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What I actually did yesterday
After getting a pair of gators and some snowshoes at Next Adventure, I took the bus downtown and discovered that the street car tracks were still buried. So I walked up Burnside to 25th and hopped into Washington Park there. The snow wasn't so deep that I couldn't have walked in it, but I decided that it was bad enough to strap on the snowshoes. ( Read more... ) -
OHSU is closed!
Since I don't have to go to work tomorrow, here's the plan (all contingent ( Read more... ) -
Rain, Rain, Rain
It's on days like this when I question the sanity of biking to and from work every day. There is so much standing water out there it's not even funny. I didn't feel this twitchy on the icy mornings I've ridden on. At one point I had to pull over to the side of the road to wipe my eyes because I couldn't see at all. I really hope everyone makes it ( Read more... ) -
Election Satisfaction!
Tonight was a good night ( Read more... ) -
Excitement!
For me at least.
Neal Stephenson is giving a talk at the Bagdad Theater next Tuesday evening at 7 PM. He's just come out with a new book, so I presume he'll be talking about that, but I expect lots of entertaining rambling as well. Tickets are only $5, so if you like his work, it should be a good time. -
The bad part of hiking by yourself
Catching every single thread of spider silk across the trail ( Read more... ) -
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Ouch. First time climbing in two weeks and boy can I feel it. Sore, scraped and tired. With that said, I am incredibly glad that the bouldering area is open again. The last couple of weeks have been miserably lacking in exercise. Might even go again tomorrow evening to make up for lost time if my body doesn't complain too loudly. Maybe I can ( Read more... ) -
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Anyone interested in going hiking this weekend? I have a hankering to get out into the woods, even if it's just Forest Park. -
The joys of car ownership
Last week when I was driving to the beach, it was pointed out that one of my headlights had gone out. After trying a few things, I found that yes, my headlight had in fact gone out ( Read more... ) -
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Friends are great ( Read more... )