It was my fault. Next time I will sit down with my map, with attention and effort worthy of Lewis and Clark, and I will plan how I will navigate the streets of Portland, Oregon. Instead, I glanced once at the map and another time at the mapquest directions. I loaded the car and drove […]
Entries from August 2004
Portland is a shoestring
August 3rd, 2004 · 2 Comments
Tags: travels
My OSCON appearance
August 3rd, 2004 · Comments Off on My OSCON appearance
Missed it? So did I. I miscommunicated with Ted and also miscalculated the amount of time I would need to leave the house that morning so I arrived at the Portland Marriott late enough to see a few attendees hanging outside the lobby. Sigh. Maybe next time I’ll make a more timely arrival and put […]
Tags: geek
Sometimes others have to live with our mistakes
August 3rd, 2004 · 1 Comment
While Ted went to OSCON last week, I figured I’d paint the town red…or rather I’d paint the bathroom sage, and two other rooms squash yellow… Nevermind that I was also doing the annual caulking of the shower and preparing for our weekend family vacation. Somehow it seems I got caught up into domestic diva […]
Tags: marriage
Make toast
August 3rd, 2004 · Comments Off on Make toast
That’s what I feel I should do as I look over these drafts that have been sitting around for a few days getting old and stale as I’ve stepped away from my desk. What else to do with day-old bread, but make toast? I think I’ll start by describing our weekend adventures and then perhaps […]
Tags: journal
