Pregnancy: Color Me Sympathatic

Mary is in the throes of pregnancy. Everything is going well so far. Thankfully, she’s missing out on the vomiting and sickness. Instead, she’s dealing with skin issues, aches, pains and fatigue. She’s also eating more pickles (hold the ice cream)than usual.
On my side of things, the ‘paternal side’ if you will, I’m feeling the [...]

11 Truths and 1 Lie

I’m feeling sufficiently self-centered tonight…so here’s 11 true facts few people know about me, and one lie to keep things interesting:
12. Once exchanged insults with Tony Danza.
11. Am a fan of reggae/ska/dancehall music.
10. Once rescued a frog from a urinal in Ireland.
9. Peddled shoes at Payless Shoes while attending college.
8. Once, while on a trip [...]

Quote of the Night

Mary has been swept up in the phenomenon that is ‘Dancing with the Stars’, and we just watched the first 10 minutes (I can’t watch more than 10 minutes without the Man Council pulling my membership) when Joey Fatone danced the Samba.
Anyhow, my physical resemblance to Joey Fatone came up, followed by Mary uttering these [...]

Prep to Schlep: The Story of a College Roommate

He came to the dorm room door a preppy; cardigan adorned, khaki-clad. The tall, timid son of a doctor and his wife was entering college. Four years of diligent study and assuredly stellar grades lie ahead of him.
 
His mother and father carried his matching plaid suitcases, cautiously resting them on his bed. Like all parents, [...]

Reno Roadtrip Retrospective

Click on the tree above for photos from my trip.
My two old friends, Isaac and Steve are a blast to hang out with. Isaac, who finds himself in the employ of the U.S. Navy was in Fallon, Nevada with his squadron. He had a weekend off, so Steve and I drove down through Oregon and [...]

Live! From Reno/Sparks

At shortly after 5 A.M. this morning. My good, long time friend Steve and I departed the Portland area for a our trek to visit Isaac, who is temporarily on Naval duty in Fallon, Nevada. Sparks, Nevada (just outside of Reno) is our base of operations.

Some notes from our trip today:
- If I had a [...]

Kara Thrace vs. Buffy

Buffy Summers

Aliases: “The Slayer”, “The Chosen One”
Fighting Style: mixed martial arts
Weapons: Stakes (“Mr. Pointy”), clever dialog, crossbows, knifes, rocket launchers
versus
Kara Thrace

Alias: “Starbuck”
Fighting Style: street boxing
Weapons: MKVII Colonial Viper, liquor bottles, insubordination, guns
Outlook: Since a Colonial Viper won’t fit in our fictional fighting ring, I’d expect Buffy to make short work of Starbuck. Having defeated vampires, [...]

A Cellphone Cam Extravaganza!

Here is a series of posts devoted to miscellaneous pictures I took on my cellphone. There’s no point to them, really. But hey, it’s my blog.
Two Cellphone shots of my daily commute, taken last fall: (*Disclaimer: All shots were taken when I was at a dead stop.)
Portland skyline as I crossed the Marquam Bridge.
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Cellphone Cam Theater: Snowy Spin-Out

Taken outside my office last January during a spell of snowy weather. There is this windy street that snakes down a hill, here we see an unwitting victim of slush and slick-iness.

Cellphone Cam Theater: Blazer Pre-Game

Taken just before tip-off of the Blazers vs. the Miami game at the Rose Garden. Mary got me tickets for my birthday. (Please excuse the overexposure..it’s only a cellphone camera)