It's done!

We finally finished the deck this week! Thanks to all of you who helped along the way! We couldn't have done it without your encouragement and advice. I've attached a few photos of the old deck we tore down, a few photos of the new deck being constructed, and a few photos of the completed deck.

Julio

Jeanne, Belldar, and I took a little hike today through Forest Park here in P-town, and we stopped by the Audobon Society of Portland. They rescued and raised this Great Horned Owl, cutely named Julio. Being raised by humans made him super friendly. Beautiful bird!

A Winter Hawthorne Bridge

A New Year's Eve Engagement

Took this photo the night our good friends Mike and Lianne became engaged. Thought I'd post it for them.

White-breasted Nuthatch

It was beautiful this last weekend, perfect for a Sunday stroll through the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. Jeanne and I joined Andy, Joanne, and Dave Crisman taking in the sun, views, smells, and sounds. And of course, we saw plenty o' bird life; tree swallows, yellow-rumped warblers, red-tailed hawks, bald eagles, killdeer, mallard and pintail ducks, downy woodpeckers, hairy woodpeckers, and white-breasted nuthatches. Dave and Andy, be sure to comment and let me know on the ones I missed. I know I did. A few photos of our outing follows.

03/07/07

No script. I figured I labor over python code all day why bore everyone with a nerdy post in said coding language. I am not a nerd.

My old AMD 700+ machine is ready for an update. I kicked started that guy the other day and was screaming 'need new updated kernel'. And I'm thinking of giving it Zope for some web server goodness. Oh, and my assassin character for Guild Wars is a level five! Played a few hours tonight.

Work was well today. On the xmms player today was Wilco. Looped the song 'Spiders (Kidsmoke)'. Great tune. Off a great album. Highly recommend it. Go get it. If you don't like it, sorry.

The following are pictures from a January Whistler trip. Global warming was evident. Heh heh, yeah. Right. And today I read NY and surrounding areas are under winter advisory warnings. Again. Threatening to postpone global warming conferences. Again. I better post the snapshots before ranting about Gore's monthly energy bill.

Debugging

Perfection takes time. So my 'daily' script will have to wait for publication.

I have a router again. Power.

That is all.

Router demise

Ah, the middle of January. Still winter, almost spring, summer is a short few months away, than comes fall, my favorite season of the year (next to winter and spring of course). Harrod's of London to start their Christmas season again in August? I say yes. Why you ask? They are wise.

My router died today. Rest in peace my fair and just firewalling genius. So what was there to do today? Um, nothing. I made quesadillas, with re-fried beans and tomatoes. It was a very satisfying supper enhanced by the entertaining 2 hour epic Beetlejuice which aired on channel 110. I'll always strongly contend that the film was loosely based on true events. Desert was Tillamook cookies-n-cream ice cream. Heaven in a carton. Try it. Yummy in the tummy.

Waiting for a replacement router. I'm currently using the neighbor's wireless to write this blog entry on the internet. Why people do not secure their routers continues to eat at my brain like flesh eating bacteria. Here are instructions, plus or minus manufacturer specifics. First, bring up a browser. Second, type in 198.162.1.1. Third, default username/password entries usually are admin/admin. Fourth, enter an SSID. Fifth, do not broadcast the SSID. Sixth, configure a WEP 64 or 128 bit key. Seventh, click save. Easy. Peasy. Eighth, share the SSID and WEP key carefully. Echoing Deep Throat and X from the X-files, 'Trust no one'. Good advice.

Monday tomorrow. I like mondays. I look forward to telling co-workers 'Looks like someone has the case of the mondays'. 'Office Space', another true epic. I also look forward to gracing you all and my blog with a python representation of my typical work day. Interesting and fun, blogging and work. And me. I rock. Like Motley Crue. And Winger.

Til' next time.

Postscript. Goodnight.

Postscript. Postscript. I have re-'scripted' the previous postscript since I last hit the publish button. I mentioned Peet's producing in my belly flatulence. Hmmm, I am not so sure it was that. I believe it to be the pickled asparagus I snacked on earlier in the day. Just wanted to set the record straight.

Neato map of the Internet

Map here, and the author's blog entry of some of the work that went into it can be found here.

Rocky Balboa

"No matter what, you can overcome your past. With help, if you look to God, you can overcome your past and be reborn."

Halo 3

The public-beta version of Halo 3 is said to be available in the spring. Read the details here. And below is a new screenshot of Master Chief.

Linus Torvalds

Time magazine has a feature honoring heroes from the past sixty years. Linus made the list. The page honoring him is here. See the full list of those honored here.

Nov 5 2006 - Heather's BDay

Shootin' pool at Ringlers...


...Ringlers...


...Ringlers.


Yummy, yummy ice cream cake!

Oct 31 2006 - Halloween

Kaia the pirate! Arrrr!

Oct 13-16 2006 - Ketchikan

Grandma and Grandpa's home, entry way.


Grandma and Grandpa's home, living room.


Dad, my cousin Sophie, and Jeanne at Creek Street.


Creek Street.


Saxman totems.


Dad and Saxman totems.


Downtown.


The Grandkids, me, cousins Jake and Sophie, with Grandpa.


Knudson Cove, Ward Cove.


Mom and Dad, Knudson Cove, Ward Cove.


Skippin' rocks.


Jeanne, my mom's cousin Moreen, and Mom.


View from my Grandparents home in Ward Cove.

Oct 10,11 2006 - Boothbay Harbor & White Mountains

Boothbay Harbor, Maine.








The White Mountains, New Hampshire.

Oct 7,8 2006 - Boston

The Boston Common, Downtown.


Samuel Adams' tombstone, Granary Graveyard.


The Glass Flowers exhibit, Harvard Museum of Natural History.


Beacon Hill.


The New State House.