Category Archives: Personal

Happy new year!

2011 was a challenging year. But I can’t complain too much. I have much to be grateful for. Two awesome kids. A wonderful wife. My health. A rewarding job. I don’t know what my specific new year’s resolutions will be as I write this. But I do resolve to make 2012 great.

Why do I keep wasting time on Facebook?

[I apologize in advance for the complete lack of polish on this post. I just needed to remind myself why Facebook is an almost complete waste of time (for me).] Facebook Is Making Us Miserable got me thinking about why I continue to use Facebook. The downsides are easy to list: Reading with little or [...]

Post-brunch abstract painting

Picking blackberries

Hatch chilies

We bought some Hatch chilies from the grocery store yesterday. I’d been meaning to get some for the last few weeks. This morning I made scrambled eggs with diced chilies and Walla Walla onion and a bit of tomato salsa. Amazing. Kicking myself for not buying some sooner.

ABC

August can recognize all of the letters at 21 months. Blows me away every time. We recently added numbers to the mix, which is throwing him off a bit. I think he’ll get it figured out soon enough.

Chasing waves on Nye Beach

Down to the water

Newport

Angela, August, and I went to the beach south of Newport after a good rain. August loves to find pretty rocks and sticks for Mommy.

August pushing a cart

My little troublemaker likes to terrorize the grocery store while Angela does the shopping. No, I don’t usually let him run around with bare feet.