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We went to Banks to see fireworks this Fourth of July. It’s close, parking at the school is easy, and it’s not crowded.
We ran into friends Rodney and Brenda and a new friend Laia.
I brought my camera but no tripod. I also brought only a 28-105mm zoom for my Canon Rebel XT. It was a little too long for how close we were. Oh well. A tripod, or at least a monopod, would have decreased the vibration.
Or maybe I just planned the vibration for artistic effect. Yeah, that’s the ticket. ;-)
We skipped church and went to the beach this past Saturday. The weather was beautiful (if you’re an Oregonian). Just a light mist and no not a lot of wind. That’s a wonderful trade.
Turns out, they were having the sandcastle competition at Cannon Beach. We were on the beach in time to see the wave start to reclaim territory. As we walked back to the car, the clouds and fog continued to roll in. Nice!
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My multi-purpose business-personal-conference-fun trip is over. I flew from the Orange County Airport (SNA) to Portland (PDX) yesterday afternoon. For some unknown reason, I ended up in first class (honest, I didn’t ask for it, but it was a wonderful birthday gift).
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Saturday afternoon we went to Sunset Beach on the Oregon Coast. And by “we,” I mean Suzi, her sisters, and all our families. When we get together, we always have a great time. :-)
Sunset Beach is a long, wide, flat beach that you can drive on. Note to self: check the tide tables before going next time. We drove a way south on the beach, parked to set up our picnic, and just then a wave came a little too close to the van for comfort. We decided it was time to get the van back off the beach. With four-wheel drive, we could have just pulled up a little higher and not worried. It was no problem — we had a non-sandy picnic in the parking lot and returned to the beach.
We had a typical day at the Oregon coast: digging to China with shovels, building sandcastles, lighting and tending campfires, making s’mores, staying relatively dry, and sitting in circles and enjoying each others’ company. We didn’t get the forecast sun, but we didn’t get wind, either. Not a bad trade.
And not a bad day. :-)
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Oregon’s primary isn’t until May 20, long after when I thought the primaries would be decided. Looks like I was wrong.
If you want to vote for who should be the next president (or who shouldn’t be), you still have time to register. For first-time registrations in Oregon and changing party affiliations, the deadline is 21 days before the election.
I figured I’d check what the weather’s going to be for the rest of the week.
Welcome to Oregon… ;-)
This makes it difficult for me to give to panhandlers.
COOS BAY, Ore. – A police survey says panhandlers outside Wal-Mart in Coos Bay can make $300 a day. Inside, it takes a clerk a week to make that much.
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My day was great! So great, in fact, that I just have to share a small part of it with you.
This is what central Oregon was like earlier today. Enjoy! ;-)
If you’re a true friend, you’ll watch all 7:10 of it.
Gee, thanks, YouTube…
I received the Oregon General election Voters’ Pamphlet, 1 of 2, State Measures in the mail today. Life is good!
Oregonians get a “pamphlet” listing the measures and candidates. The measures includes the official ballot title, the test of the measure, an explanatory statement, and the fun part: arguments in favor and in opposition. For a mere $500, Oregonians can submit arguments that are included in the Voters’ Pamphlet and mailed to all voters. Because the price is a good deal, the number of arguments continues to increase and the Voters’ Pamphlet now comes in two volumes: Statewide Measures and Candidates. I believe the Candidates pamphlet also includes any local measures.
This election, Oregonians get to vote on Measures 39 through 48 — the state measures pamphlet is about 170 pages long. There’s no excuse for Oregonians not to know the issues. I plan on reviewing the ones that interest me (maybe all of them) in individual posts to follow over the next few days.
Welcome to Oregon politics! :-)
Update: According to the Oregon Secretary of State’s website, the online version of the Voters’ Pamphlet will be available starting October 13, 2006. That’s tomorrow! Can you feel the excitement?!
Update 2 (Oct. 13, 2006): It’s online! While waiting, I discovered the Military/Overseas Voters’ Guide has the filings of the arguments including their cover sheets, bad handwriting, and all.
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Today, I took the family (such as it is with our two olders daughters absent) up the gorge to Lower Oneonta Falls. We are taking our church’s teen group there this Saturday and wanted to make sure the river is not too deep to safely wade to the falls.
As the pictures show, the weather was great, the pools not too deep to wade (nor too chilly). This weekend is a go!
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