Category: Life

It’s mostly what this blog’s about.

  • A beautiful sadness

    Yesterday we went for a hike up at the Salmon River, one of my favorite places (if not my favorite). We hiked along the river to  a campground that we like to  rest at before turning around. We got to our spot and wandered down to the river. At this particular place there is a pool where…

  • Do smartphones dream of electric sheep?

    My phone accidentally recorded this weird avant garde short film from my pocket the other day when I was walking around St. Johns with my friend Donna. …or was it an accident…

  • Malahide Castle  through a #pinhole

    Scene: four people on a train headed to Howth (Dublin),  chit-chitchatting Lorraine: Did we get on the wrong train? I think we just passed Howth. Brendan: Damn, yes it looks like we got on the wrong train. Well we can just go to Malahide Castle instead. Turns to Monica and Rafael, Disappointed. Is this OK? Me: Um. We…

  • Apple Watch – thoughts

    I thought I would post my thoughts on the Apple Watch after using it for a couple of weeks. Now, there are millions of reviews of it all over the web, so I’m not going to bore you with a review. This is just a quick note to jot down my thoughts on it. And…

  • Frank’s Noodle House

    Every so often Raf gets on a Food Network kick and will watch every episode of a FN show. Currently, he is into Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. It seems like they visit Portland restaurants a lot on that show! Most of the places featured are very meat oriented. But every once in awhile a vegetarian…