Entries Tagged as 'events'

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Because Girls Kick Ass

I’ve little by little become a fan of Rieslings. Haven’t always been, but now I’d swear by them. Especially Washington Rieslings! It seems, in this area, Washington seriously pounds the competition.
On this holiday I wanted to extend the invitation to check out a couple of my favorites.
Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling (2006 or the [...]

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Skydive Oregon

Desperately trying to figure out what my big birthday surprise was, I guessed all sorts of random things. Camping, midnight sea kayaking, a simple night out of town, dinner and drinks in the city, aerobic cooking, wine tasting (Pinot country perhaps?). What I never seriously considered was the reality.
The night before (Saturday night), Niki and [...]

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The Waiting

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Originally uploaded by arootvik

Waiting is the hard part. I knew what the birthday “surprise” was by this point, but now we had to wait to get to 13,000 feet.
What a long way up. So I checked out the scenery, taking note of the patchwork style earth below, trying to keep track of the landing [...]