Don’t say “No take-backs”

by | Aug 22, 2003 | News & Commentary

I may have at some indeterminate point in the past told some of you to slap me upside the head if I ever went and financed the purchase of an automobile. I may want to amend that statement slightly. A soccer buddy of mine, Dane Tepper, owns a local Honda/Acura repair...

The amazing, hardworking flipper

by | Aug 21, 2003 | News & Commentary

What a race! What a landscape improvement! What a cute little boy! And I didn’t even mention the Steelers’ 15-14 preseason victory over the Cowboys. Thank GOD Jon and Kelly finished second to Chip and Reichen in this go-round of The Amazing Race. After...

Hoping music takes flight

by | Aug 15, 2003 | News & Commentary

How can the news that I need to spend $1000 be a good thing? Consider that the alternative is that I scrap everything and start over. Mark of the Unicorn (aka MOTU) announced an upgrade path for owners of their recording systems. Anyone with a 424 card (the PCI card...

“Regime Change” starts at home

by | Aug 14, 2003 | News & Commentary

Howard Dean, M.D., comes to Oregon, and I lay out my case for Dean and against Bush. My main man for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States, Howard Dean, M.D., will be in Portland on Sunday, August 24 at noon at the Portland State University...

A wedding, a party & a think

by | Aug 11, 2003 | News & Commentary

Nice wedding on Saturday. Nice neighborhood party on Sunday. On Saturday and Sunday, a nice long think about which car to buy. Jonah’s somewhat uncharacteristic fussiness kept me from observing up close Saturday’s wedding of Erin’s former student...