Hotel Econo Lodge Eugene

... like jumping into a cold pool I don't think it will take me long to get "warmed up" again. <br><br>In case you're wondering what the phrase in my URL is, it comes from this song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsXknE8L OEI<br><br>The meaning of the phrase is almost impossible to translate. But it kinda means "it's going good for me". That's the best way I can put it. <br><br>So, until January I'll just have to say à bientôt!

As anyone that has had the unfortunate task of traveling with me can imagine.....in order to get to our 8am flight at Regan Airport in DC, we got up at 4am and were at the airport by 6am. So the early start made for a long day, but with Florence struggling with a cold (no fever, so it's not Swine Flu), and a sore shoulder, we were ready to get home. <br><br>The flights were right on time, and we even caught the shuttle to our car with perfect ...

Dre.. transform and roll out..<br><br>Drove up to Eugene this weekend to stoop it with Benja and his lady Rachel. ****in refreshing.. <br>I met Benj in Kathmandu almost two years ago and he's pretty much my life. So being with him was incredible. I could go into details about my amazing weekend but it's just not going to scratch the surface or begin to explain his importance in my life. <br ...

I went back up to Eugene, picked up Katie and we drove back to Idaho. On the way there we camped in the Cascades at the Metoleous River. The photos don't really show how incredible this is, at the mouth of the Metoleous the water comes out of the side of the mountain. Turn around and it's a full river.<br><br>We drove through the Craters of the Moon National Monument, also an incredible area.<br>

... oh well.<br><br>I went to the coast with my friend LaRosa, drove by my old house and found the fence I built and designed still standing :) I went to my first of several WINGS seminars, I am learning and growing a lot from these seminars and will stay connected with the program. If you're curious, google WINGS Eugene and check them out.<br><br>

... even made it 1/4 of the way around. So I finally just give up and go inside to watch a movie or something to give my arm a rest. At this point, I toy with the idea of giving up, but I decide to trudge on, and I go out to try the new blade with the terra cotta pot. Ahhhh! Much better! It's not quite like a hot knife to butter. It's more like a cold serratted knife to butter that's been frozen to absolute zero. Suffice it to say that I get the entire bottom cut off, but it takes about an ...

... Today we drove from Eureka through great country of Redwood forrests and National Parks. We have come to Eugene because it it one of the premium athletics tracks in the country and Fletcher wants to check it out. We had a great meal tonight in Ambrosia's and have finally been able to access the internet to register this blog. Although we have had some frustrations along the way we are enjoying ourselves immensely, especially the loose agenda and the ability to drive where we want.

To recapitulate a bit. <br><br>Before leaving on a projected two-year experiment in living in Turkey, and all the unknowns of travel and and such, considering my own mortality I felt obligated to a painting that I had begun some 34 years before that rested unfinished.<br><br>I was able to "provisionally" finish the painting, and locate a placement for it in a position which I imagined and which I called a "public conservatorship." The ...

... woman" walking her 5 steps behind her man. This doesn't set easy with Ruah, as you who know her would understand. She quickly returns to her "equal" position beside Louis. We've included a picture of a nutria, small beaver-like animals that we had seen feeding on the roadside next to a wetland while we walking along a back road the day we entered Oregon. At first we thought they were beavers, but Louis noticed their round tails and guessed they were nutria. We were able to get ...

... we went downtown to the Eugene Festival. This was a place where bands played and every kind of exotic food was served. This was one of the most fun festivals we had every participated in. Eugene is known for being a "hippie town". The freedom with which people expressed themselves was liberating and a blessing. The experience ranged from dancing with the reggae rock type of bands to a drum line. We laughed and laughed and laughed. That night we ...