Super 8 Motel - Wilsonville/Portland Area

Patrick and Janet collaborated to give us a gift certificate to The Doubletree Inn downtown Portland. We were hoping to go to the coast, but that wasnt in the cards. With snowfall and winter conditions, we made it to the hotel after a great dinner at On The Border. This hotel provides warm cookies when you check in, which I think is a wonderful amenity. EJ went downstairs and came ...

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 ...

... windrow about to close, football was all the rage - especially Man City buying Robinho. You can take the boy out of the city - but football remains in your blood. Women take note of this. The Green Tortoise is known throughout the world as a good hostel that provides free Internet access, free breakfast and free evening meals three times a week. This makes it a viable option when staying in either San Francisco or Seattle. The only downside for me was the ...

... we've been doing is eating) went to market and walked around with all the hippies, homeless, and random other folk and took a little peeksie at the goods from the local arts and craftsmen. Goodtimes. After Saturday market, we headed past Chinatown into the northwest (yes, the northwest of the northwest) also lovingly called Nob (or Snob) Hill. It's the trendy upscale section. We walked around the shops a bit (I pretended I knew what I was ...

... and what do they care about? What can they teach us? It is all too mysterious! Asking these questions brings back memories of the many trips I took with my sister, Judy, and our mom, Phyllis (14 in all)! Judy and I would make it our business to interview the man (or woman) on the street. We learned a lot and had a greater sense of the native's lives. Plus, it was fun. Our written itinerary is jam-packed with ...

Hello Family and Friends! Happy Holidays and New Year! I do realize I have now seen a number of you but I wanted to do a final entry with the highlights of my last two weeks in Spain and such. After returning from Barcelona, I spent the last two weeks attempting to do everything I had not yet done in Granada as well as write two research papers and take three finals... Lucky for me the classes are easy and I didn't have to work to hard for the ...

... the United States. Our perceptions have been blown apart, our strengths tested and our souls have been lifted by unforeseen grace. I used to say that I really needed to see this country because I had such a negative impression of what American really stands for but I can now say that there is something unique and special about America that is worth preserving. There is a kindness and generosity that one finds across this great land, a sense of spirit ...

... 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 ...

... of callbacks, but whenever they heard I didn't have a work visa it ended the call. While there I stayed with Josh, Lis and Ali. The weather was periodically nice so I'd make it to the beach on those days. After about a month and a half and running low on money, I had to ...