Enumclaw Businesses open late on Thursday Nights

Why do we live in Enumclaw? Because it is safe & family friendly, Come join us downtown on Thursday Nights in December, as the Merchants are staying open late!

Here We go Again with More Snowmance Flirting

Don’t get your corncob pipe and pieces of coal ready just yet----but----maybe we have a chance for a second date, and some more kisses.

Fire Marshal Extends Burn Ban in King County

Due to continued dry weather, the King County Fire Marshal has extended the burn ban first declared in July until further notice.

Chapter 10: The Final Chapter of the First Half

We took our first evening walk in a long time the night we got home. The good mood we had talked ourselves into on the trip went downhill as soon as we saw our creek.

EHS Sports Events for Sept. 5 through Sept. 8

A roundup of Enumclaw High School sports events this week.

Snowmance? Don’t Buy Any Roses for This Week

Remember when I said that the atmosphere likes to jump into a weather pattern and keep that pattern for a time. Then it jumps into another one and do on.

One night on Suntop Fire Lookout

An event from our five summers on Suntop Fire Lookout

Domestic Disturbance in September 3 Blotter

A roundup of Enumclaw police reports from Monday, Sept. 3.

Chapter 9: Our Nice Spring

Except for the restaurant incident, which actually worked out good for me in the points department, our spring was uneventful until June.

No Romance, Just a First Date

Well-----Snow lovers will have to settle for a first date Friday through Sunday----sorry.

Enumclaw Businesses start Co-op Friday November 18, 2011 9:30 AM

Enumclaw Merchants coming together in a Co-op! First project, Thursday Night Madness. Encouraging all Merchants to stay open until 8 PM each Thursday Night in December!

Grand Park, Mt. Rainier

A night time hike through Grand Park on Mt. Rainier

Chapter 8: The Storks Return to Eastern Washington

This is a strange chapter for me to be writing. Alice and I didn’t have children so I never had to get into conversations concerning the “birds and the bees.” Not even with Alice.

Snow---Here?

The computer models (see Fun Weather Facts: Where Do Forecasts Come From? on Enumclaw.patch), show that we are in the “flirting with snow pattern” from now until next weekend.

Quiet Night with the Cat - #$%@!!#!

Why I do NOT care for cats - a partial description

Chapter 7: Our First Winter

That fall Alice and I felt really lucky, and grateful. Having our own spot in the country was even better than we imagined. Our brook babbled away, and deer came into the meadows.

Greetings, Enumclaw Readers!

I'm Dan Scribner and I've loved here on the Osceola mud flow for more than 20 years.

Chapter 6: Starting Out in the Ownership Society

I call this chapter “Starting Out in the Ownership Society” since this tells about our (Alice, myself and Fifi) first days in the ownership society.

La Nina, El Nino, Es Importante?

Humans (that includes most of us) like to feel important and that leads to “tasty gossip tidbits” being “augmented” in the retelling.

HealthLine: You Talkin' To Me?

My wife calls it selective hearing loss!

Chapter 5: The Great Divide Continued

Well, I was undecided whether to tell you in detail about how the state was divided up since in a way it’s old history, but I’ll just give a quick overview in case any of you have forgotten.

I Killed My Refrigerator

Why I will no longer own a refrigerator

HealthLine: It's My Lumbago Again!

Honey, Where's The Heating Pad?

My Father and the Earthquake

What happened during an earthquake on our small family farm

Chapter 4: The Art of Grunting, Ball Lightning, Silent Screaming, Etc

Well, remember when I told you that I was the only person to realize the importance of what Frank and Ike started when they faced off across the aisle.

HealthLine: Oh, My Aching Joints!

It's gonna rain, believe me, I know

Hometown USA

Hometown. What is it? A place, a feeling, a way of life...? One thing is for sure, Hometown shaped the way we view our world.

Chapter 3: The Twins Continued

I didn’t pal around with the Twins much after I dropped out of high school. I worked as a house painter when they were in college at the University of Washington.

Chapter 2: The Twins

The Twins and I go way back and I suppose they would hardly call me one of their best friends, but I did go up to their house to play.

Fun Weather Facts: Wave Clouds

The best conditions for wave clouds over Mt. Rainier are when a storm is approaching.

HealthLine: What's That Smell?

Bugs and Germs!

Chapter 1: Why I Started To Take Notes

I was born Dwight Washington Franklin on July 31, 1955. That was the year my parents moved to Bellingham, Washington.

We Need to Laugh at the Nuttier Things We Do

Well---- I learned my lesson. Sometimes it is better to laugh at the nuttier things we do.

Another Slight Diversion: The Brian Theory of the Perverse Imp

After I blogged about the perverse imp, Mary (my daughter) challenged me to explain what causes the “perverse imp” to sit on our shoulders and whisper so enticingly into our ears.

HealthLine: What Did You Just Say?

It Must Have Slipped My Mind!

Another Slight Diversion: The Perverse Imp

Have you ever been in a very formal situation and felt the urge, the almost unbearable urge, to yell out something totally inappropriate?

HealthLine: Every Beat Of Your Heart

Electric Avenue!

7 Ways Successful Creatives Think Differently

Success is always about how we think. Want to change things? Change your mind. How? These 7 steps will get you started. Happy Thinking.

HealthLine: I'll Quit Tomorrow

Holy Smoke!

Another Slight Diversion: Where Do Music Notes Come From?

Most all of us (whether we play an instrument or not) has stretched a string then plucked it. Most of the time a nice sound is produced.