Fall in PDX, changing of the seasons

By On November 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment

I’ve lived in Portland for almost 10 years now and observing the changes in the seasons never gets old for me. As someone who lived in the concrete jungle of Los Angeles for close to 15 years, I view the ability to experience the change of seasons as a right and a privilege. Because [...]

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Almost November? Really?

By On October 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment

It’s been 2 weeks since having arthroscopic knee surgery and I’m feeling awesome. The swelling is long gone, I’m a week into physical therapy and I’m back at work newly minted into a strategic/solutions position for CMD here in Portland. I spend a few hours a day looking like I do in this picture…..staring [...]

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Surgery is behind, now, what’s next?

By On October 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Like many, many people who have arthroscopic surgery on knees, my surgery was successful. It’s now almost a full week behind me as well. The first two days after the surgery are a blurry haze of vicodin, constant icing of my knee, and struggles to just get around. Man, you never know how much [...]

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Thoughts on being cut open

By On October 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Tomorrow (October 8, 2010), I’m having surgery for the first time in my adult life, and, for only the second time in my entire life. I had heel corrective surgery on my left foot when I was but a young’n (I think I was 6-7) and don’t remember anything about it except for the [...]

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Passing on the passion

By On September 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment

This weekend, I took my 9 year-old son Remy to get his first guitar. He started guitar lessons with my boy JT from Dull Boy Jack last week and seemed really pumped to play guitar and learn the instrument. Of course for me, there is something far larger and more satisfying to this [...]

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The major label way….no thanks

By On September 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment

This past week, a judge in New York City ruled on BEHALF of UMG/Vivendi in regards to a suit brought on by the estate of Bob Marley who sought to claim ownership of the reggae legend’s most famous recordings. Original article is here and here is part of the official blurb from the [...]

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Portland Beavers are done, Merritt, you suck.

By On September 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment

I’m going to get this part of my rant, right out of the way. I know Merritt Paulson meant well when he bought the Timbers and the Beavers in 2007. I know that he wants very much to be the guy that brings relevance to other sports not called basketball to Portland. I [...]

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Satisfying Summer, 2010

By On August 28, 2010 · 2 Comments

In the past, I’ve been not so good about taking time for myself and my family in the Summer. Sure, I’ll take a couple of days here and there but this Summer I decided to do it a bit differently and took 10-12 days to just check out of work and life. It was a [...]

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Tragic Loss, R.I.P. Richie Hayward

By On August 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment

While I was blissfully hiking over this past weekend, the music world and more specifically, the world of drummers lost a truly gifted player named Richie Hayward.

If you’re in the know, then you know he was/is/forevershallbe the indomitable rhythmic spirit of the great Little Feat. If you’re not in the know, I suggest you [...]

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Hiking in Oregon

By On August 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment

So, I don’t pretend to be an expert hiker. But, I do enjoy it a great deal. I’ve invested in some decent gear, and I love to get outside and just go. I’ve been sharing it with my son and I also enjoy hiking solo.

Recently my son and I hiked a portion of the [...]

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