CARGO, yo.

The Cargo project is really moving along for Lane at CETMA. I spoke with him on the phone for a bit again the other day. We're still trying to see if the paper route can be pulled off with one of these bikes. Right now, it's taking us about 1 and 1/2 hours by car. (170 papers) We are still dialing it in, so I'm sure we can cut at least 15 minutes off of that...It would be nice to sell the Honda, and buy a CETMA.

Well, 2008 is winding down, and I'm reflecting on the last year. My resolution last year was to post on the blog every day. Looking back, I did a pretty good job, I think, though yes I did fall pretty short of 365 entries, there was some pretty good stuff on here (and some total bullshit, too). Either way, thanks for stopping by, and here is to 2009!

The Bar

The Duke set it pretty high, didn't he?

The Call

Colin won his 3rd MOTAB in one year last night, and then called me to tell me...here is a picture of all that going down.

*Note the PDW sticker on his phone.

Pirate Style

There are wants. And there are needs.

Sometimes they are a bit of both.

What Can Of Beer?

No, it isn't a Blaze Orange High Life, but I did stumble upon this Real Tree camo king can of Busch at the Citgo around the corner from Olson's. Also found the homeless camp in the Oaks bottom this morning...right on the muddy banks of the Williamette.
Kind of feel like Zombie today, just trying to teach the body to get into the paper route (ie sleep 4 hours, stay up for 3, sleep 4 more hours). But hey, for $800 a month, I can learn to be a zombie.

What I'm Saying

This is the shirt I mentioned in the previous entry. See that is a rad t-shirt, isn't it?

ALSO, you should head over to Molly Cameron's blog, and check out Belgium!!!!

Apt

Pretty sure I've had the above photo on here before. Pretty sure it is the basis for one of my favorite t-shirts. Well, at 1 am tomorrow, Jen and I are gonna get "trained" on our new paper route. Not sure what they are going to train us to do specifically, but we'll be ready:

Roll
Pack
Throw
Repeat

I mastered that when I was 12 years old. Jobs are kind of scarce out here, but the Powells are nothing if they aren't survivors...speaking of surviving, I damn near burned our house down today when I left some tea on.

Damn, I'm a spazz.

Hey Ya'll, Don't Be Forgettin.

Shakin'

Boneshaker is a little publication that Hurl hooked me up with when we were passing thru MPLS a couple of weeks ago. After a couple of stutter starts, I sat down and read it last night. I gotta say, I'm a fan. Word is you can get them at Powells Books, and I'm sure you can find them elsewhere. Pick one up if you see them.

What I'm Up To

Folks keep asking for photos of what we're up to so here goes. The first is a shot from the Oregon Manifest Show that featured some of our initial product offerings and Kathryn's baking prowess.
The last is a quick shot of the office just as we we're moving in. There is a bit more art on the walls now, some more shelving, coffee making ability, and music.
The second is of our silent partner, Sterling Sharpe. He is our heater/All Pro Wide Out. He has been working a lot harder that either of us lately because of the "arctic blast".
Things are coming together. The wife and I settled in the West Moreland/Sellwood area which is only about a mile from the office. We can walk/ride everywhere, so that is pretty much what we were looking for.
We haven't done much in the city yet, just due to being busy and the weather, but we here able to hang out with a couple of guys my brother and I grew up with back in Michigan, Jeff and Mike Snyder. They've both been out here for sevral years, so they've taken us to a couple of pretty sweet places.
Everyone out here uses the hell out of snow chains...
Oh yeah, there are more brew pubs/craft breweries here than anywhere else.
I'm home.