'Robot'- Leo L. Schnipper (2008)

crayon on foamcore

Let the creating begin!

The Yogi did an amazing job cleaning out the shed. The previous owners had left a pile of junk and then I added to it when I moved in. Well, after a day & 1/2, the Yogi has it completely reorganized.

This allowed me to build a 12' long "art" shelf for the living room this past weekend. I used a 12' piece of wood 'L' and I bought thinking we would use it for the deck. I made the brackets from scrap wood left in the shed and only had to buy a piece of molding to make a lip to keep items on the shelf. I'm no carpenter, but this came out exactly like I wanted:

Roasted Beet & Smoked Duck Salad

...with Goat Cheese, Toasted Hazelnuts and a Dijon Vinaigrette. I had this on my deck at twilight, my favorite time of day.

Yep, another Thursday at the salt mine

Today was such an eventful day I could barely squeeze any work in between all the activities. First there was a high-school football (pointy-ball, not the "real" football) series which consisted of 7 against 7, no protective equipment. Then, later was the Farmer's Market where I purchased fresh beets, blueberries and raspberries. There were stands for things like freshly made kettle corn and a Full Sail beer tent and a bakery. But I was good, as I had to be in a meeting and only had 10 minutes.

I grabbed lunch at the special outdoor Thai barbecue. The cafeteria had set out charcoal grills and offered a selections of starches (rice, noodles, Thai fried rice), protein (lemongrass barbecued chicken or Thai pork ribs), and salad (I got a spicy pineapple and hot pepper thing).

And if that weren't enough...there was the Thirst Thursday event which was Lebron James being challenged by various employees to a game of P-I-G. This is just a short version of H-O-R-S-E. There were 5 challengers first and LeBron soundly beat them. But then there was a lovely woman in a yellow sundress and heels who decisively beat Mr. James.

Oregon Coast- a dangerous walk

If there is one thing I've learned about my brother the 'Yogi', it's that he likes to walk on dangerous things. Here he is walking along a stone wall- a stone wall atop a cliff.

On the right you can see him slack-rope walking. He has a slack-rope. I do, too, I call it by its real name: "clothes-line."

And then, of course, he just does the plain-old-fashioned "cliff walking." In flip-flops. Because nothing has better traction or is as slip-resistant as a rubber flip-flop...

Yogi tours campus

The Yogi rode his bike out to work where 'L' and I gave him a tour. Things were pretty quiet, but it was a beautiful day and it was fun to get out of my building for a change. We looked at the display of mannequins in uniforms for the Beijing Olympics. The Yogi seemed partial to the beach volleyball figure. Big surprise...

Just another day at the office...

During the summer we have "Thirst Thursdays" that are sponsored by various departments at work. Here are some pictures of yesterday's event. Lots of beer and dangerous activities- just the way we like things around here!

My friend's 4 year old daughter was screaming above the thumping, gangster rap, "Mommy, that's dangerous! You should never take your feet off the pedals!" That's right, Madison, don't try this at home. Well, not until you are at least six...