Sunday morning, 2 am

Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in Tales | No Comments »

Somebody said they saw me, swinging the world by the tail Bouncing over a white cloud, killing the blues Wait? What's that? Someone is spraying me with water. "What the hell!?!?!" I think I ... Read more..

Memorial Day Family Bike Ride

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in Biking, Vital Statistics | No Comments »

Distance: 11.8 miles Riding time: 98 minutes Max speed: 20.3 mph Average speed: 7.2 mph Temperature: 70º Soundtrack: n/a Read more..

Evening Bike Commute

Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Biking, Vital Statistics | 1 Comment »

Distance: 13.5 miles Riding time: 90 minutes Max speed: 20.4 mph Average speed: 8.9 mph Temperature: 45º Soundtrack: none Route: 164th to Old Evergreen Highway Old Evergreen Highway to Interstate 205 Interstate 205 bike path to Airport Way Airport Way ... Read more..

Holiday Road: Day 13

Sunday, January 6th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »

Wednesday, January 2 Tina's only "must-see" in southern California was the La Brea Tar Pits in the middle of Los Angeles. La Brea was closed on New Year's Day so we ... Read more..

Evening Bike Commute

Thursday, September 27th, 2007 Posted in Biking | No Comments »

Distance: 19.3 miles Riding time: 109 minutes Max speed: 32.6 mph Average speed: 10.6 mph Temperature: 75º Soundtrack: Science Friday Route: Alder to 1st 1st to Salmon Salmon to Hawthorne Bridge Hawthorne Bridge to Springwater Corridor Springwater Corridor to Powell Butte Various ... Read more..

Morning Bike Commute

Thursday, August 30th, 2007 Posted in Biking | No Comments »

Distance: 11.0 miles Riding time: 55 minutes Max speed: 27.2 mph Average speed: 11.8 mph Temperature: 72º Route: 162nd to Halsey Halsey past I-84 overpass 80th to Glisan Glisan to 76th 76th to Everett Everett/Davis to Floral Place Floral Place across Burnside ... Read more..

Vital Statistics

Saturday, August 4th, 2007 Posted in Vital Statistics | 2 Comments »

Hours of sleep last night: 8 Hours billed last week: 0 Cobs of corn eaten: 12 (approximate) Aches & pains: none Current reading:: Metal Cowboy by Joe Kurmaskie Recent weather: hot, cold, wet, dry (no ... Read more..

You have to let that raga drop

Saturday, August 4th, 2007 Posted in Politics | No Comments »

As we hid from the rain in my sister's giant RV this morning, somebody switched on the TV and we watched George Bush arrive at the new ground zero in ... Read more..

Morning Bike Commute

Friday, July 20th, 2007 Posted in Biking | No Comments »

Distance: 17.6 miles Riding time: 1 hour, 43 minutes Actual time: 3 hours (estimate) Max speed: 21.5 mph Average speed: 10.2 mph Temperature: 63º (with a little rain) Route: 162nd to Powell Butte Rode in circles for 30 ... Read more..

Morning Bike Commute

Thursday, July 12th, 2007 Posted in Biking | No Comments »

Distance: 11.0 miles Riding time: 51 minutes Max speed: 30.5 mph Average speed: 12.8 mph Temperature: 75º Route: 162nd to Halsey Halsey past I-84 overpass 80th to Glisan Glisan to 76th 76th to Everett Everett/Davis to Floral Place Floral Place across Burnside ... Read more..