Off to Pacific City

Pacific City, Oregon Preparing to Reach the Beach Believe it or not, Erin, Jonah, and I are headed to Pacific City this weekend so that I can ride in Reach the Beach, a 55-mile bike ride. We planned to arrive at 3 PM. We came in at 5:30 PM. It continues to amaze me...

Stupid is as stupid does

President Bush is at it again. Help stop this “conservative” from spending money the country doesn’t have. Tomorrow, May 14, has been designated a national call-in day for contacting your representatives and senators about President Bush’s...

Hanging out at the five-star

Battle Ground, Washington Work takes me to Portland. Friends and fun take me to Battle Ground. I’ve been away from the family farm for a couple nights on assignment in Portland. Joe and Carol have helpfully offered to let me stay at their five-star in Battle...

And one more thing

A minor mea culpa over yesterday’s post. I know you’ll understand. You’re cool. Yeah, look, I only forgot one thing when I said yesterday that life with Jonah has been surprisingly grand, and that is this: Life is grand only because our family and...

A week in the life

Not a lot of slumber for anyone other than Jonah, but we’re doing OK. It’s been a pretty interesting week with Jonah dominating our waking (and sleeping) hours. On Sunday Erin had two students drop by and while Erin was taking a bathroom break, Jonah...