Category Archives: General

Someone knows that something is happening…

Freyja

She doesn’t know what… but she knows that something interesting is going on.

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Merry Christmas!

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Happy New Year!

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Merry Christmas!

These photos were taken on Monday afternoon, after a full day of snow. Nolan was mostly interested in watching what the dog was doing in the yard behind him. Since then the weather has warmed up a bit and most … Continue reading

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Ice Ice Baby

I think we’ve gotten more snowy weather in the past week than in the past 5 winters combined. We got several inches last Sunday, and flurries on and off through the rest of last week. It was finals at Willamette, … Continue reading

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Welcome Nolan Michael Sparks

Nolan Michael Sparks, age: 1 hour

Nolan Michael Sparks Born 17 minutes past midnight in the early morning on March 22nd. Weight: 7 pounds 2.3 oz Length: 20 inches Mom and baby are resting comfortable in the hospital and both are doing great.

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Top-Down: American Presidential Elections

If you look past the issues, there are a few solid heuristics for reaching the White House which have held since WWII. The American South tends to vote as a block and vote Republican. This is devastating to any Democratic … Continue reading

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On the DL

Prius Front Damage

So, Julie and I were in a pretty bad accident this past Sunday: a six-car pile-up on I-205, a little ways south of the Portland Airport. Fortunately, everyone involved seemed to be alright. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for … Continue reading

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(Shake) Rattle (Roll)

Apparently we had a 3.6 magnitude earthquake last night near Salem. It happened around 11:20pm, and we were in bed, but not yet asleep. We didn’t feel a thing, but we did hear one of the bedroom windows rattling and … Continue reading

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Keeping Busy

Goodbye carpet

This is what we’ve been doing instead of updating the blog lately…. Freyja’s entrance on the scene was the death knell for our carpets, which were already the worse for wear thanks to the machinations of 5 ferrets over the … Continue reading

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