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Oregon Trail 3.0 is going well. Aside from the darkness, the cold, and the humidity. My body is not quite in sync with this west coast winter climate in Portland, Oregon. I rolled into Portland mid-November 2024 for a new job opportunity with Veterans Affairs (VA) at the Portland Regional Office. My gig is helpingContinue reading “Portland, Oregon 2025”

If people celebrate their birthday for a month, you might as well celebrate Veterans Week. Based around November 10th (Marine Corp Birthday) and November 11 (Veterans Day), I created a week of notable days related to military. Here is this year’s list to celebrate: Veterans Week

Halloween and Diwali are both celebrated on October 31, 2024. Here’s a holiday song for it:

Happy Halloween 2024! Cryptids all over the world are celebrating their mystery and fear-inspiring skills.

In the past week, I mused about how much city sounds interest me. Not the white noise of the lights and building infrastructure. Not the door slams, the sirens, or the shouting. But the noises that carry through out a cement jungle such as crowd cheers, live music, and even auto racing that the communityContinue reading “Sharing Sound: City Sounds”

That might be one of the weirdest statements I’ve ever posted. But it is true. I drifted with Pheng Moua and Eric Field from Wisconsin to New Orleans. 100-Day epic adventure by any standard. Got out of the military. (1st Rock!) Took a journey. 100-day nature adventure. Talked two of my civilian friends in toContinue reading “15-years Ago I Drifted the Mississippi”

The Drifter of the Month Award has not been given out for a while. I have not ran across people clearly worthy of the “Drifter of the Month” lately. (That’s more about me and not about the drifter capabilities of the public). The Drifter of the Month Award is dedicated to recognizing people that areContinue reading “Drifter of the Month Sep 2024: Lil Pecker”