Opinion
Federal Way mayor debate inspires mom’s answers at home | Jan Hallahan
The colors of autumn are bursting forth in full glory all around us. Earlier this month, it was…
Jan Hallahan
Opinion
Social dilemma comes knocking in Twin Lakes | Jan Hallahan
Here, in a nutshell, is the social dilemma I discovered while innocently sorting old toys: Standing on a…
Life
Gross is 144: The day we bought crabs | Jan’s Journal
Every day is a gift. The morning, at least the first minute upon waking, is a time for…
Opinion
Taste freedom by removing language barriers | Jan Hallahan
On Sunday, July 4, we celebrate the birth of our country by attending picnics and fireworks shows such…
Opinion
Mourning stores that close their doors | Jan Hallahan
May 16, 2010 The ending of one thing usually means the beginning of another. Or maybe that’s just…
Life
If only I spoke Hummingbird! | Jan’s Journal
May 15, 2010 It was so chilly outside. My beautiful fuchsia tree was in danger of dying on…
Life
The great missing sock conspiracy | Jan’s Journal
There are true mysteries in this world. The smartest people on our planet can pontificate forever and never…
Life
Miracles and the god of erotic love | Jan’s Journal
February 9, 2010 Yesterday, my son informed me that he needed to interview me for religion class about…
Life
Pilates is not for sissies | Jan’s Journal
The blogs written by Highline Community College faculty and students in The Mirror’s Fitness 101 this fall are…
Life
How to handle an angry baby bunny | Jan’s Journal
Standing serenely at my kitchen sink, gazing out at warm sunshine filtering through dazzling fall foliage, an ominous,…
Life
Axe deodorant spray: Hygiene hijacker or secret sports weapon? | Jan’s Journal
“Back to school time” reminds me of new shoes, sharpened pencils, glue sticks and lunch boxes. Come September,…
Life
You, me and the fruit fly | Jan’s Journal
Not one person is immune from this shocking occurrence, unless you live in Antarctica. Everyday around the globe,…
Life
Move over, Martha: Make way for my new cookbook | Jan’s Journal
Confrontations aren’t my thing. In fact, I strive for peace and good will, which makes this incident all…
Life
My mother’s butt | Jan’s Journal
June 26, 2009 We reach an invisible point in our lives in which the petty importance of youthful…
Life
Bird brains and the mommy car speech | Jan’s Journal
June 10, 2009 A pair of cute brown and black barn swallows has swooped in to build a…
Life
Milking vacation for all it’s worth | Jan’s Journal
May 20, 2009 Lately, it seems as if everyone travels somewhere during school breaks. Last year we went…
Life
Motherhood is not for the faint-hearted | Jan’s Journal
May 7, 2009 Mother’s Day is here again? Last year, I scored a beautiful bracelet by playing on…
Life
Pigs get a bum rap: Swine flu stigma strikes summer camp | Jan’s Journal
April 30, 2009 A person would have to live in a bubble to not have heard anything about…
Life
Ovarian cancer, hospice care and the circle of life | Jan’s Journal
What a difference one day can make. On Friday, March 13, spring flowers pushed their beautiful colors to…
Life
Ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby | Jan’s Journal
Home cooking is a tricky chore — especially when my children accuse me of trying to poison them…