Forget all that nonsense about the Dos Equis commercial dude being the most interesting man. The most interesting person in the world is Simon Winchester; he’s been almost everywhere and knows almost everyone.
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Month: March 2023
Coopers Hawk and Fawns
Warning: I picked a bland image as the featured image. This post has pictures of the remains of a dead bird. If that might disturb you, skip this post.
Yesterday afternoon (March 28, 2023) I was staring out a window into the green space behind our house and saw a hawk going to the accipter (thanks for the term Frances) buffet
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Union Pacific at Columbia Boulevard
It was a nice-ish fall day and I had the urge to get out and take a few train pictures. “Wait!” you say? Hadn’t I just returned from a three week rail trip across Canada? Well yeah, but in my defense you don’t really get a great view of other trains when on a train. Also, I’m a rail fan – that means I’m a little bit crazy.
The Matthew Perry Memoir
Despite being a huge star, Matthew Perry has had a hard life. His wealth and position allowed him the resources to feed his addictions to the point of near death. Through the book we discover that minus the harrowing addictions, the Chandler Bing character was the spitting image of Matthew Perry.
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Coney Dogs Take 5 – Ugh
Last June for Father’s Day my two sons planned to take me to Roakes here in Portland. Unfortunately most of us were sick with COVID (we dodged it for two and half years) so we postponed it. For the next few months one of us was either sick or busy. So Coney Dogs were on my mind for months.
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