“Some” photos of my parents dogs. They are both mutts rescued by the Oregon humane society.
Has the lighter brown, tiger-striped coat. She is either a Plott hound, or Black Mouth Cur mix.
Is much larger and has grey/black spots. She is most likely a Catahoula mix.
This weekend we went out fishing - for sturgeon.
These prehistoric looking fish can live for hundreds of years growing up to 18 feet long. In Oregon, you use barb-less hooks and can only keep fish of a certain size - between 4 and 5 feet!
While we didn’t nab any keepers, the four that were pulled in seemed big to someone (me) who has only ever fished for trout.
The experience was also quite different for lake/bank fishing. We set out early Sunday in Gary’s (Sam’s dad) boat and sunk our lines just noth of the St. Johns Bridge. Gary estimated that the water was about 75′ deep. The sturgeon seemed to the nibble the bait around the hook, rather then swallow it whole.
This meant that your timing had to be perfect - as to grab the fish mid-nibble. The whole thing gave me a bit of trouble, but there was a positive side…
Rather then swallowing the hook, every fish was caught near the edge of it’s mouth, making the release very easy and leaving the fish relatively undamaged.
Changing Web 2.0 from Passing fad to Development Methodology
Kyle Bowen, Manager of Information, Purdue University
Looking at buzzwords of yesterday: Webmaster, Information Communication Highway
“The buzzwords of today are the litmus test for tomorrow.” But, are there any lessons that we can learn.
Who has people at their college that should not be making webpages (secretaries, manages, ect…). For them Purdue has created a “commons area” where they can have a space off of the main site. Best one’s are featured.
This guy is a great presenter. Hilarious, on topic and engaging!
The Oregon judges give him a perfect 10.
The Student Success and Retention Conference was held February 8-9, 2007 at Portland State University’s University Place, 310 SW Lincoln Street Portland, Oregon. The SSR Conference was sponsored by the Joint Boards Articulation Commission, Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, the Oregon University System, and Oregon’s community colleges.Together, Andrew Roessler and I were invited to present: (more…)
On April 17, 2005 my partner and I set out from the Mexican border for a six-month backpacking expedition to reach Canada by way of the Pacific Crest Trail.
The PCT travels over 2650 miles through California, Oregon and Washington. It traverses a wide variety of landscapes ranging from the waterless deserts of southern California to glacier-capped peaks of the Pacific Northwest.
This trip took years to plan, and was more eventful and inspiring then we ever could have imagined. Due to injury and illness, we did admittedly have to skip a few notable sections of the trail this season. Yet by the end, we completed over 2400 miles and gained a much greater respect for nature (as well as our sore feet).
During the course of the adventure, we logged hundreds of journals, took thousands of pictures and even captured a few short movies.
Now that the trip is at an end, I have taken some time to compile everything. You can find all of the logs at www.TrailB.com/PCT.
On April 17, 2005 my partner and I set out from the Mexican border for a six-month backpacking expedition to reach Canada by way of the Pacific Crest Trail. The PCT travels over 2650 miles through California, Oregon and Washington. During the course of the adventure, we logged hundreds of journals, took thousands of pictures and even captured a few short movies.