Category: Miscellaneous

After all, what would an airshow be without airplanes?

I arrived bright and early for the pancake breakfast. Thankfully, by the time I finished eating most people either hadn’t arrived yet or were still eating or socializing. So I was able to get really nice photos of the planes on the ground without people wandering through my shots.

Wallowa County Fly-in & Classic Car Show

Maybe it’s just because I don’t go to airshows all that often, but there were a bunch of surprises waiting for me at the Wallowa County Fly-in. It wasn’t just an airshow, but also a classic car show. In fact, it was also a pancake breakfast and a silent auction...

The Bailey Clan

The pets I’ve been babysitting for the past month in Oregon are, at times, needy and annoying but always cute.

Oregon Ghost Towns (part 2)

Ghost towns aren’t just about the old, dilapidated buildings. For reasons unknown, people sometimes left their entire lives behind. Including cars, trucks, furniture and many other things. Here are some of the cars and trucks I found while touring the ghost towns.

Guess who came to visit

….and then these guys came wandering into the front yard.

Non-coffee drinker experiences another Starbucks first

I’ll admit, I’m one of those super annoying people who leaps out of bed with the first rays of the sun, singing like a lark. Even worse, I do it all without the benefit of caffeine. Every once in a while I’ll, have some coffee but when I do I...

Visiting the ORIGINAL Starbucks Location

Finally back in the US after nearly six months, I flew into Seattle recently. Of course, what tourist visit to Seattle would be complete without stopping by to check out

Meet the French Menagerie

The price of getting to live in an incredibly charming 16th century French farmhouse is that it’s an actual farm. My end of the deal is taking care of the place and that includes the animals. I’d like to introduce them.

Sidewalk Condom Vending Machine

Wandering the very tiny town of Ruffec, France, I spotted this condom vending machine on the sidewalk outside a pharmacy. Europeans are far more progressive about certain topics than Americans.

Shot glass of espresso

I had forgotten how good European coffee can be.