The Prius has become a pretty popular car these days, at least among a certain crowd. You can’t shake a stick in Corvallis without hitting one. We bought ours in 2005 (just as they were really starting to gain popularity) and have been happy with it. It became Sarah’s daily driver and given all the [...]
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100K Hybrid
Posted in misc on May 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Timbers Game
Posted in misc on April 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Sarah and I were finally able to get to a Portland Timbers’ game the other weekend when a couple of Scott’s friends decided to reserve one of the party boxes at Jeld-Wen Field. The box was located almost right on the field at one goal, so they were really fun seats. The Portland home games [...]
Back to the Living, Lucero, Snow and Random News
Posted in misc, music, nature on April 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Do you remember Hell Week in college? That last week of the term when you were frantically finishing the last term papers, turning in projects and studying for finals? (Or you were supposed to be anyway, and not doing things like building giant bunk bed structures, racing mountain bikes in the dorm halls, shooting flaming [...]
A China Connection
Posted in misc on February 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
There was a small bit in the news recently about the “future president of China” visiting Iowa. It probably went unnoticed by most, but it certainly caught my attention. It seems Mr. Xi spent some time in Muscatine, Iowa in the 80′s – and so did I! For those of you who don’t know, I [...]
Weather Personality vs. Climatologist
Posted in misc on February 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
