It says here if you write an essay you might get to go to the inauguration.

You should write one too.

A Piece of History.

By Darren Ohl

I wanted to see George W. Bush sworn into office. I wanted to be there for a piece of history.

I remember watching on television as president Bush’s motorcade sped past the crowds of people. Headlines scrolled across ( Read more... )

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So about once a year it snows in Eugene. This year the snow stuck. Krystan's mom had flown into town with her friend Barbara and we'd been showing them the best Oregon experience we could. Then on Sunday it snowed. We decided it would be the best time to hike up to the top of Spencer's Butte to show them the view and hopefully see ( Read more... )

So we've been in Eugene a full two weeks now ( Read more... )

So we promised to put photos and video on the website and as you can see we haven't yet. Let's just say that where we are in the Midwest right now that it's not exactly "connected ( Read more... )

We arrived in Nashville at around 9pm last night, Nashville time. We're staying with Ashley's parents at their country music star house. Today, Sherra is going to take us on a lightning speed comprehensive driving tour of Music City, replete with trips to Opryland and The Hermitage. We will post pictures later.

We're leaving St. Petersburg in a few minutes. I'm really going to miss my parents and my cat.

Last night we went for a "farewell" dinner at Grassroots in Tampa with Jess and her fiance. My dad is generally skeptical about vegetarian food, so I was surprised that he agreed to go there ( Read more... )

Here's a picture of Darren uploading music onto my vintage iPod for use on the trip.

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Krystan and I are in St. Pete, Florida for a couple of days with her parents enjoying a little relaxation before the long drive. We head out Wednesday morning for Nashville where we will stay a couple of days and then it's of to St. Louis ( Read more... )

Krystan and I are winding down our time here in Orlando. A comedy short that I made with my good friend Butch (http://www.myspace.com/deathrayshort) showed at the Enzian last Sunday to a pretty good crowd in spite of Mother's Day ( Read more... )

We have a house! It's 2 blocks from a health food store.