A few months ago, I bought a mac pro. Part of the excitement of the new computer, was that I could turn my old mac into a media center. This was made especially enticing by the prospect of using Apple Front Row as the interface to all of my media. If you have not seen […]

Last weekend, I went with several friends (Sam, Poarch and the disgruntaled Mr. Fish) up to Larch Mountain. Less then 45 minutes outside of Portland, this lush area is just inside of the Mt. Hood national forest. It also happens to be some of the highest elevation around. In winter, the snow falls here first, […]

I cook a lot and enjoy making many items from scratch. This includes things like pastas, gravy, pickles, pies, hot sauce and many other items. However, the last (and only) time that I made bread was about 10 years ago for a school project. Bread is just one of those items which is so inexpensive […]

BoingBoing noted that the Young America’s Foundation is kindly giving away copies of its Conservative VIP poster. Commenter Dave X said: I dub this design style–Unfunny Lolcat Modern. Then Draconum gave “a very quick hackjob” as a response to Dave X / #3. Well I had to give it a try! Here are some others: […]

This is for my good friend Fish (Mike) and his parents. He asked me to send his mom some photos that I had taken of his dogs. Unfortunately, there were so many good ones that I don’t trust sending them by email – the file size would be too big. So I am posting them […]

Back in March, I spoke about the the Ghost Chilies that I had planted. Like many peppers, these thrive best with a long, hot growing season. Unfortunately, this summer in Portland provided neither. Now, chilies will grown in the Pacific Northwest. You just have to plant them early and protect them from the frost. Last […]

I was not sure whether to post this under work, or play. Portland Community College is currently participating in the Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s Bike Commute Challenge. When I started working here, I planned to ride everyday. It is only 8miles from my home, but it is almost all uphill. Over the trip, there is a […]

We just spent the last two weeks down in the southwest. I wrote some trail logs of our adventures, but it may take some time to post those on the web. For now, I just wanted to get a quick synopsis and some photos up. I flew down to meet Sam in Reno, NV. After […]

The new camera just came in at work – a Nikon D40X. I decided to bring it home over the weekend and get some practice. Posted below are some sickeningly sweet pictures for you to enjoy. The puppy “Plinko” belongs to a friend of ours. The kitten (well more of a cat at this point) […]

The garden is coming along quite nicely this year. Below are some photos that I took this morning. The first one is a baby Ghost Chili plant. The next two are a nightshade that I picked up at the nursery. Related to the tomato and eggplant, every part of this plant is poisonous – but […]