Top Ten - Things I Love About Tacoma

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The Top Ten - Things That I Love About Tacoma!

I know this seems odd based on the fact that I am so environmental. The one thing that I would like to point out is that these smoke stacks were never used in my memory. I didn't know what they meant. They had a different meaning to me back then.

Today they no longer stand, a symbol of a fixed past. The symbol of a fixed past is now held in their absence.

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Every time I go to Tacoma I visit Point Defiance and all that it contains. My son has been through Never Never Land, the excitement oozing from him as he ran from one -as big as life- fairytale to the next. This was a magical place for me back then, and it still is at forty.

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I'm not sure what else to say here. I know that the Narrows Bridge has a windy past. That being said, it is still a beauty to behold. Simply breathtaking don't ya think?

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I have to admit that this always seemed more of a guy thing when I was younger. That being said, I finally went into Fort Nisqually one year when I went home for a visit with my son. It's just not a Fort, you see. They have a small village with people that are dressed in period clothes that are doing period things. It's like an interactive small town village/museum. They even had The General Store in which I bought postcards to mail back to most of the people that I worked with. I mailed them from the General Store as well.

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As a child, I always wanted to be married here. I spent many, many, many of my lifetime moments in the Japanese Gardens, and I do not regret a single one. If I ever get married again -traditionally or spiritually- I want it to be here.

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Yet another place I visit every time I go home. Everyone else travels the Zoo as I watch the beluga whales. You can put your hand on the glass and they rub up against it as if they are trying to allow you a lingered pet, and then the circle around for more love. They are probably the single, most beautiful creatures that I have ever had the honor of encountering.

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Ruston Way. Wow. What can I say. It is a beauty to behold if you can stand the smell when the tide is low. A low tide never bothered me much. This is the first place I head when I arrive home, and it's very hard to get me to leave. I think I might live there in a box if they would allow me.

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This is where I spent a good deal of my childhood. We owned property in Ashford. My Dad has actually put it in a trust for us eight kids. My mother bought almost eight acres so we could each have one. When I travel O.B.E (Out Of Body Experience), I usually visit Ashford. I'm absolutely sure that it's because I need to see the glorious, steadfast, majestic Mount Rainier.

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I spent many hours looking at the Union Depot, as it was across the street from my fathers gas/service station.

I love you dearly, Pops.

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