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... wasn't creation of an income stream, I found that downtown Salem yields about $3 an hour.

We quickly transformed into homebodies again this past month, but we did take a few day trips to
Portland (located approximately 45 minutes north) and Lincoln City (a
beach town on the Oregon coast, directly west of Salem). We were
privileged to have Clooe's company for most of the month. A terrific
golden retriever ...

... creating looks that are all about personal expression and
individuality," Cyrus said in a statement. "Collaborating with Max
Azria has been an amazing experience, and I'm really excited about
launching this line with Wal-Mart. There's even more to come!"




She later took to Twitter to announce the news. "In August my
clothing line with MAX AZRIA (bcbg) is coming ...

... seed, alfalfa, etc. We also see areas creating vineyards for wine production. Easter Washington is just plain hot and if the east wind blows forget it, it is hotter than hot. Well maybe not as hot as Arizona gets but it sure feels like it. The only thing that save you is the humidity is probably less than 20 percent.

We arrived at Walla Walla and turned off to a MickeyD's to get more coffee for me. Then we went through town ...

Here are some random photos I thought I'd post. They correspond to a 1 night stay in Medford, Oregon, where we lucked out in finding last minute couchsurfing hosts, Tricia and John, after exploring Ashland (a sort of Shakespearean theater loving pleasantville in Southeastern, OR) . A quick day trip to Crater Lake National Park provided ...

Recently my girlfriend and myself decided to embark on a pilgrimage of
such grandiose and such colossal a scale as to be both awe inspiring
and shockingly ominous. A wildly winding and snaking campaign that will
lead us across most of our seemingly tiny, yet mind bogglingly
expansive and ceaselessly beautiful world.

First off I'm
certain background is due. I will start quite rightly with the most
relevant. Courtney for those of you not fortunate enough ...

So we drove to the next mill and I gave the same proposal and got a similar reaction. They both really like my solutions. So it was a short meeting. Ken was going to drive me back up to the Portland airport and I had time to kill before my 1:30pm flight. So we stopped at 2 wineries and their tasting rooms on the way back up. We stopped at Ankony(sp ...

... accept them in ways we did not need to before. Yet we leave this year knowing that there is no one else in this world with whom we would want to see the world. Finally, there are little things in the US that we definitely took for granted and that we didn't realize we would miss until we spent our year away: "How can I help you?" Whether it is about unhelpful telephone support for computers or rude service at the corner cafe, Americans regularly gripe about customer service ...

... D'oh! Of course it's winter here and freakin' cold. My body is still in shock and not adjusting well. Need warmth... My cold still hasn't gone away. It seems to have run its course then reversed and is taking me back through all the symptoms. *#$@! Speaking of being sick, I need to start going to the doctor again (more $) - gotta get a crown for the root canal I had in Bangkok, need to have my eye checked out again, should get tested for bilharzia from the water in Africa ...

... is hard to beat. Plus it's clean, efficient and has nice people. The downside is it's incredibly expensive. Germany had great beer in big 'ol 1L mugs for cheap. Gotta love it. Neuschwanstein was cool to see too. Oh, and the little town of Cochem was pretty with all the fall colors. Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic was a great place to chill-out. The women of that country are pretty too, but Estonia has the most gorgeous women of all the countries I visited. Jaw-dropping ...