Notes on life 2011

 Hmm. I wonder what Stonehenge, out by the Columbia in Washington, looks like in winter? (well, I guess I COULD just page through the 12,000 pictures I've taken with this Nikon, becase I have been there more than a few times) 100 miles up the Gorge.  Out from under the rain, I hope...

I had a job distributing the Oregonian newspaper for almost seven years. A year or two into it, the boss found me a Plymouth mini-van in a tow-yard (CHEAP) and I used that for a couple of years - 37,000 miles - to drop off the papers here and there. I put a lot of…

 Well, I suppose it's not "just another Saturday", since it's December 24, the Day Before Christmas. It is, though, "just another Saturday" for us - the cat and me.  I used to live in Japan - about six years in total, and the day before Christmas really is, ther...

 12.23.11: Today's Joke. Since the Christmas holidays are fast approaching, and you may be attending festivities where alcohol might be served, I would like to share an experience with you about drinking and driving.   As you well know, some of us have been known to have had b...

 Winter Solstice begins at nine-ish tonight - Winter is almost here. Couldn't really tell, around here - it is, so far, The Driest December Ever in Portland.  We have not seen much of any rain - unusual, because December is one of the wettest months, usually.  Supposedly, we're in ...

Nothing new to report, except: It is a brilliantly sunny day outside - real sunglasses weather. All the windows in the apartment are "open" - no blinds in the way of the sunlight streaming in and warming my apartment. Blacky Cat has moved his sleeping place back to his bed on my couch. ...

It is a very beautiful day out today. Calm, almost no breeze at all, NO clouds or fog by now, ten forty-five. My winter cold is breaking up and I don't have to hug that box of tissues anymore. (truth: a roll of TP) The paperwork for Unemployment has come and it won't pay all…

 "Due to the high volumn of calls. leave your number and we'll call you", Unemployment's telephone message said when I called them this morning.  I called the Housing manager and got her voicemail too, but the ast. manager is in the office so I went down and talked to her and ...

It was a shuttle trip - out to the "crew parking" lot, and taking people from there up in the hills to the location. Two buses took three loads of people - I ran up twice, with extras and crew members. I didn't look around all that much, but they did have catering and I…

More work today, carrying a TV crew from the show "Grimm" to do some work in the area. From school bus driver to show business - it can be an interesting job. Beautiful NW day today, bright sun, blue skies, reasonable temps for the first day of December, and things for me to do before&h...