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‘Twas the night before christmas – on the Eastside | Pat Cashman
'Twas the night before Christmas, and all ‘round Bellevue. Kids were waiting for the fat guy to come…
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Can home genetic testing kits really find my potential | Pat Cashman
I remember the day I brought home a particular fifth grade report card. Mine, unfortunately.
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Catching up with J.P. | Pat Cashman
I last wrote a column about J.P. Patches some four years ago, so I figured it was time…
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Screaming kids in the restaurant? Here’s an idea that will make you cheer | Pat Cashman
If you’ve lived on the Eastside for a while, you can probably remember a place called Pizza and…
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That first job can be an adventure
I grew up in the town of Bend, Ore. It was the June of my 16th year, and…
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You may not be happy, but you still can be normal
Happiness is something like Justice Potter Stewart’s famous definition of pornography: “I know it when I see it.”…
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The wizard of Bellevue | Pat Cashman
One of my great privileges is to occasionally be asked to be an emcee or auctioneer for fundraisers.…
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‘Can You Hear Me Now?’ | Pat Cashman
It’s fashionable to bash Congress these days – and also a lot of fun. But it’s simply not…
Life
Sugar, Sugar – is it as sweet? | Pat Cashman
Shakespeare wrote it and Juliet said it, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” It…
Life
Proper pronunciation please | Pat Cashman
There is no surer way to detect non-natives than by their geographical mispronunciations. When you hear Medina enunciated…
Life
‘Out with the old; in with the in’ | Pat Cashman
Overheard from a 12-year-old girl at a yard sale in Eastgate last weekend: “Hey, Dad! Come look at…
Life
The strange case of Elmer McCurdy, a stand-up guy if there ever was one | Pat Cashman
When the Seattle city council voted to ban commercial cadaver displays like “Bodies: The Exhibition,” you had to…
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Danger in the back seat | Pat Cashman
I was driving down Richard’s Road last week when a mini-van just in front of me suddenly whipped…
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Things big and wee | Pat Cashman
The story didn’t make the front page here in the Reporter last week – or any of the…
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Sleepless in Bellevue. Is there a cure? | Pat Cashman
The Eastside can be quite lovely this time of year. But all is not bliss. For one thing,…
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Pat Cashman | I remember mother – and all of those snakes, of course
Lots of words have been written about mothers. One of my favorites is: “Only a mother would think…
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Pat Cashman | Old TV: Farm report, Liberace, American Bandstand
Sitting under a pile of papers and photos at home is one of my prize possessions. It’s a…
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Pat Cashman | Keep your eye out for those who may surprise you
You very likely have heard about, if not seen, the remarkable video of a 47 year-old Scottish woman…
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Pat Cashman | Dealing with those who can’t pronounce Puyallup
My next-door neighbor recently told me that he began to ‘horripilate’ while watching local TV news last week.…
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Pat Cashman | On the missing list
My byline appears at the head of this essay. It’s also the name that’s on all my important…