Robert Whale – Renton Reporter

Here come da judges — and thank God | Whale’s Tales

Robert Whale — Sun, 25 May 2025 13:30:00 +0000

One more instance of a judge stepping forward at a moment of peril to our national life to save our butts.

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The road to my heart is filled with paw prints | Whale’s Tales

Robert Whale — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000

We got her from a friend of Ann’s, as one of the two remaining pups from a litter of nine.

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Oh, the things we say, but shouldn’t | Whale’s Tales

Robert Whale — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:30:00 +0000

Curious, aren’t they, the words people say that shape us, for good and bad for the rest of our lives?

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Let’s dive into a timeless treasure trove of family films | Whale’s Tales

Robert Whale — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:30:00 +0000

Watching the 8mm Whale family films my dad shot when we were kids on the old Kodak takes me back...

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Ready for another cold apple from life’s vending machine | Whale’s Tales

Robert Whale — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Call it the sweetness of life.

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Cold War fallout shelter survives in childhood memories | Whale’s Tales

Robert Whale — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Dad never finished the bomb shelter.

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The aggressive in-your-face nature of online advertising | Whale’s Tales

Robert Whale — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 08:30:00 +0000

It was 3 p.m. on a recent Friday, and there I was, at my computer, desperate to dig up information...

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Here’s a theory on the fate of conspiracy theorists | Whale’s Tales

Robert Whale — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:30:00 +0000

If you try to reason with people like that, that the conspiracy they are going on about isn’t real, you become part of the conspiracy and are trying to hoodwink them.

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It’s time to laugh instead of cringe at politicians | Whale’s Tales

Robert Whale — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:30:00 +0000

As humorist and social critic H.L. Mencken wrote, “A man who can laugh, if only at himself, is never really miserable.”

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What sort of learning really matters when it’s all over? | Whale’s Tales

Robert Whale — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:30:00 +0000

It will be about what does not perish when we do.

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