Tonka Toys and Toyota This weekend’s most entertaining purchase came from the used book stacks at Powells Books. It’s a book called Tonka. I bought it mostly for the images of all the old Tonka Toys, but when I started reading it I found that it was much more than just a picture book. The …
Monthly Archives: January 2006
Nothing In This Post Has Been Embellished Yesterday, sitting on my comfy couch, feet up on the ottoman, I was busy watching the drama unfold on Oprah – popping jelly beans and drinking a Ginger Ale. Meanwhile, somewhere in this great city the misses was toiling away at work. Doesn’t seem right, does it? “Oh …
The Empty Halls of Retail Was there some major television event last night at around 7pm that I don’t know about, cause the retail isles of our local Target Store were frighteningly deserted. Normally, I wouldn’t complain about not having to jockey my red cart racer through the the hordes of people desperate for a …
Dear Internet I think I am developing a crush on Miss Jane Marple (as portrayed by Joan Hickson). That saucy spinster makes me a bit light in the head and weak in the knees whenever she’s out sleuthing. Please don’t tell the misses.
Adjusting to the Weather It looks like we picked a hell of a year to move to the Pacific Northwest. We’ve had record amounts of rain here in Portland this winter and when I’m not busy pushing pixels I’m in the workshop building my Ark. We are in the thick of it now and the …
Electric Miles Miles Davis The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 Box Set. I simply must have this! A whole days worth of critical Miles listening all wrapped up in a beautiful package. Playing with John Mclaughlin and Airto Moreira, this has to be one of the best bands assembled in the 20th Century. I watched an …
Must Love Dogs More exciting adventures with wandering wayward pups this weekend. The dog gods are trying to tell us something. This time it was a 10-month-old Beagle that adopted us for an afternoon. This little lightning bolt of a dog bolted through our gate as we were cleaning the back yard of more downed …
Let There By A Duel If ever there were grounds to see a proper modern day duel between worthy protagonists, I can think of no better opportunity than this James Frey versus The Smoking Gun scandal. Hot damn. We’ve got a full blown literary scandal on our hands here folks. Even the major television news …
My House Shakes At NightI remember the rain. I also remember these unending stretches of days where the sun hibernates in the deep pockets of the thick gray overcoat this city wears so well. But, I do not remember this wind – these heavy tempests that roll in around dusk and beat my evergreens throughout …
Experiments With Jelly Beans and Other Firsts This weekend saw some mad experiments in the kitchen, not all of which were good. I’m really not at that point in my cooking career where I should start improvising. Nope, I should be following recipes with strict obedience. The loose idea of ‘eyeballing’ amounts and measurements should …