For over 15 years in Portland, I have stared up at Mt. Hood. Each winter, it becomes covered in a fresh blanket of white snow. I have gone hiking, snow camping and even snowshoeing. But, until this year – the most traditional of snow sports (skiing) had eluded me. This was my third time and […]

A big weekend. On Saturday, we went urban-lumberjacking again. On Monday, Fish flew out to his new home in Land-o’-lakes Florida. Between those two, I found some time to do a little paddling. Jamie and I went to the Elk Rock Island dock that is about 5 minutes south of my house. When you launch […]

To quote the disgruntled Mr Fish: “They said it could not be done, but 3 bottles of gin and 15 packs of marlbros later i overcame the dark side!! Will miss the game and all the coaching. Thanks to 2 iPhones and 3 grown adults, we beat an 18 year old game!!! Damn I had […]

“Some” photos of my parents dogs. They are both mutts rescued by the Oregon humane society. Mabel Has the lighter brown, tiger-striped coat. She is either a Plott hound, or Black Mouth Cur mix. Indigo (Indy) Is much larger and has grey/black spots. She is most likely a Catahoula mix.

This weekend we went out fishing – for sturgeon. These prehistoric looking fish can live for hundreds of years growing up to 18 feet long. In Oregon, you use barb-less hooks and can only keep fish of a certain size – between 4 and 5 feet! While we didn’t nab any keepers, the four that […]

Last night, there was a lunar eclipse. There have been several over the past few years, but the Pacific Northwest’s heavy cloud cover usually blocks the best views. Yesterday was an exception – the sky was crisp and clear. Click to see the larger: 1) a bit blurry, 2) a little shake and 3) wide […]

Reduce, reuse, recycle Who doesn’t love a nice, warm, roaring fire? However, burning hardwood seems a shame (not to mention expensive), when the urban jungle provides one with other combustible options. Our house is located in a nice little neighborhood. If it were not for the occasional train whistle, I could almost forget how close […]

Our good friend Fish (aka the “disgruntaled Mr Fish“) is moving to Florida. His girl Linda already made the trip down there and soon enough he will be joining her to live in “America’s Wang”. Before he goes, we have the pleasure of a house guest for a few weeks. Now he really is a […]

Samantha loves Amber. She once even mentioned that when she gets married (hint, hint), her preference would be for a ring of amber rather then the traditional diamond. To her – amber is stylish, unique, and most importantly blood free. Maybe that is why I was so appalled to run across this conversation on a […]

Stuck in some smoky pub watching the “big game”. Good food, good suds, good friends… Guess I shouldn’t complain…