Some shots of fall color in the garden. The blueberry leaves are always amazing and on this day of rain and sunshine everything was spectacular.
Fall Colors in the Garden
Oct 18
I have been my introverted, modest self and for a year or so not announced my YouTube.com videos here when I’ve posted them. The videos are largely weekend chores around the house that I need to remember how to do the next time around. So YouTube.com is my long-term memory and, it turns out, the videos are helpful to others.
Over the past year or so I’ve posted seven weekend chore videos that have been viewed over 30,000 times. I know it isn’t impressive compared to many videos, but my expectations were low. I didn’t really expect a video showing how to clean a bathtub drain with a lift-and-turn stopper would get over 14,000 views. Apparently I’m not the only one that has had trouble removing that stopper.
Perhaps some of my shyness related to the quality of the videos. Usually I’m on my own so the chore is performed and filmed just by me with the camera on a tripod or in one hand while I work with the other. No fancy lighting, just the camera’s microphone and I try to get it done in one take. (I did have to retake one portion of the Fisher & Paykel Diverter Valve Repair.)
Now of course I kick myself if I perform a chore and don’t tape it. Initially my family thought I was a bit silly posting the videos but the many positive comments received are proof that many of us need help with these small household chores and could all benefit from a shared and expanded memory.
Enjoyed a nice evening paddle in Scappoose Bay. Wonderful views, a quiet evening, a short soft shower, Great Blue Herons, the splashing of beavers and leaping little fish.
After night fell we followed each others glow-light taillights as we maneuvered our kayaks through fallen trees in a narrow channel.
I did get a few photos before we lost the light of day.
Thanks to Steve and Bonnie at Scappoose Bay Kayaking and to PCC Community Education for a memorable evening.
Oregon Coast Trip
Sep 2
Some photos from our recent visit to the Oregon Coast. This summer we focused on the coast starting from Newport and heading south.
We also started collecting lighthouse stamps in our very own Lighthouse passport. Our passport now includes stamps from six Oregon lighthouses.
Know Your Mojo
Aug 14
So I’m a matchmaker, I thought for sure I’d be a wallflower. Well at least I know my mojo and am doing my part to promote the new Yahoo! home pages.
First Fig Harvest
Aug 6
Picked a few of our mini first harvest of figs tonight. These are the teasers for the onslaught of figs we’ll see in October.
PCC’s Poppe Panther
Aug 4
The Panther mascot at Portland Community College is really strutting his stuff as of late. He’s got a new video on YouTube.com and is pawing the latest happenings into Twitter. This is quite a break from the reclusive behavior I had been accustomed to from our Panther. Once rarely seen in the wilds on campus, Poppe is now spotted commonly on campus and across the Web.
Poppe Panther and his brethren form a proud ink of panthers to be mascots of schools. While I am aware of professional and university panther mascots, I was not aware of the population of panthers touting the mission of community colleges.
- Portland Community College
- Passiac County Community College
- South Florida Community College
- Ellsworth Community College
- Neosho County Community College
- Tompkins Cortland Community College
- Borough of Manhattan Community College
- Palm Beach Community College
- Baltimore City Community College
Hummingbird Dance
Jul 31
As I watered the garden hummingbirds danced in the spray catching droplets. A refreshing way for all to start the day.
The first volume of The Chronicles of Goodfoot & Toaster: The Misunderstood Union is now available for the world. This soon-to-be cult classic tried in vain to avoid being posted online but finally relented to the throngs awaiting its release. The Misunderstood Union is loosely based upon actual events in the lives of our main characters.
(The Chronicles of Goodfoot and Toaster is a wedding card produced by a father-daughter team one fun afternoon.)
Kash, er, iKash
May 19
This is the money you could have saved going with Geico!
Daughter is either quite creative, watching too much TV or both.
Direct from phone to you.
