Nike is an interesting environment in which to work. There are eye-catching touches everywhere. For example, this photo shows a rough-hewn wooden bench with ‘JUST DO IT’ carved into the…
Continue ReadingIt’s Memorial Day Weekend and I’m off to visit Carmella in Edmonton! She’s already picked a rental car that tickles her fancy: it’s the one with the commercials that feature…
Continue ReadingThis post is a collection of random moments that happened in the last couple of weeks. It’s been mostly work, walking to and from work, and some weekend walkabouts. One…
Continue ReadingToday’s the day that Carmella returns from her transatlantic trip on the Norwegian Breakaway, the trip we were going to do together (before work needed more hours). We planned on flying…
Continue ReadingNike Advanced Product Creation Center You may be asking yourself why I’m standing in front of the Nike Advanced Product Creation Center (APCC) first thing on a Saturday morning. Well,…
Continue ReadingIf you’ve not yet heard, Larry Harvey, the man behind Burning Man, just died. (NYTimes; burningman.com.) It has been my great luck to have met someone remarkable, to have realized…
Continue ReadingWhoa! I’m up early! It’s 0300 and I’m standing outside, looking at the setting moon. Why outside? Why this crazy hour? Read on, please… Why up? Because Carmella’s ashore, within…
Continue ReadingThree weeks into this contract, my original AirBnB is done. I could extend, but the 50-minute walk to work is taking its toll, especially with the heavy wind and rains…
Continue ReadingMaking a movie from a webcam capture Carmella is taking a cruise on a ship which has a webcam, mounted above the bow, which once a minute gives an updated…
Continue ReadingNow that I’m in Oregon I have the chance to go to the Ranger training for SOAK, the regional Burning Man gathering for Portland and western Oregon. This a cool…
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