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Happy National Bubba Day!!
National Bubba Day is always June 2nd and honors anyone named or called Bubba. To qualify to be honored today, your name can be formally, or informally "Bubba". You can even take on the name "Bubba" for just the day. That way everyone can celebrate this day. -
Stonehenge
At 100 miles from the Portland Airport, the Maryhill Museum of Art, Stonehenge Memorial,
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January books
I'm going to do something a little different with monthly book posts this year. I'm thinking I'll do the best book(s) I've read for the last month and the most anticipated new book(s) I'm looking forward to reading this month. Plural books because I may end up with one mystery, one fantasy, one science fiction, etc. Way too tough to choose ( Read more... ) -
a little excitement at work
"We may be doing an evacuation," the foreman says not quite halfway through my shift. "Don't panic but the (road) construction crew outside hit a gas main and the (upstairs) office is filling up with a terrible gas smell. They have several fire trucks out there monitoring and we'll see what happens ( Read more... ) -
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My buddy and I both got new cars and he's raggin' me about how he can drive circles around me because his car is so fast. "Prove it, dude, let's drag race." So we're waiting for the light to turn green. He's in first gear, revving the engine, raring to pop the clutch and make me eat his dust. I have a built in clutch so I'm in L), lunge with my ( Read more... ) -
Silver Creek Falls
With a record rainfall earlier this week and two days with over an inch of rain, I thought that this would be a great time to hike the 8 mile loop and view the waterfalls around Silver Creek. How little did I know...
The digital display in Silverton read 32 degrees, right at the freezing level, so I knew the trails might be icy.
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Saddle Mountain
Yesterday's hike was 20 miles from Seaside at Saddle Mountain. There was a forecast of sunny skies so the view should be terrific! Starting at an elevation of 1680 feet above sea level, the trail climbs to 3283 feet in a 2.5 mile challenging hike. (and I have to admit I'm a bit sore today)
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