Pretty girl in a layered crepe skirt, combat boots, torn stockings, white button down shirt with the sleeves rolled up, leather jacket hanging over her arm while she tried to read her iPhone in the bright sunlight. I just liked the whole gritty look of it all and snapped a…
1 CommentCategory: People
There's a guy riding laps around the campground on his little scooter, with his little scotty running along behind. We saw him go past three times I think. Awesome. (Click photo to enlarge…to see the scotty.) Update: Here's a close-up, in case you couldn't see his awesomeness well enough. (Posted…
Leave a Comment
Big news today! It was 83 degrees! Portland really freaks out (in a good way) on the first weekend of hot summery weather, and today was no exception. Everyone sheds their clothing and goes outside and you'd think it was a holiday. It's awesome. Today we met up with fellow…
3 Comments
Yesterday morning we heard Thomas Dolby's keynote at Design West (the tech conference we're at in San Jose this week). He talked about the history of his interest in electronic music, he showed his process for recording (and demonstrated live, several times…a mini concert!) and showed tons of photos, including…
Leave a Comment
Adding on to my earlier post Making Up Stories: Flat Black Camper Guy. He spent the night last night across from and a few spots down from us (and didn't just fill up his water tank, look around nervously, and leave — like we've seen him do many many times…
3 Comments
I do this thing sometimes, and I'm sure I'm not the only one, where I make up stories about people we see in campgrounds. Mostly it's only the people whose operation seems a little sketchy or mysterious. It doesn't help my imagination (or, it helps it, whichever way you look…
4 Comments
When we were camped last summer for two nights at Clear Lake, CA, we met an older couple who was camped next to us. I can still picture them perfectly. Edgar was probably in his mid to late 70s, slimmish, with swoopy white hair and a tan craggy face. He had…
9 CommentsOkay so last night while we were camped at Valley of the Rogue State Park, Kevin and I were sitting out at the picnic table at our campsite having dinner when I noticed someone in the next campsite (over Kevin's shoulder) hiding on the other side of their truck from…
Leave a Comment
We took a night for a side trip to scenic Stockton… OK, I can't write that with a straight face. We went to Stockton last night to take in a drum and bugle corps competition. Several of the world's top corps were competing as part of a tour that…
4 CommentsLaura and I made a decision a few years ago. We wanted to live our lives in a way that blended future and present. We didn't want to postpone all our fun until some future "retirement" phase. We wanted to enjoy our lives now without selling out our futures to…
1 Comment