Category Archives: place

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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Maya World

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Al

Greetings from Belize. In April I learned I was one of 24 Fellows chosen to participate in the National Endowment for the Humanities Institute about the Maya. I’m finding little motivation and time to blog here. Feel free to look … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Blog Alive

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Al

One of my goals for spring is depth. I’ll keep tweeting a little and following your tweets, but I want to get back to reading blogs. My real-life friend and frequent ski-buddy, Laurie, recently soft-launched her new blog, Venture Out. … Continue reading →

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On Some Day in History

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Al

We Put a Bird on our Roof!

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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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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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Harvest Celebration dinner

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Al

Help! I didn’t have time to brew and our filbert connection fell through. We might still be able to get some u-pick filberts, but if not, do you have any ideas of what K and I could bring to this … Continue reading →

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Kah-nee-ta Stay

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Al

Last weekend was our second trip to Kah-nee-ta. We climbed to Raven’s Roost, which afforded a 360 degree view from the top. The geolocator, a simple device seemingly made from a bucket of cement and PVC tubes, had surprising views … Continue reading →

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Mt St Helens yesterday

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Al

Yesterday was the fourth time I’ve been to Mt. St. Helens (in a car).  I have decided that I want to climb it in September.  There are still permits left for midweek during the first two weeks of the month.  … Continue reading →

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