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With their 2-0 victory yesterday over West Linn, they captured the OSAA Class 4A state baseball championship. Add to this the Sprague OSAA Class 4A state football championship won last fall, and you've got to admit that my alma mater is riding pretty high nowadays. (Sprague's girls softball team made it to the state semifinals as well.) Way to go,...

Erin's 70% effaced and 0 cm dilated at this point. She's been getting the Braxton-Hicks contractions occasionally for the last week or so, but we don't think Baby #2's arrival is imminent. The kid continues to ride low, however, the doctor today confirmed that the baby's head is down and in position. Probably has been for a while now, is our take on it....

We spent the afternoon at Dennis and Maria's new home in Milwaukie, enjoying the BBQ, conversing with friends, and admiring the work that's already gone into the place. Jonah napped for several hours on the floor in their office and was in fine form for most of the affair. It probably helped that other kids were around to keep him entertained. Having good...

Battle Ground, Washington After a 10+ hour day doing SiteRev.com stuff for a client in Portland, I headed for the illustrious and always welcoming Hotel Kann in Battle Ground. True, Carol and Ella were out of town, but Joe and I had ourselves a fine time. I owe him a huge debt of gratitude for his work in sawing and routing a couple of pieces of wood for...

It's unclear to me whether or not I'll be able to get this working properly, but as a demo, you're welcome to check out my first online poll. You'll have to close the resulting window (or tab, depending on how your web browser is configured) after you vote and see the results. Eventually, I'd like to incorporate the polling feature into the main page of...

Erin's started getting some contractions when she overexerts herself a little. The remedy at this point is to drink some water and lie down. Presently, it'll only be an issue if she has more than four contractions in a hour or if her water breaks. She's a few days away from 36 weeks, and after that milestone the kid is welcome to show up whenever he or she...

Ye olde Clan Davison plus friends Barry and Ann from Seattle breakfasted this morning at Collette's on Commercial in celebration of my Mom's birthday. Also among the assemblage? The long-elusive Susan, now appearing in the role of Bret's girlfriend. Very merry times. Afterward, everyone came over so that Jonah could assist his grandma in blowing out the...

Having had more than enough of comment and trackback spam, I've fully integrated the spam blocking features of MovableType 3.121. This includes the use of the TypeKey registration system, which means anyone who wishes can sign up for the free TypeKey service, log in once, and comment and trackback to his or her heart's content. (I continue to reserve the...

Some folks complain that it's not much of a game when you destroy the other soccer team by a double digit score. While likely so from a spectator's point of view, I sure don't have any complaints being on the winning end. Sunday's indoor game finished something like 13-2, and I didn't mind it one bit. The hardest thing was finding someone to score in the...

• Music on the virtual turntable: Destiny and In the Waiting Line by Zero 7 from their album Simple Things. (Give It Away isn't bad either.) Available at the iTunes Music Store. In the Waiting LineWait in line 'Till your time Ticking clock Everyone stop Everyone's saying different things to me Different things to me Everyone's saying different things...