Red Lion Hillsboro Hotel

A slight modification on the first noble truth.

As I prepare for my journey, an important shout out to this virtual world that the perfectionist in me will be letting go. On the path to my true Self I will be letting go of (hopefully) the noise pollution ...

... unattached for the most part to any real drama, and enjoyed the simpler things in life that mostly children had to offer.

So, anyway.  As much as I tried to convince myself or her that there was more between us, it slowly ended as soon as it had begun.  The sad part, we're talking and we're not talking, and she is merely a memory.  Every conversation we have had may as well be unreal or unimportant, and we haven't talked face to face since April/May ...

... in Vienna. Sunday, October 19 Day 5: Lake Bled, the Julian Alps & Great Wine Estates This morning we say "Auf Wiedersehen" to Vienna and head south towards tiny Slovenia. Before leaving Austria, we'll meander south down country roads lined with vineyards and picturesque villages. We'll stop at a wine estate where you will enjoy a tasting and lunch. Our afternoon culminates with our arrival in mountainous Slovenia. For the next two days you'll enjoy the stunning ...

... and helpful. The short story is, arriving back in the good ol' U.S. of A doesn't feel so good. I feel weird here. I feel like I just left, or more precisely that I have two lives: this one here and that one in Italy. They don't seem connected at all. It's a very strange feeling. The long story is...I HAVE NO IDEA!! Time will tell. We'll see if my plan pans out.

... energies and lifestyles. 6am tomorrow I catch the shuttle back to the Brisbane airport, and the flight to Perth. Spent a couple days in Bunbury before driving to Margaret River, SW Australia Today launched a new adventure as I got a car rental for the next six days. In the two weeks I've been here I've forgotten to first look right before crossing the street, cringed as drivers went the "wrong way" on a traffic circle, and sat behind the driver of a shuttle-bus to watch all ...

Hola Amigos Españoles: ¿Qué tal? Os echo de menos. Hoy estaba mirando a mis fotos de España, y tengo mil ganas de regresar. Ojala que hayáis pasado las fiestas bien y que tengáis un año bendito Esta página de web es un diario donde puedo escribir que está pasando en mi vida y enviarlo a todos mis amigos. Cada vez que escriba de mi vida, recibiréis un mensaje y podréis leerlo si queréis o podéis borrarlo. Si no queréis ...

... war movement using the names of the fallen without the permission of the families. No one got my permission when my sons portrait was used in the pro-war memorial at Arlington Cemetery. Casey's name and likeness has been used by pro-war people all over the nation without my permission. Why is that okay, Mr. Kristol? I know for a fact such memorials as Arlington West, Eyes Wide Open and our memorial at Camp Casey would remove names of soldiers at the next of kin's request ...

... Cruise on Tuesday night, July 3, bluesing it up along The Williamette River aboard The Portland Spirit - three decks of live blues. Talk about a party! Peter made arrangements for me to do a guest spot with the Portland-based act, The Insomniacs, recently signed to Randy Chortkoff's outstanding Delta Groove Records and they were kind enough to extend an invitation to Eric. This young and exciting group performs and writes original tunes with a ...

... then drive over to Washington & follow the river back on that side. The scenery was stunning, with lots of waterfalls .



One of the most beautiful was Multnomah Falls. It rises to a height of 189m & is the country's second tallest waterfall. Even with being in Winter & the leaves still off the trees this area was ...

... City to LA took about 3.5 hours. So my total journey from Lima to LA took about 10 hours. Approximately the same time it took me to get from Pomabampa to Huaraz, a distance of about 300 km... This was kind of hard to fathom. Never before have I enjoyed the comfort of a coach airline seat so much. Arriving in LAX I had about 3 hours to kill until the final leg got me to Portland. Might as do it right and go to STARBUCKS!! That double mocha ...