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Day 1738 – Snow and Movies

11:57 am - December 30, 2009
Ok. Avatar. I believe Roger Dean should be credited and paid for inspiring the visuals of "Pandora." I'm not alone in that opinion as many many websites will attest.
5:32 pm - July 13, 2009
With the help of my neighbor i’ve finally caught a fish. Specifically a rainbow trout. Of the two pictured mine is the smaller, but it was quite the tasty little guy. Yes, as in Wisconsin, i now hold a combined fish/hunt permit. Unlike Wisconsin i shall endeavor to use the permit more than once.
1:30 pm - June 20, 2009
I'm choking on the price, but more than that i'm choking on what spending that kind of money represents. It would mean giving up the idea of permanence. It would mean surrendering to mobility.
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Day 1493 - AEA09 Thus Far  | read this item

Reportage

11:51 pm - May 4, 2009
And i was equally giddy this evening when i insinuated myself into the discussion going on at a table at the Pike Brewing Co. between Dan Cedarholm and Ethan Marcotte and made Dan laugh when i said something witty.
By jspeer
For anybody not up on "jeremy & annette trivia" for us this decade began outside Astoria, Or. at Fort Stevens State Park in a yurt.
By jspeer
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Day 1628 - End of an Era  | read this item
The vanagon is now gone. Sold to a retired couple from Salt Lake City. Didn't get my asking price, but who does these days.
12:51 pm - September 5, 2009
The maiden voyage of the new Airstream was not without incident.
4:31 pm - August 29, 2009
No, seriously this wasn’t even the slightest thing on my mind when i committed to buying this particular model Airstream. But planned or not i managed to buy a trailer that exactly matches my cats.

Reportage

7:04 pm - May 2, 2009
I'm off to An Event Apart in Seattle tomorrow.
3:12 pm - May 2, 2009
Finally. I’m finally getting rid of as much of the crap i’ve been hauling around. Annette and i don’t own all that
4:11 pm - May 2, 2009
This photo is by Douglas Palmer. Annette and i own #3A and lived for just about one year before departing for Minnesota
3:18 pm - April 24, 2009
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Day 1483 - Trying a New Theme  | read this item
I'm a theme junkie. I simply can't stop trying new themes on my old content. The fact i used the same "magazine" theme for almost half a year is an ongoing mystery.
By jspeer
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Day 1398 - Sick of Being Sick  | read this item
Is it odd to see similar cold/flu symptoms in persons 2,684 miles apart at the same time? Maybe there's a new virus in town, one that also sickens nation's economies.
10:57 am - August 23, 2009
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Day 1610 - Airstream!  | read this item
Well, i did it. I pulled the trigger in a big way. So far, so good.
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Day 1581 - Quite Good  | read this item
"In the near future, Astronaut Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is sent on a three year mission to live on the far side of the moon and mine Helium-3, a chemical that has now become Earth’s primary source of energy." Stop right there, i'm sold.
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Day 1569 - Back to the Deadwood Lookout  | read this item
We were last there in late August of 2006. One year was unavailable due to ongoing renovation of the cabin, but we
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Wow, it only took one day. My rosy web glow from An Event Apart Seattle has pretty much drained out of me as the realities of my current job reassert themselves.