Archive for May, 2005
Thursday, May 12th, 2005
I forgot to shave and then I forgot to bring my sunglasses with me, so I had to squint all day in the gorgeous sunshine.Codi looks so cute in her new outfit.
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Thursday, May 12th, 2005
Codi and I went to downtown Lake O to see the ducks and then to have some soup at Zeppo.
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Wednesday, May 11th, 2005
I think I know what it means when someone says "it'll be done in a country minute"... Put that in your Dictorobotary and you'll get "a month or so". If you don't know what a Dictorobotary is, then you need to see two movies: Plan ...
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Wednesday, May 11th, 2005
I found this interesting looking soda at our local British food store in downtown Lake O. It's dandelion & burdock soda. I didn't know anything like that existed until this evening! Codi and I tried it and we were pretty surprised! It tastes like a mix ...
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Tuesday, May 10th, 2005
Free stuff has been popping up recently - some of it has been cool (two free Mac computers, free Starbucks) and some of it has been pretty odd. Take today's surprise arrival... a big box of Similac baby formula arrived in the mail today; totally unexpected, a freak promotional ...
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Monday, May 9th, 2005
Yesterday I was at the famous Powell's Book Store in downtown Portland yesterday looking for various non-fiction books in French, Italian and Russian.I came across an early grammar school primer in Russian. Sometimes those books have really simple but effective explanations of grammar rules (Russian grammar ...
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Sunday, May 8th, 2005
Codi and I stopped by a garage sale in Lake Oswego yesterday. The folks running the garage sale gave me two Mac computers for free. I offered to pay but they refused. (Garage sales in Lake O are the best!)I got two vintage systems; a Macintosh ...
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Thursday, May 5th, 2005
Codi and I stopped by the new Starbucks where my little sister, Laura, works. It was a total mad-house. They were giving away all drinks and pastries for free as a promo for the new store. The line was at least 100 feet long at one point ...
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Sunday, May 1st, 2005
It was a gorgeous morning, so Codi and I drove out to Argyle Winery again to take some pictures. The vines are growing very well and the vineyards are beginning to turn bright green. I took photos of both Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines. Take a look:Pinot Noir - ...
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