Archive for May, 2004
Monday, May 31st, 2004
Codi and I drove out to Lincoln City and Newport this morning. We got to Lincoln City just after 1pm. We got some really nice pictures of waves crashing into rocks. We then made our way down to Newport to see the Oregon Coast Aquarium. We enjoyed ...
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Monday, May 31st, 2004
The special effects in Van Helsing were not too bad. Some of the effects (makeup, morphing, electric explosions, etc.) were really pretty good, but most of the stunts and chase/escape scenes were insulting and laughably bad. The worst stunt/effect scene is where Van Helsing's coach jumps a 45-50 foot ...
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2004
I went out for another visit to Argyle Winery today to talk to Dan and Willy. While there, I took a short drive up to the top of the Knudsen Vineyards (owned by Cal Knudsen and managed by Argyle) to take some pictures. This particular vineyard is one of my ...
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Sunday, May 23rd, 2004
When I was living in Russia nearly a decade ago, a friend of mine gave me a CD of a Russian choir. The music was really intense, and from what I could tell, it was the exact same choir used by Hans Zimmer in the movie "The Peace Keeper" ...
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2004
By my own nature, I am a pretty sceptical reader. Newspapers are trash (a thought best illustrated by an old Soviet joke where factory workers are asked their opinions about the Pravda newspaper. They complained that Pravda used too dark an ink. When the publisher asked why the readers ...
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Saturday, May 15th, 2004
Aside from a 1992 passport photo that was so bad I got stopped at EVERY single border and checkpoint I ever passed in Europe (and once got detained at gunpoint in Russia), this Costco photo ID is the worst (or funniest) ID photo I've had taken. I look like I ...
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2004
Codi and I bought a BBQ last night at Lowes. Tonight we had 2 1/2 pounds of wild king salmon, potatoes and onions. I used hickory wood to add smoke flavor to the salmon. It was very good!!
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Saturday, May 8th, 2004
Some funny radio ads for Mo Fugger Brewing Company. "Mo' Fugger - Cuz light is right tonight... aight!?" Note that some of the ads are a little graphic, so if you don't like that sort of thing, then don't listen. If you like racy ads, then go ...
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Monday, May 3rd, 2004
Do the words "cattle car" or "sardine can" effectively communicate the cramped quarters of Delta's newly arranged seating? Somehow they managed to add yet more rows into an already inhumanely packed cabin. When I sat down in my seat, my knees were literally pressed up against the chair ...
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Sunday, May 2nd, 2004
My little brother, Ryan, graduated from Georgia Tech's School of Architecture yesterday. Congratulations Ryan! The graduation ceremonies were pretty impressive - about 2,000 graduating students and approximately 15,000 attendees. Georgia's governor was the commencement speaker. Here are some pics of Ryan and the graduation.
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