Segundo wanted to go on an adventure. “Let’s take the bus daddy, when we go pick up Primo let’s take the bus!” He was excited and it was raining so why not. We could ride the bike and he could … Continue reading →

If you had to flesh out what the boys were like just by looking at one picture this would be the best one I could give you. This captures both of them quite well in one succinct photo.

This is not a political space by any means and while I love following the races and discussing politics with folks in civil space I mostly keep that away from this blog. There is on measure here in Multnomah County … Continue reading →

We had some issues with a van and our front buffer on our second car and when all was said and done the cost to repair it was more than the worth of the car. So we got a settlement … Continue reading →

Summer time is around the corner, though you would never know it from the Portland weather. We have had a warm winter but it has been very wet and very gray. Soon both boys will be finished with school for … Continue reading →

Last night after a great dinner with friends Beautiful and I headed downtown to the Portland City Grill to grab a dessert and watch the sun setting from atop one of the bigger buildings in the city. We have been … Continue reading →

For the past week I have been in Arizona getting to know the folks I work with. As a contractor working from home I came on board quickly and feel like I am just now getting my feet underneath me … Continue reading →

Here in Portland we have been in full on wintery mix for the last two weeks. Sometimes it snows, other times it rains, but it’s always cold. Each morning I have to get one or both of the boys to … Continue reading →

Warn your children that you have placed their towel at the base of the tub and that is the towel they are using, whether soaked or bone-dry.  We implemented it a few days ago and magically the splashing has stopped. Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Blog this on Blogger ...

Remember back in your day if you disobeyed your parents you’d most likely get a smack on the posterior with a wooden spoon?  Heck, I remember clearly the principal of my elementary school proudly displaying “the strap” on his wall. I once nearly experienced the strap myself, it was my ...