Outside...Martin

Blog of Blogs - the return

2009-03-27T15:00:00.000-07:00

Since I haven't bolgged in a butt-load of time I thought this would be a great way to get back.
So here is a re-print from Wednesday, November 7, 2007

The blog of blogs
Once upon a time there was a very small lobster who had anal leakage. So the doctor sent her to the Disney Princess On Ice. While there she realized that if she had gone to an OSU game she would have learned about the "California Mexicans" and perhaps eaten so much mexican food that it would stop the leakage.But since she didn't, she decided that after the ice show she would visit a ranch-type home in NE Portland she had heard about hoping it would help. It didn't.So on she went. Searching with her Mother, dressed in a white robe thingy with something in her hair. They decided that the place to go was the Chicago Cubs stadium where they bumped into Condi. And of course Condi was of no help either.So.....off to Scotland they went. Lobster girl and Mom. While there, they noticed William Wallaces family dancing in the street to the tune of Braveheart. They couldn't handle it so they went out on a boat in stormy weather to seek the advice of Nessie the Loch Ness Monster.No Nessie either.They flew back to the states to seek the advice of Joey Wong at OSU. His only advice was to hit and run really hard. Not the advice they were looking for to cure the leakage.But they did have one last thought. So off to Portland. They went to see the new band Mirrors. They played so good and so loud that the little lobster began to click its little pincher things to the beat.The next thing we new the whole place was clicking and dancing.And she was cured of the dreaded anal leakage.

Kevin goes country

2008-06-01T09:27:00.000-07:00

Shoomanitutonka Oohwahchie.....gone country.
Just check this You Tube out.
Kevin Kostner's band Modern West.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jNA0fQ58ZY

Blog of Blogs...Part 2

2008-05-27T08:37:00.000-07:00

There once was an indian maid, Who never was afraid. To.......wait a minute. This is not the time for this.
It is time for...........Blog of Blogs, Part 2.

As we left off, the Little Lobster had just returned from Scottland looking for a cure for the dreaded anal leakage. The Lobster kid had looked all over the world but had no success until it came back to Portland and saw the band Mirriors. Through the upbeat music, it was able to click its little lobster pinchers and the whole place was clicking and the leakage was cured.

Since then, The Lollipop Guild had just reorganized making its main goal to locate the missing Duck-billed Platypuss while at the same time acting like Denny Crane.
And as if the tornado that sent Dorothy's house a-flying wasn't enough, a "twister" hit the Vancouver area and scared the crap out of the Loolipop Guild folks.
And then a french fry walked into a bar and the bartender said..."we don't serve food here".
As the Loolipop Guild meeting was getting underway, they realized that one of them may actually be a sheep and they ordered Pancho to watch the boarders for the president of the Bank of Amigo (http://mfile.akamai.com/5020/wma/rushlimb.download.akamai.com/5020/clips/07/02/Amigo-card.asx).
Meanwhile across town, in Deadwood, folks were setting up new shops. Shops such as, A Doggy Day Care, a dating service for busy professionals, A Spa, Kinkos, a Gym, a Denzil Washington fan club and many more.
Soon after, Pablo, the white bunny appeared. He stayed for a while and has not been seen for a few months.
And Timmons said "now why don't he write?"
Later on, the Chilcott kids were seen grabbing their underwear and pulling them up as high as possible while doing the "we're going to D-Land" dance.
And then Nicolas Cage was seen searching for what looked like a little Lobster doing the "pincher dance" at the same time as Goofy was doing his "Ahh Hoo Hooey" thing.

Have a nice day........

Coming soon..."Blog of Blogs part 2"

2008-03-23T08:34:00.000-07:00

Blog of Blogs part 2 coming soon.

"Oh the world owes me a livin'"

2008-03-18T23:25:00.000-07:00

About a week ago Sue and I went to a movie while out of town. We saw the latest National Treasure movie with Nicolas Cage. Good movie too. In fact really good. In a Nicolas Cage kind of way. A good story and some pretty fine action stuff. I do recommend it. But that's not the point here.

Here is where it gets good. Stinking good in fact.

Flash forward. No wait. Flash backward about 30 years. You are sitting in a movie theater. And not only are you going to see not just one movie, but two. For the same price, but you do not have any previews or adds.

But what you do have (always) is a cartoon. Yes ladies and gentlemen, a real honest to goodness Warner Brothers type cartoon. Or Disney. Or whatever. The point is, it is a good cartoon.

Now here we are, about 30 years later. At a Regal Cinema. And what comes on the screen just before our feature?

A freaking Walt Disney Goofy movie. It was glorious. Goofy was at his best. Doing all of his Goofy stuff including his signature call as he falls of a mountain.....Ahh...whoooo hoooo hooooooyy.

You know what I'm talking about. We all love Goofy. And we both just looked at each other and just about cried with happiness. We were back in the day. And Regal started our feature film with a good ol' Walt Disney cartoon.

Life is good!

D-Land

2008-03-12T13:48:00.000-07:00

Grab your underwear, pull them up around your waist, dance around, turn up the volume and enjoy.

http://www.phloemlabs.com/storage/mp3z/Walt%20Disney%20World%20-%20Main%20Street%20-%20Electric%20Light%20Parade.mp3

"Now...Why don't He Write?"

2008-02-28T08:38:00.001-08:00

Dances With Wolves. Any time. Any place.

In the event that you don't know, Dances With Wolves is my all time favorite movie. And now I am listening to 10 hours of it in my car on tape. I am captivated by it's story. I want to be there.

And of course there are some glorious lines. Like when Timmons and Dunbar find the dead dude with arrows in him and Timmons says the famous line..."somebody back East is saying, now...why don't he write?" Glorious I tell ya! And then there's the line when Dunbar (Kostner) looks right at his horse and says "what are you looking at?" Oh yeah! And of course there's the one when Dunbar's horse, Cisco, scares him and he says..."bad horse....bad horse".

So with great lines in mind, what are some of your favorite lines from some of your favorite movies?

Alice? Is that you?

2008-02-23T09:13:00.000-08:00

Yesterday morning we were greeted by a white rabbit hanging out under a bush in the front yard. He was just sitting there. We thought perhaps he was a pet that had gotten away. Not knowing what to do, we did nothing.

Then in the afternoon I looked over by the trailer and he was sitting next to the big stump. I went over near him and he hopped away under another bush. Sue came out and put a big chunk of lettuce on the stump for 'eem.

Later, we couldn't find him. We though that perhaps he had gone away. Or maybe he had found another spot to bed down for the night.

This morning...........he's back. He's sitting next to the trailer again just looking so bunny-like. He's really cute. I want to go try to pet 'eem but he'll run away. And who knows, he may be a wild ferocious rabbit anyway and could take my head off.

For now, we are enjoying our visitor and I hope he stays.

Business Opportunity in Deadwood

2008-02-07T07:51:00.000-08:00

Deadwood is a cool show. We are almost finished with the first episode and we are noticing how the little town is growing. A semi-government and lots of new business are popping up.

We asked ourselves, what kind of business would we put into Deadwood if we lived there?

A few ideas came up. Like laundry service. Or maybe even a restrant.

And then we asked ourselves what kind of business would we do that really would make no sense at all. Like....an airport. Or video store. Or internet cafe. You get the idea.

Give it your best shot.

What kind of business would you put into Deadwood that really would make no sense at all based upon the times in which they lived.

Go ahead. Give it a try.

News Flash...Hillsboro changes elevation!

2008-02-02T09:14:00.000-08:00

A few years ago I was doing some testing at Intel which required me to know the temperature, barometric pressure, wind speed etc. And I needed to know the exact elevation. So my company purchased a very expensive gizmo that tells you all of that.
We determined that the elevation at the Hillsboro Airport was 230' above sea level. It was determined that the airport was the average elevation for Hillsboro.
Ok. You following so far?..........
Flash forward to yesterday and today.
I am driving home from work. Listening to the radio. And the weather dudes and dudettes say that today will be rainy with snow above 1200'.
I wake up this morning to realize that either the sea level dropped over night, or Hillsboro rose from an average of 230' above sea level to over 1200'.
I am astonished that this geographical Biblical type stuff still happens. And it makes me happy.
Good day.

I may be a Sheep

2008-01-26T18:08:00.000-08:00

Bahh....... Bahh..........

I think I'm a Sheep.

Today at Red Robin I ordered Fish and Chips (without the chips). Of course it is served in a plastic bowl thingy that is lined with paper.

I found out today that Malt Vinegar saturates paper to the point of it being really soft.

So soft in fact that each time I would cut through the fish with my fork, I would get a nice little piece of the paper with it.

The wierd thing is I had eaten about 3 to 4 inches of the papewr before I noticed.

And then it freaked me out that I had eaten the paper.

That's when I realized that I was a Sheep.

Bahh....Bahh.....

Bank Of Amigo

2008-01-25T08:23:00.000-08:00

Priceless.
Enjoy!

http://mfile.akamai.com/5020/wma/rushlimb.download.akamai.com/5020/clips/07/02/Amigo-card.asx

A French Fry walks into a bar.....

2008-01-17T08:49:00.000-08:00

Because we need some funny! Here you go.

A man walks into a Doctors office and says "Doctor, Doctor, I think I'm invisible".

The Doctor says "Who said that?".......
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A French Fry walks into a bar......The bartender says "we don't serve food here".
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A Russian man is having his eyes examined. The Doctor has him cover one eye and read the chart. The mans says "E Z O P J M A T".
The man stops and says "Hey! I know that guy!"
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At Northern California University, the School of Agriculture's dean was interviewing a prospective student."Why have you chosen this career?" the dean asked."I dream of making a million dollars in farming, like my father," the student replied."Your father made a million dollars in farming?" echoed the dean, much impressed."No," replied the applicant. "He just always dreamed of it."

Good day!

Missing in Action (Part 2)

2008-01-17T08:40:00.000-08:00

The following Bloggers have been missing for a while.
James was last heard from when the Daily Chorus was reaming him and stuffing the ballot box with some 13 year old band dudes. It ain't right.
And the Shlee of Ahh...perhaps was taken by the look-a-like twins.
If you see these missing bloggers have them contact Blog Central immediately.

And as reported in a previous MIA post Jon (the Cubs guy), and Amy (the Blog Queen) are still missing.

Good luck on the missing blogger searches.

It's a twister Auntie Em!

2008-01-10T18:17:00.000-08:00

How was my day today you ask?

So I'm heading down I-5 from Kalama, Washington about noonish today. I had just completed an inspection and was heading back to Oregon. The rain was steadily getting stronger. I pulled over and text Sue to tell her that it was raining buckets O' water. I got back onto the freeway and headed South again. The rain was picking up even more. And in the distance I could see lightening and heard it crackling through the radio. The sky was wierd. Kind of a dark blueish color. You could see the storm. Almost as if I was driving into it.
And then I realized that I was. The rain turned even more powerfull. My wipers were going full speed and it wasn't keeping up. The lightening was more intense and then I noticed the hail. Monster hail. Like the size of marbles. Honestly, I thought my windshield would break. The visibility was no more than 50', if that. The entire I-5 stopped. Good thing.
The hail was so loud that it sounded like a million drumsticks banging on the car. And it had covered the ground what looked like at least an inch. Luckily for me, there was an offramp. So I got off and crawled away to the side.
About this time, I turned the radio back on, since I had turned it off because I couldn't hear it anyway through the hail.
And what did I hear? A stinking tornado had just touched down right where I was. It ended up ripping up houses, trees and flipping semi trucks.
I was Ok although a bit freaked out.
I waited a while before heading back onto the road.
Oh my God! I had just missed a tornado. Or it had just missed me. Right here in the Northwest.
That's what I did today.

Yipes! I may be turning into a chick

2007-12-30T10:36:00.000-08:00

One word...

Juno!

Perhaps one of the best films I have seen in a long time. Writing and acting. The music is amazing and the story is glorious.

I just ordered the soundtrack and I cannot wait to see it again.

Do yourself a favor and go see it.

Missing Bloggers

2007-12-27T09:42:00.000-08:00

Be on the look out for the following bloggers:

Jon, Amy, Nikki and Mary.

They have disapeared and have not been heard from for a while.

Jon was last heard from on October 1st. Perhaps the Chicago Cubs had something to do with his disapearance?

Amy, the blog mistress was last heard from on Friday, November 2nd. I just knew that Halloween was bad!

Nikki likely had bad turkey as we have not heard from her since Sunday, November 18th.

And Mary may have been abducted by the Colorada State University gang. Perhaps they heard she was interested in the NorthWest and could not have it.

If you hear from them have them contact Blog Central immediately.

And the winner is....

2007-12-24T10:15:00.001-08:00

In the next few days, go back through this years blogs and lets vote for the best.

I believe they are all available for review on the blog pages.

Put your two favorite ones here and then we can whittle it down to the best.

Denny Crane for President

2007-12-16T08:38:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago Sue NetFlixed Boston Legal. It took me a few episodes but now I am completely hooked. The writing is good and William Shatner is freaking hilarious. One scene last night someone actually made mention of some kind of lice that are killing salmon. The person said they were refered to as "cling-ons". He just looked at him and said "did you say cling-ons?"
Priceless.
Vote for Denny.

Blog or get off the pot.....

2007-12-14T08:39:00.000-08:00

Hey,

I have an idea. Lets see who can have the longest running blog without actually BLOGGING!
Oops. I loose.

By the way, the photo is as random as this blog.

Have a nice day.

Platypus

2007-11-30T08:41:00.000-08:00

Oregon State University vs. University of Oregon in the Civil War game.

Ducks and Beavers. As in the Duck Billed Platypus.

What a freaky looking beast.

Back in 1959 some dude carved a trophy of the Platypus to be used as a traveling trophy between the two schools. Two years later it was lost. Well..........it has turned up once again. And looks to be going to the winner.

Go Beavers!

They Represented The Lollipop Guild

2007-11-26T08:32:00.000-08:00

Come out, come out, wherever you are........etc.

She'll be hist...she'll be hist...she'll be hist-o-r-y.

So the remaining Munchkins finally got their Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last week. Not bad. It only took Hollywood 68 stinking years. The Wizard of Oz came out in 1939. But to make it worse, they got one star to share among themselves. The least they could have done is give them their own star. These little dudes are Hollywoods history from the golden era. They deserved better.

May the flying monkeys fly up the tail feathers of the Walk of fame people.

Let the eat'n begin

2007-11-21T09:13:00.000-08:00

Tables are being set. The beast has thawed.

The trimmings are getting in order.

Let the eat'n begin. Well, not yet but soon.

Happy Thanksgiving.

The blog of blogs

2007-11-07T07:23:00.000-08:00

Once upon a time there was a very small lobster who had anal leakage. So the doctor sent her to the Disney Princess On Ice. While there she realized that if she had gone to an OSU game she would have learned about the "California Mexicans" and perhaps eaten so much mexican food that it would stop the leakage.
But since she didn't, she decided that after the ice show she would visit a ranch-type home in NE Portland she had heard about hoping it would help. It didn't.
So on she went. Searching with her Mother, dressed in a white robe thingy with something in her hair. They decided that the place to go was the Chicago Cubs stadium where they bumped into Condi. And of course Condi was of no help either.
So.....off to Scotland they went. Lobster girl and Mom. While there, they noticed William Wallaces family dancing in the street to the tune of Braveheart. They couldn't handle it so they went out on a boat in stormy weather to seek the advice of Nessie the Loch Ness Monster.
No Nessie either.
They flew back to the states to seek the advice of Joey Wong at OSU. His only advice was to hit and run really hard. Not the advice they were looking for to cure the leakage.
But they did have one last thought. So off to Portland. They went to see the new band Mirrors. They played so good and so loud that the little lobster began to click its little pincher things to the beat.
The next thing we new the whole place was clicking and dancing.
And she was cured of the dreaded anal leakage.

2007-11-04T07:22:00.000-08:00

So, not only is going to an OSU game fun because of the football, but the things you see and overhear is priceless.

Such as....

"California is Oregons Mexico"

"I see orange people"

Then there was a UCLA fan who made a comment about the weather (it was a little rainy that day), and someone said "yeah? well at least we don't have forest fires". Ooh burn. Get it? Burn!

Within a few weeks, California was on fire. Oops.

2007-11-01T16:10:00.000-07:00

Twenty two days.

Just Twenty two days until combat shopping at 6AM.

But more importantly........twenty two days until the Mac house becomes Christmasy.

Yeah baby...

So if for some reason you cannot locate me, you may want to check the yards as likely I will be out there kicking raindeer.

Merry Christmas!

2007-10-24T17:18:00.000-07:00

Dagnab, side-windin', sod-bustin' rascles........

Gotta love this dude.

2007-10-23T08:13:00.000-07:00

Camp Gitcheegoomee has been winterized. The waters of the dreaded Turner Creek have been on the rise. The Gnomes have gone North for the Winter. Poncho has taken his flag and headed South and the Injuns have headed to their Winter camp.

But not to worry....

Fort Wilderness and Monkey Bridge will remain open to any who dare the nasty winter months.

Ibuprofen is good!

2007-10-17T08:04:00.000-07:00

To quote Smiles A lot from Dances with Wolves,........"my arm doesn't work".
But first, lets go back a week or two. Shall we?
It all began by cutting down trees and ripping up shrubs to make way for the new trailer pad.
The pile of debris was huge. Luckily for me someone else hauled it away.
Next was the task of removing and relocating what I believe to be quite a lot of soil and more debris. That's when it got fun. Because to move the soil, I had to remove the stumps.
Oh boy. Stump grinders are cool. However, it was like trying to hold onto a bucking bull. Quite heavy and very powerful. I just told myself to Man-up and get it done. So I did.
Except doing it required me to use muscles that I didn't know I had. Oh well.
Then. Yesterday, I had a pile of crushed rock delivered and dumped. Now for the spreading.
And that my friends.....is why my arm doesn't work too well right now.
Ibuprofen is good.

I Got Your Line Item Veto Hangin'

2007-10-10T16:33:00.000-07:00

It's only October 2007. Many months from the presidential primaries. And even many more months from the actual elections.
Last night, we watched some of a presidential debate. We were hoping to hear some words of wisdom from someone. Anyone!
All it did was make us turn the channel.
I am already tired of the political blah blah blah. If they want my vote, they need to speak my language.
And I am guessing I am not alone. How many times did they say Line Item Veto I wonder?
Anyone have a clue what it means? Not me!
And if they are going to have a debate and include all folks running, why were 90% of the questions aimed at two guys?
Bull crap! That's why. Simple. Bull crap!

Have a nice day!

Nessie

2007-09-21T08:29:00.000-07:00

This is just what I picture "Nessie" the Loch Ness Monster to be.

And from the sound of it, so does James.

Ahhhh....freak out!

2007-09-16T08:24:00.000-07:00

It's 8:20Am, Sunday morning.
I'm sitting here in our living room going through news and stuff.
In 40 minutes, I will be preparing and serving Mickey Mouse pancakes for Haley.
Kind of like the last supper.
In 3 1/2 hours, we are taking Haley to College and I am freaking out a bit.
Meanwhile, across town, Sarah is counting the moments until Katie is born. And I'm freaking out a bit more.
Meanwhile (part 2), across town in the other direction, Emily is wondering about her pregnancy. Why is she bleeding a bit? And I'm freaking out even more.
Meanwhile (part 3), James is about 8000 miles away in some place they call London. All seems to be good there. Yet it still kind of freaks me out.
Ahh....ain't life grand?

2007-09-12T22:48:00.000-07:00

As I write this, James and Ashley are flying into London, England. They left this morning and I have been tracking their flight on Flyte.com. They were traveling at 37,000 feet and going 688 MPH (ground speed).
They will spend a few days in London and then head North to Scotland for about a week. Then to the South of France.

2007-09-12T22:42:00.000-07:00

So James and Ashley are flying into London as I write this. They left this morning and I have tracked their flight along the way with Flyte.com.
Right now they are 14 minutes from London, England.
They were traveling at 37,000 feet going 688 mph (ground speed) on a 777-200.
It will be about 7AM when they arrive.
They'll spend a few days in London and then head North to Scotland for a while. In a week or so, they will head down to France for a week.

Monkey Bridge is open for business

2007-09-08T20:19:00.000-07:00

Camp Wilderness has a new neighbor.This is not for the weak. This is not for the whimp at heart.This is for the adventurous one.The Mac-Monkey Bridge is ready to be explored.All I need is a few monkeys to give it a try while dangling many feet above the ground in a treacherous location known only to the wild animals of the Goomee.Say good bye to the world. Climb on and give it a shot.

Monkey Bridge open for business

2007-09-08T19:38:00.000-07:00

Camp Wilderness has a new neighbor.
This is not for the weak. This is not for the whimp at heart.
This is for the adventurous one.

The Mac-Monkey Bridge is ready to be explored.

All I need is a few monkeys to give it a try while dangling many feet above the ground in a treacherous location known only to the wild animals of the Goomee.

Say good bye to the world. Climb on and give it a shot.

Taking a dump

2007-09-08T08:52:00.001-07:00

OK.
Recently we have had blogs asking for the top 5 movies. We had a blog asking for ways to say "barf". And all good stuff.
So I'm ready to go over the edge with this one.
Why? I don't know.

How many ways can you describe taking a dump? But it must be in a way that you could talk to your Kindergarten teacher. You know, no really bad language.
Go ahead, give it a try.

Dumping out.
Pinching a loaf.

2007-09-01T09:49:00.001-07:00

Katie is coming.
Below is the beginning of the Katie baby pool.
It will cost you Five bucks to enter.
Put your date, time and weight.
The person closest takes the pot.
Her due date is October 4th.

Pass this on to non-bloggers as well. The more folks, the bigger the pot.
I will record all on a spreadsheet.

Jim - September 30, 4PM, 7Lbs, 4 oz.

2007-08-27T21:49:00.000-07:00

Too me, this photo says it all. When stuff just gets so messed up in life, I am going to this picture.

These little dudes have it figured out. Just hangin out playin a bit of bat-the- Butterfly. Could it be any better?

How's your day going? Can you use a bit of Kittens and Butterflies?

World Trade Center

2007-08-17T15:02:00.000-07:00

Last night I came across a video of the World Trade Center attacks that most have not seen. It was filmed from a couple living in an apartment nearby and only released it to the public last September. Haley and I watched it and were pretty much silenced by it.
For me, it was good because I really don't want to forget that day. Make the time to watch it.
The link is below. I hope it works.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5474006551011489413

Postage due

2007-08-05T21:54:00.000-07:00

Is it me? Or do Jon, James and Emily have postage way overdue?

Fort Wilderness

2007-08-02T08:59:00.001-07:00

FORT WILDERNESS

At the far end of Wilderness Road stands Fort Wilderness—the outpost of civilization. The time is the War of 1812…the United States flag has only 15 stars.
Within the gates there is a Canteen and Trading Post—stocked with pelts, guns, knives, and Indian craft.
In the Regimental Hdqrs., Davy Crockett and George Russell, U.S. Army Scouts, can be seen reporting to Maj. General Andrew Jackson during the Cherokee Indian Campaign.
From the parapets and block houses can be seen the vast untamed American wilderness…the deer, moose, bear and wildlife of the primitive forest.
Beyond the stockade are tepees…hostile Indians on the warpath. A settler’s cabin burns in the distance…mute evidence of a treacherous attack.

The Trinity vs. "My Student".

2007-07-23T08:16:00.000-07:00

I learned quite a bit this last Thursday and Friday while with Haley as she registered for classes at Oregon State University.
You see, Haley has become "my student". Not my daughter but "my student". And I wonder. How can she be "my student" when I'm not "her instructor"? But that's what they all call them. "Your student!" Huh?
So after four years of college, or better yet, many years of and in college as professors they still don't get it. "My student?" No! she is "their student!"
So since i'm really messed up over this and I just don't get it I have decided that it's much the same as the Holy Trinity. Since Jesus, The Holy Spirit and God are one and the same, then perhaps Haley can be Hopper, My daughter and "my student" all at the same time.
Perhaps English 101 will explain?
Thank you for taking this ride with me.

Camp Gitcheegoomee - continued

2007-07-12T09:34:00.000-07:00

Camp Gitcheegoomee is open. Kids of all ages are welcome to explore the nearly 1/2 acre recently created for exploring. If Peter Pan and his buds were around, they would hang out there.
But beware Waterlions. And bears.
And if anyone is wondering if big stinking hedge trimmers can cut you? They can. I have proof. Luckily, I still have all my parts. A close call.
So come on by and spend some time being a kid.

2007-07-09T09:01:00.000-07:00

Camp Gitcheegoomee and Indian Village are open for exporing.

More to follow.

Why did it have to be a snake?

2007-06-12T20:42:00.000-07:00

OK. So I'm laying in bed last night thinking to myself how I really need to get to Lowes first thing in the morning and get the trim for the bottom of our front door.
But first, lets go back to earlier in the day shall we?
It was a nice day, sunny, a little breeze from the west, and while trimming the roses in the front I looked down to find a stinking snake hanging out on the stump of the old Cherry tree. Now it was only a little guy. About 18" long or so but nonetheless, he was a snake. IN MY FRONT YARD. So as any guy would do, I freaked out and told Emily that I needed a man! Someone that could capture this beast and remove it.
I didn't want to hurt it, I just wanted it gone. Of course Emily and Sue could be heard from Beaverton. They were really messed up.
So I got me a stick and a bucket. As I tried to get eem' I somehoe launched him about 20' into the air to near the mailbox. Wow! Snakes fly. I finally got him into the bucket and let him go in the back so he could grow up and get bigger. Oh boy!
Hayden was bummed cause he wanted to hold him. We will be admitting Hayden to his therapy classes soon.
So, I got the trim and in a few minutes, I will put it on so the slithery little guy won't invite himself for dinner. Dinner of course being me.........

2007-06-06T16:59:00.000-07:00

I have been listening to a book on tape called Stories from Ground Zero. It's 18 hours of interviews and stories from Firefighters and Police Men and Women who were on hand during the World Trade Center attacks. Quite moving and very emotional. Too much went on that day to forget. And I hope I never do.
I have a renewed interest in the heros of those days.
I hope you get a chance to listen to this as well.
The photos to the left say so much. Especially the one on the right.

Ivory Liquid Helps Your Hands Look Young Again

2007-05-31T07:54:00.000-07:00

Actually, I have no idea why I have referred to Ivory Liquid. Perhaps it's just another case of the Jimisms?
But what I do know is that my water timer in the backyard just came on.
Aren't you glad to know that?
Speaking of timer, have you noticed how it rymes with Heimer? As in Binkloheimer? As in Haley?
And did you know that in 8 days she will be graduated from high school? Oh my God!
Now this is what I call a random blogage. Actually blogage is a French word. It's meaning is yet to be determined.

Oregon vs. Arizona

2007-05-20T18:16:00.000-07:00

Oregon Arizona

Oh, that's why you are called Hopper

2007-05-16T07:58:00.000-07:00

After a few hundred softball games, from the Jumping Jelly Beans (7 years old) to the Liberty Falcons, Haley has ended her softball career with high honors.

Haley has made third team all-conference.

She led the team with 93 put outs, 8 doubles and her on-base-average was .413. All in just 17 games, missing the last three due to a broken hand. Not bad hopper!

I already miss seeing you play.

It's not CEMENT

2007-05-12T17:29:00.000-07:00

After nearly 20 years of watching (inspecting) concrete being placed, I was talked into helping create a new patio for the stink'n Chilcotts. I was very pleased with the results. In fact, I am considering quiting my current job and becoming a concrete contractor. But since I can barely move now, due to the amazing man-work I will for-go the career change for now. Thank yoi Ibuprofen.
Josh's idea to have an exposed aggregate finish challenged us all. But the challenge was met. And it is awesome. It kind of looks like Rice Krispy Treats, without the shine.
And Jon, not only is a good concrete worker, but he is a great ditch-diggin'-trench-makin' sumbitch. He likes playing in the mud.
My goal for the day was to see just when Sarah began to call the patio a "concrete" patio as opposed to "cement", like in the Beverly Hillbillies when they refered to their backyard pool as a "cee-ment-pond". By the end of the gig, I think she actually mentioned "concrete". Way to go Knoskers of Zib.

I...Am...Snoticus!

2007-05-11T08:38:00.000-07:00

Is there a better way to begin a blog but to do it while looking through snot-filled eyes?
I think not.
Allegra is good. Of course by the time June rolls around I will be imuned to its goodness. And the stink'n snow (pollen et. al.) will be in blizzard form.
Is Blog a verb? To Blog. Or is it a Noun? "He was a Blogger".
What?
I don't know.
Glrious day!