Paraprosdokians

First time I heard about Paraprosdokians, I liked them. Paraprosdokians are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected and is frequently humorous. (Winston Churchill loved them). 1. Where there’s a will, I want to be...

Stormwater Plan

Stormwater Stewardship Project from City of Sequim http://www.sequimwa.gov/index.aspx?NID=646 But there is no stormwater runoff here! Stormwater management is about more than stormwater (think streams and groundwater, too), more than runoff (think water quality), and...

Children of the Greatest Generation – the 30s and 40s

CHILDREN OF THE GREATEST GENERATION (and their children – so they will understand). See last two lines of this article Born in the 1930s and early 40s, we exist as a very special age cohort. We are the Silent Generation. We are the smallest number of children born...

Cal’s Drive-in Memories

Cal’s Drive-in Memories By Lois Krafsky-Perry My memory bank was stirred by Norma Topness’ letter, in the recent  Ditchwalker newsletter. I remember Norma Govan Knapman, and her husband Cal, in that I worked for them, at the newly built Cal’s Drive-in, from March...