Monthly Archives: February 2012

This captures Portland perfectly (why Portland is not Oregon)

Posted on Sunday, February 26, 2012 by Dad

Day 188 of 1000 My entire family lives in Portland.  It IS the most beautiful city in the country.  Here is a GREAT, article from someone who knows, about some of the reasons it is such a train wreck:  http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/insufferable-portland_631919.html.

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The traveling continues

Posted on Saturday, February 18, 2012 by Dad

Day 180 of 1000 My admiration for the unsurpassed beauty of the state of Oregon does not diminish my admiration for the beauty of Virginia and the Carolinas.  I have been criss-crossing all three states continually since the beginning of … Continue reading →

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Oregon’s Birthday

Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 by Dad

Day 176 of 1000 I feel very sorry for people who do not “get” Oregon.  That includes the people who live in places like Lake Oswego and Cary (sister cities in spirit, decadence, and tackiness–the people in those towns are … Continue reading →

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Christian’s demo

Posted on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 by Dad

Day 170 of 1000 We used the tire rotation machine Christian made for me day before yesterday at my work this morning.  The pictures came out great.  We will use the apparatus for a big demo with a large tire … Continue reading →

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Christian comes through with the Lego NXT

Posted on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 by Dad

Day 169 of 1000 In my day job, I am working on a product that performs three dimensional scans of all kinds of stuff with a product called a Gocator made by a company in British Columbia named LMI.  There … Continue reading →

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Marvin Olasky is a good guy

Posted on Sunday, February 5, 2012 by Dad

Day 167 of 1000 We have subscribed to World Magazine for over 15 years.  We liked it so much, for awhile, Kelly decided she wanted to be journalist.  That passed, but we are still very big fans of the magazine.  … Continue reading →

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Oregon is a GREAT place to run a race

Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2012 by Dad

Day 166 of 1000 We love North Carolina, but they are WAY out of their depth when it comes to organizing and/or participating in a running event, they need to send the organizers and participants out to Oregon to see … Continue reading →

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Deja Vu

Posted on Thursday, February 2, 2012 by Dad

Day 164 of 1000 I love my new job.  I am working on a new technology.  When I first started in field of Machine Vision in 1983, that technology was very new and intriguing.  Everyone knew it had a huge … Continue reading →

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