My good friends (and former High School teacher) Mr. Michael Jarmer and his awesome wife and bandmate Rene Ormae-Jarmer have started a Kickstarter Campaign for their new album. Check it out and send them some Moolah if you can. I’ve been following their band, Here Comes Everybody for about 15 years – never have...
Today around Noon, what appears to be a fairly large showing of support for the Occupy Wall street will take place in the streets of downtown Portland. While I personally expect no troubles from organizers and participants, there has always been the threat and real damage caused by non-affiliated individuals looking to make trouble....
Shakespeare pondered “to be or not to be, that is the question.” Most of us in tech today ponder this same thing, but in the context of to be a tech or a manager. Most of us got into technology because we loved something about it. For some, the thought of coding day in...
One of the things I love about being a full time student while working full time is that I have no excuse to be “bored”. Yep – none at all. I get to have a list of to-do’s that is perpetual. So how is it then, after the homework is done, the day at...
The routine of a pregnant woman often includes Nesting – preparing the home for the child that’s coming. Oh, my wife and I are expecting our first child. But, that’s not the point of this article. Yes, we’re excited. Yes it was a bit of surprise, but not that much of a surprise. Back...
Growing up the way I did, I’m unfamiliar with the world as it was back in the days that Martin Luther King Jr. was alive. His dream of a “Color Blind” nation is as much of a reality to me as anything. I pause to reflect today on the progress that has been made...
The Cloud. It’s all the “future” of technology according to many. What these doomsday prophets fail to include is a little bit of market research. How we use technology in our personal lives and businesses is as unique to each as anything else. I don’t use Outlook or Gmail the same way as the...
Ah, biscuits. The most basic bread. A ‘quickbread’ as some folks like to call it. I simply call them delicious. 2 c all purpose flour 3 tsp salt 1 tsp baking powder 1 tbsp sugar (recommend evaporated cane sugar) 1/2 c (1 stick) very cold butter cut into 1 tbsp squares 1/4 c melted...
Traditionally, most folks will associate summer with lighter fare for dinner. It’s hot, so nobody really wants to pig out on huge meals. I’d like to suggest that, with everything in life, there is balance to be had. Summer is also grilling season. Frankly, I’m having a hard time finding anything I can’t cook...
Today, Betsy and I traveled about an hour outside of Portland to visit family in St. Paul, Oregon. If you’re not familiar with the area – it’s largely known to us city folks as the place where the internationally acclaimed St. Paul Rodeo is held every year in July. Yes, this is outside the...
