In 1998, the “Yearbook of Experts, Authorities and Spokespersons” listed Dorothy Wilhelm (that would be me) as an expert on Sex after 50 (that would be a surprise.) There it was on page 159 right … [Read more...]
Who Hasn’t Accidentally Stepped On A Frog?
August 10, 2020 By Leave a Comment
What do you do when you realize at 2:00 in the morning that the small brown spot on the carpet is not a spot of gravy or coffee, but is actually a small, flat frog? After all, who hasn’t inadvertently … [Read more...]
LESSON FROM THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
July 26, 2020 By Leave a Comment
LESSON FROM THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL By Dorothy Wilhelm Note: This column first appeared in the Tacoma News Tribune on SEPTEMBER 05, 2015. School was different then. Cleavages were pretty much … [Read more...]
Did You Hear The Story?
July 20, 2020 By Leave a Comment
Did you hear the story about the jackass that ran for public office and won? I’m not talking about this year’s selection of candidates. The election I’m talking about took place in the friendly … [Read more...]
Tradition!
July 16, 2020 By Leave a Comment
by Dorothy Wilhelm We sat on the cellar door and waited for the root beer to stop exploding, Every year, my mother brewed root beer for Independence Day and every year it … [Read more...]
JUST THE TICKET
July 6, 2020 By Leave a Comment
Last Sunday morning, I received my very first speeding ticket, after maintaining a spotless driving record for 55 years. I’m really upset. I never had a ticket before. I saw the police car … [Read more...]
THE FACTS OF LIFE
June 28, 2020 By Leave a Comment
The Facts of Life by Dorothy Wilhelm The facts of life came in the mail in a plain brown envelope. It was brave of my mother to send for the book it contained, “Where Do Babies Come … [Read more...]
Fathers Day 2020
June 21, 2020 By Leave a Comment
Dorothy Wilhelm | 780 words | June 19, 2020 In those days, the father-to-be sat, penitent, in a littered waiting room, clutching a paper cup of coffee, staring down at a growing circle of spent … [Read more...]
From the shores of Gig Harbor to the slopes of Mount Rainier, the towns surrounding Puget Sound all have incredible stories to share. How did Old Fort Nisqually, now perched on a lofty bluff above Tacoma, move twenty-two miles from its original 1843 site in DuPont? Did Eatonville’s copper-infused paint inspire the phrase “painting the town red”?
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