Monthly Archives: June 2006

Yeah, Yoda might say it like that. Anyway, I need one so I can post during the day, in my car. There’s something very romantic about that idea for me. I’d feel like a gumshoe. Tomorrow (Saturday) I’m going to … Continue reading →

These are heady times to be a person with a relative starting her freshman year at Oregon State. They just won their first NCAA championship in anything since the 1940′s, a 2-games-to-1 heart-stopper in the College World Series. A poor … Continue reading →

Top: It truly is God’s country out there. This is what happens when you have mountains, oceans, and constant rain. This is one of those oceans, the Pacific. 2: The first night there, we saw this sunset. I’m glad I … Continue reading →

This is my first real chance to post since the weekend, so I’d better make it good. Let me whinily explain why I’ve been such a bad blogger this week. It actually starts with vacation last week — specifically, the … Continue reading →

Before this day ends: Happy Anniversary to me and my wife. Happy new job to me. Happy Birthday to Dirk Nowitski. Happy Juneteenth, the holiday of righteous bitterness. Whew. Big day.

It’s been a pretty good week, considering the last time I was this far west I saw a bomb explode in a garbage can near Janet Evans during the Atlanta Olympics. Poor Janet Evans. So far, the 3-0 US World … Continue reading →

Tillamook Cheese Factory and Multi-Purpose Enterprise. People are doing the chicken dance in the next room, so forgive me if this post lacks focus. Actually, some of my nephews have a CD of the world’s most catchily annoying songs — … Continue reading →

When I’m doing stuff with people, many of them wonder if their antics or the antics we experience will “make the blog.” I’m here with my wife’s family, and most of the stuff that goes on here is stuff I’d … Continue reading →