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Another reason why I like taking back roads. You never know what you’re going to find. This was about 52nd and Foster in Portland.

Idanha is a sleepy town on Highway 22 in the Santiam Pass about four miles east of the town of Detroit Lake. The 2000 Census reported the population at 232 residents. Yet, if not for the political maneuverings of Portland railroad interests in the late 1800s, the town would have much more prominence then it [...]

Here”s a list of backdoor phone numbers to Credit Card Companies. This is partially taken from the Cardratings.com Forums and includes numbers from my own research. American Express: 800-809-6849 (lending dept)American Express: 800-874-2717American Express: 800-223-2670American Express Oasis Program: 888-232-3261Barclay’s: 866-750-6031 (corporate)Best Buy: 888-237-8289 (customer care)Best Buy: 800-365-0292(CSR)Bank of America: 800-732-9194 (dept. unknown)Bank of America: 866-865-7842; [...]

This morning, on the neighbor’s roof. Great Blue Heron

“Artillery lends dignity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl.” or “The Mission of the Artillery is to give some class to what would otherwise be merely a vulgar brawl.” both attributed to Fredrick the Great, King of Prussia from 1740 to 17 August 1786

After that hard rain storm this morning, my backyard has decided to flood. It floods a bit anyways, but this is far worse then usual. There is 6-8 inches of standing water through about 75% of the yard.

Yesterday, wandering around downtown, I decided to take some pictures of the Skate Park under the Burnside Bridge. It’s supposedly a world class skate park and one of the best around. I was primarily interested in the graffiti as the quality seems to be a couple of notches above the norm. After taking several pictures, [...]

In my stash of papers dating from High School, I found this neat little legend about a shipwreck and burned Treasure near Neahkahnie Mountain on the Oregon Coast. I have no recollection of where or when I picked up this document. Based on the age of the papers it’s in, I’d guess sometime in late [...]

Take “finger” sized (or more accurately bite sized) pieces of steak. Tenderize the heck out of them. Dip them in a salt/pepper based batter and deep fry. Totally bad for you but tasty. It seems that as a kid I ate them all the time, at least I remember seeing them often. But I’ve literally [...]