your camera, there will be plenty of photo opportunities.
Pacific Northwest artists will display their maritime art, competing [...]

Post #201 - Math Tricks

We have hit the 200 mark with our recent post about “Juneteenth”. Now, we move on to reach new heights and boldly go where no University Place bloggers have gone before!
Well, maybe later. Right now, I just want to pass along a clever little “mind reading” trick involving mathematics. Math can be fun, if you [...]