I love this guy! Also, let us all take a lesson from his measure of success: “I’ve never been flipped off by anybody.” Positive feedback, indeed.

When I moved to Portland, I brought my job with me but I had to switch health care plans. The folks here in Oregon all have to use Kaiser Permanente for insurance. I’d heard terrible things about Kaiser, so I went in with a bad attitude. Even given my negative intentions though, my experiences there […]

I’m not tech savvy enough to paste a You Tube video directly into a blog post, so you’ll just have to click the link to see this. Thanks to my friend Karla for the laughs! Ha ha Baby

I don’t know what my problem is, but I’ve had trouble reading lately. The other day, as GTB tailgated a Trimet bus, I noticed a bumper sticker on the back of it and, at first glance, thought it said “Bloodfest.” What it actually said was “Biodiesel.” WTF? This morning, while I waited for my latte, […]

A few weeks ago, a colleague and I were in Seattle for a company event. At the end of it, he gave me a ride back to the hotel where we were both staying and we had a heart to heart about how stressed I seemed, what a big step marriage is, etc. Toward the […]

The wedding went great. I’ll blog more about that later. Right now, we are sitting on a couch with no cushions, watching three burly dudes move what seems like hundreds of boxes of books, CDs, new blenders, old silverware, and threadbare towels. It’s a strange sensation sitting idly by while people you don’t know lift […]

A few weeks ago, GTB and I watched Happy Feet, that cute little caper about a runt penguin. During the part where the-penguin-whose-name-I-can’t-remember-but-who-is-voiced-by-Elijah-Wood is being chased by a seal GTB got angry. “Mean seal” he said. Last night, we watched a DVRed episode of Planet Earth where seals were being ripped to shreds by great […]

Today feels like the last day of school before summer vacation. Not only is it my last day at work before taking two weeks off for the wedding and moving, but it’s also the day we close on our new house and get the keys. Yippee! I’m so giddy that even though I have a […]