I think a good way to see what I've been up to is to take a look at a few things on my desk right now:

• 3 recently taken/developed/scanned rolls of film
• Sprockette's calendar
• Atmel AVR development board
• HP-49g+ Calculator
• Portland Bicycle Maps

... was invented by a Texan who moved to Chicago and thought regular pizza was just to wussy. He was a co-founder of Pizzeria Uno. ;-)

- M

I biked 15 miles today. From my home, to the Hawthorne bridge, up to the steel bridge & then all the way back. That's quite a feat for me. The best part was, I loved it. It's great to be outside on a wonderful day, to appreciate Portland for its homes & people -- slowly and through neighborhoods; rather that my usually quick paced down Powell ( Read more... )

A week ago, I gave my dog a stuffed moose. Now the innards are all over the floor, and this is what's left:


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For you Amigos folks, there's now a community out there for it.

_amigos_

- T

Modern Marvels: The History of Cattle Ranching

Here's the quote from a rancher:

"To me, an animal is put on this Earth to eat, or he wouldn't be made out of meat. It's just something that needs to be done. It's just the way of life."

- T

The USB Swiss Army Knife from Victorinox (available in either 128MB or 256MB):


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Hmmm... If only I would have seen this last year, I could have saved $22,000.


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Was surfing the channels on the way home, and I discovered this KOIN (Portland CBS) broadcast of the 5pm news ( Read more... )

Look - new $20 bills.

Didn't they just redo them a few years ago???