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 …
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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 …
First Thursday Cruised down to the Pearl District last night in our newly rented über-swank Chevy Malibu (they’re saying the Passat will be good-as-new by the 16th). Landry Deese (step-brother of the misses) and his partner Kim Hamblin were having an opening of their work at the Visage Artspace, a cool little eye-wear shop/gallery. Landry’s …
Bent Steel Welcome to 2006, feel free to smash your car into anything you like. Uggh. Crashed up the new ride the other night. Great way to start the new year on the positive tip. Good news is nobody was hurt. I smacked into a parked car about three blocks from the Skelton Ranch. No …
Stylin’ my Slips in the Double-O-Six Welcome to another year of Afrojet blogging. It feels good to be back. Hope everyone had a fine holiday season. I’m enjoying the new year in massive comfort thanks to the lovely pair of replacement Uggs that I received from the misses. Without question, The Ugg slipper was the …
Minnesota Laughter And The Need To Scratch The Portland weather people were at it again yesterday, forecasting great fear and untold troubles that were going to swoop down the Columbia Gorge and bring the city to a dead stand still. One weather personality claimed that the weather was going to be so bad that he …
Say Hello To My Little Friends Yup. Snowbabies in the house. Gaze upon these petite porcelain statuettes with all your holiday jealousy. I got ’em and you do not. You think you got holiday spirit? Oh no, my friend. You got squat next to my bedecked babies. This is just the beginning – the tip …
Happiness Fashion Spread! More poor decision making: trying to use the Remington 870 to fell your Christmas tree. It’s messy and unless you’re using slugs or good buckshot it’s pretty damn time consuming. (Model: Afrojet, Photographer, DRF from the Verb Squad, Hooded Sweatshirt: Champion Sportswear, Corduroy Jacket: The Gap, Jeans: Levis, Boots: Red Wings, Gun: …
The Holidays Are Magical I should be hung up by my thumbs for some of the loose and lazy thinking on my part this weekend. Indeed, sometimes the best made plans go catastrophically awry. Certainly, chief amongst those poorly thought out weekend schemes was the idea that I might save a few Christmas dollars by …
Going Down South Heading down to Pa Skelton’s Southern Oregon Ranch this weekend. Plans have been made for rural styled wild west target practice, including the purchase of plastic crow decoys! Also, we’ll be bringing down other appliances and “white elephant” household items that have been voted off the home decor island. I’ll be shooting …