12 Northwest Culinary Pleasures

I’m proud to be a child of the Pacific Northwest. Born and raised in SW Washington, and having lived from Bellingham in the north to Eugene in the south, I’ve discovered some favorite eats and establishments that can only be found in this part of the world. Allow me to present..
My 12 Favorite NW Culinary [...]

Congratulations to a Best Friend

Another member has been added to the ranks of happily married men everywhere. My friend Steve got married today. We’ve been good friends and adventure seeking travel partners for 15 years now. He’s been like a brother to me.
It is by this humble blog entry that I want to wish him and his new bride, [...]

Uniintentional INebriation

The culprit, spotted on our kitchen counter.
I’m not one to drink much.
I do enjoy an occasional beer whilst BBQing or watching TV or amongst friends. A few days ago at Trader Joe’s I picked up a bottle of my favorite beer, Chimay, a concoction created by Trappist Monks in Belgium. The stuff is [...]

Pregnancy Update: Week 31

31 weeks have passed, and are in the home stretch (no pun intended)
Mary has gestational diabetes. It’s basically a temporary case of diabetes (it usually, but not always, goes away after pregnancy). I am a little worried, but we went to a class tonight to learn how to deal with it and it seems pretty [...]

Sure It has Visual Voicemail, but does it Blend?

This crazy advert/stunt on youtube reduces the iPhone to dust, set to some jazzy 70s gameshow theme music.

There are several other entertaining ones..such as the blending of a dozen glowsticks..an iPod, a rake handle…etc, etc.

Return to Iron Creek

Several hours ago, we got back from our long awaiting camping trip to Iron Creek campground, deep in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest near Mt. St. Helens. We’re exhausted.
Photo: Mary cooks breakfast in beautiful surroundings (click to enlarge)
It was here, almost 5 years ago that I saw a ghost. This time, we stayed in the [...]