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Cash on hand is great - even essential at times, but having an account (or two) somewhere can be a life-saver. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Not everyone has a bank account

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 26, 2022 1:30 am

The unbanked and under-banked

Just because we can’t see their mouths doesn’t mean stupid words can’t come out. It might be better sometimes to keep silent. (Photo by Morf Morford)

‘Tis the season – for stupid statements

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 25, 2022 1:30 am

“More living things prefer a warmer climate”

Before we had a generation of “digital natives” many of us imagined a life made freer, richer and more equitable because of technology. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Remember life before the internet?

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 24, 2022 1:30 am

Yes, children, there was life before screens

There’s something reassuring and soothing about the clickety-clack sound and motion of the rails. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Book a memorable trip

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 23, 2022 1:30 am

Maybe it’s time to ride the rails in style

I’ve never understood this sign. Isn’t any shop in the business of providing - not refusing - a good or service? Who is the intended audience for this sign? Who is welcome? Who isn’t? (Photo by Morf Morford)

Doublespeak is everywhere

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 22, 2022 1:30 am

What’s in your newsfeed?

In the early 2020s we all found ourselves spending more time in front of screens. (Photo by Morf Morford)

What became of Tacoma Click?

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 19, 2022 1:30 am

If there is anything we learned since 2020, it is that web access is an essential utility

It’s not just parents who will have a sigh of collective relief when school resumes. (Photo by Morf Morford)

August is always a crazy month

By Morf Morford • August 18, 2022 1:30 am

Welcome to “the silly season” 2022 style

When it comes to work, school or even new foods, we rely on the experiences of others. Photo by Morf Morford

It’s all in who you know

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 17, 2022 1:30 am

New Harvard study confirms what mom already knew

The view from the pool. Known as an infinity pool, this pool hangs over the hillside as it connects land and sky. (Photo by Morf Morford)

“I’ve been to all three of your weddings”

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 16, 2022 1:30 am

And a few other observations of a California wedding

This is the SODO district just south of Downtown Seattle. This area offers many things, but is it what most of us would consider home? (Photo by Morf Morford)

The return of the suburbs

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 15, 2022 1:30 am

And yes, mini-vans are back too

These look-alike buildings on the outskirts of Shanghai solve many problems - but they might create just as many. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Cities are changing

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 12, 2022 1:30 am

Maybe the city of the future isn’t a city

Our choices and priorities when it comes to cars has less to do with vehicles than what we want our cities to look like. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Urban density – the mobile kind

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 11, 2022 1:30 am

We love our cars, but we don’t always love what they do

The new school year is always a time of new encounters. Perhaps no other year has been so fraught with unforeseeable challenges as this one. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Higher education on the horizon

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • August 10, 2022 1:30 am

For kids of all ages, this is a season of many changes

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