Happy April Fools Day! The morning begins with a heavy layer of deep white cloud cover. Overcast isn’t what I’ve experienced since I’ve come here, but everyone tells me that…
Continue ReadingToday’s a Saturday, so instead of going to the office I’m planning to walk all over Beaverton, Oregon. I’m not even sure there’s a “there” there, but there’s only one…
Continue ReadingMy neighborhood is something between suburban and rural. It’s a far cry from the urban San Francisco and the sub-urban Alameda Island. This is a land with backyards full of…
Continue ReadingIt’s early in the morning, and the happy burble of the coffeemaker is gently encourage me wake up. It’s an hour’s walk from my place to the NIKE campus, and…
Continue ReadingOAK to PDX This morning I leave OAK (Oakland) for PDX (Portland, Oregon). In Oakland it’s sunny and warm even at 0900; shadows are clear, crisp, and deep black. New…
Continue ReadingOn what’ll be my last few walkabouts in Alameda, the wind kicked up and an ominous dark front of clouds approached the island. In anticipation of my departure for Portland,…
Continue ReadingTonight, at the end of 8 years of a sometimes funny, often juvenile, and frequently divisive run, we’re saying goodbye to Portlandia. That era has spawned a spirited, and frequently…
Continue ReadingQuick, savory, and as good as steakhouse offerings: sirloin steak, cut as thick as you can find, or some other cut like New York strip or Porterhouse. You don’t need…
Continue ReadingTwo of the major complaints about making one’s own food are the time it takes and the cost of ingredients. Today I’m taking a break from the more canonical keto…
Continue ReadingNot that hail is ever expected, or at least not very much expected, but in the springtime month of March it’s very unexpected in Alameda, California. Nonetheless, I left for a…
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