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Skydive Oregon

July 1, 2008

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 [...]

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The Waiting

June 30, 2008

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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 [...]

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Chihuly and Walla Walla Wine

June 20, 2008

[image from www.chihulyatthedeyoung.org/]
What do Dale Chihuly and Walla Walla wine have in common? Well, besides the obvious “glass” connection–wine is bottled in glass, usually drunk out of glass, Chihuly makes art out of glass. And now… the Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance is the official wine sponser of “Chihuly at the de Young” in San [...]

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