Archive for April, 2005
Saturday, April 23rd, 2005
This is the Friday evening storm cloud that formed over much of the Portland metro area all the way past Mt. Hood. It was a huge storm that brought 60mph winds and hail nearly one inch in diameter. Unfortunately, the storm never reached us. Codi and I have ...
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Saturday, April 23rd, 2005
Last night Codi and I went to our friends' house in West Linn for a big German dinner. We had grilled bratwurst, traditional warm potato salad (so so good!), fresh rolls and my home-made German apple beer. The dinner was great. I was so stuffed I couldn't breathe ...
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Friday, April 22nd, 2005
Sometimes there are neat cloud formations over Mt. Hood. As usual, I took this photo from our balcony.
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Thursday, April 21st, 2005
I'm not sure why, but Dell had an amazing sale on an incredible LCD monitor today. My friend Joe IM'd me with two discount codes for the Dell 20.1" Widescreen LCD. Both Joe and I got one. The normal price is $749 and I got ...
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Tuesday, April 19th, 2005
I like wine and wine quotes. This is a good one. It's a French proverb.
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Monday, April 18th, 2005
At a loss for what to make for dinner, I went to Safeway. While roaming the aisles, I had a thought - pizza! But not that nasty frozen stuff. Ugh. I'd never made pizza before, but I figured it couldn't be too hard.I made some pizza ...
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Sunday, April 17th, 2005
Codi and I went to a kitchen store and found a huge assortment of hot sauces and bar-b-que sauces for sale. The labels are really funny.
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Sunday, April 17th, 2005
Codi and I went to the Woodburn Tulip Festival today. It was a bit rainy and cold on the drive out there, but the rain stopped by the time we arrived. The heavy cloud cover made from some awesome light diffusion. Codi and I were pretty happy ...
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Wednesday, April 13th, 2005
Ahh... the smell of chicken soup is filling the kitchen. The cedar-like smell of the hand-ground red peppercorns adds such a nice touch. While I wait for the soup to cook, it's time for a little Louis Jadot, a freshly baked baguette and some dill havarti cheese. Codi is ...
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Wednesday, April 13th, 2005
Every once in a while, I get a craving for home made chicken soup. At the grocery store, I ran into a friend of mine and Codi's who is also the maitre 'd of our favorite restaurant, Zeppo. He gave me a couple tips for giving the ...
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