Category Archives: life

Cheers, then.

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Al

A few weeks ago I spent an evening as an extra for the filming of Chervona’s holiday/New Year video. I met some new friends and had a great time. Two of my new friends mention me on their own blogs. … Continue reading →

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Sentimental

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Al

Although I believe it is responsible for the death of blogging, I have to thank Facebook for many things blogs might never do. Take this for example: I posted a Poi Dog Pondering video on Facebook and it inspired some … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve 2009

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Al

I was a wreck.  In September, I’d sent off my book manuscript to a press I really like.  Since I know someone there, I’d expected to hear something by December.  And then . . . nothing. I felt despondent.  Consider … Continue reading →

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Mid-April

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Al

Remember when I was in Guanajuato for three weeks? Well my friends are there for five months! Each of them has a blog devoted to their stay, so I combined all of the feeds into one in order to keep … Continue reading →

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A Common Phrenology

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Al

Last week, in the final 1/10th of my 2000 mile drive, my new car rolled through Pasco, Kennewick, and Richland: the so-called Tri-Cities of Washington state.  My all-season tires (one Firestone/three Goodyear) read the landscape first revealed to me only … Continue reading →

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Coffin Chasers

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Al

Someone from Rose City Funeral Home left a message for one of my colleagues to ask if she knew anything about a memorial service for our recently deceased former colleague.  When my colleague returned the call and asked where the … Continue reading →

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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Al

If you do it two years in a row, it becomes a tradition. The biggest day of the year at Oregon’s hundreds of wineries is Black Friday. While some people are out shopping, fighting each other at 5 a.m., we … Continue reading →

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On Facebook, no one can hear your brag

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Al

Back when I was shopping around for a refi, I set my FB status to something like: Alan is wondering what is a good rate for someone with FICO scores of 800+ One of the responses I got was from … Continue reading →

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Letter From My Friends, About to Become Missionaries

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Al

and the response I sent, which will likely put me on their prayer list . . . Dear Friends and Family of we three X’s, If you would like to be removed from this email list, no problem! Just respond … Continue reading →

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First Two Days at 40

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Al

What a great week!  And the past two days, in particular, have been exceptional now that I’m FORTY. I have big plans for FORTY.  The first one is in progress in a big way.  I’m hoping for early retirement. There’s … Continue reading →

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