Kathleen Charters Celebration of Life

Celebration of Life for Reverend Dr. Kathleen Grace James Charters, held Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Sequim, Washington. Visual Memories from Celebration of Life This is a nine-minute presentation of still images from Kathleen’s life. Continue reading Kathleen Charters Celebration of Life

Dr. Kathleen Charters memorial

Rev. Dr. Kathleen Charters preparing a Remembrance Day message at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Laurel, Maryland, 2017.

A memorial for Dr. Kathleen Charters will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church in Sequim, Washington, on April 26, 2025, at 1 p.m. Kathleen served in the U.S. Public Health Service as an ensign and lieutenant (j.g.), and in Continue reading Dr. Kathleen Charters memorial

UFOs: They’re out there, or right here

A UFO on the back of a truck.

There has been much news froth about UFOs over the past several years, for no good reason. There are some who still argue the Earth is flat, and others that vaccines are a plot by Communists or drug companies or Continue reading UFOs: They’re out there, or right here

A Celebration of the Life of Pearletta Anne Harris

January 2020: Pearletta at her granddaughter Leia's house in Bremerton for a delayed (by a broken leg) Christmas party.

April 7, 1931 — February 1, 2022 Saturday, April 9, 2022, 2:00 p.m. — Trinity United Methodist Church, Sequim, Washington Visual Memories Gathering Music: “Trauermarsch (Siegfried’s Funeral March),” by Richard Wagner [one of two musical selections requested by Pearletta] Welcome: Pastor Continue reading A Celebration of the Life of Pearletta Anne Harris

World Heritage Sites, United States

Checklist of World Heritage Sites visited in the United States. This is a dynamic list, with plans for checking off more sites in the future. ✔︎ means “visited,” and ✖︎ means “need to visit.” Mesa Verde National Park – ✖︎ Continue reading World Heritage Sites, United States

Epic penguin migration

Last week, a penguin completed an epic migration that lasted a couple years and thousands of miles. When measured in penguin distances, it encompassed more miles than Neil Armstrong traveled going to the moon and back in his celebrated “one Continue reading Epic penguin migration

Fall classes

Summer is almost over, and that means local community colleges, community centers, and other institutions are sending out brochures and flyers on their forthcoming classes. After listening to some town residents discuss their “needs,” I came across a list of Continue reading Fall classes