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Portland Dragon Boat Race 2012
The Portland Dragon Boat races are a big event; like Victoria, it’s a two-day affair. The first day is a random grab-bag of races; teams will compete against teams of entirely different calibers, just to…...
September 12 2012, 11:25am | Comments
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This is a story of luck, technology, and a little bit of planning.This past Wednesday, as I do most Wednesdays, I took an outrigger canoe (OC-6) out with a team of people. I've been steering…...
August 31 2012, 9:52am | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
Trek In The Park: Journey to Babel
This year's Trek In The Park presentation was "Journey To Babel". While I've attended in years past at Woodlawn Park in NE Portland, this year the venue changed to Cathedral Park, a much more beautiful,…...
August 28 2012, 1:52pm | Comments
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Victoria Dragonboat Festival 2012
This past weekend, I traveled up to the Victoria Dragonboat Festival. We headed up to Port Angeles, leaving at a leisurely 11 AM. My friend drove, and we chatted and laughed at the comedians whose…...
August 26 2012, 10:33pm | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
It was a nice, sunny, summer afternoon when my friend and I took a walk through northeast Portland. On a quiet street, we spotted a bucket of sidewalk chalk, which a child had obviously used…...
August 2 2012, 9:51pm | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
The astute reader might recall that I bought a house about two-and-a-half years ago. When I bought the house I knew that the fence would need replacing. Despite, at the time, being only 4 years…...
July 11 2012, 12:58pm | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
After an amazing weekend, how do I cap it off? I take Monday morning off of work, hop on my motorcycle, and go to a Team Oregon cornering clinic at Pat's Acres Racing Complex in…...
July 2 2012, 9:30pm | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
Yesterday was the Salem World Beat Festival Dragon Boat Races. The first two races for each team were going to be 2-boat heats to determine the division and lane placement for the final race. With…...
July 2 2012, 5:00pm | Comments
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Portland Rock 'n Roll Half-Marathon 2012
It was late last year, I believe, that I signed up to run in the Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon here in Portland, OR. Immediately, I started training, running at least 5k several times a…...
May 22 2012, 8:33am | Comments
