the bippy

day 305

happy halloween everyone...one of the best things about living in portland, is that you can never really tell if it's halloween or not.!

day 299 ( a son's fear)

last night while driving home from seattle i was listening to 1080 the fan and had the great displeasure of hearing one of the hosts talk about his fears that his son would like justin bieber (and not because he's a talentless bore), which then led to his fear that his son would want to be a cheerleader or play with dolls.  he didn't say what his ultimate fear was, but the insinuation was pretty clear.

here's a little rant for big suck!:

while you may have many fears, about what your son may be or may not be, the fact of the matter is that you should be proud of who your son is.  your son however is more likely to have just one fear in regards to you.  the fear that his father will continue to love and be proud of him no matter what he becomes, no matter what he chooses and who he chooses to be. 

being a father is a gift, one of the greatest gifts you will ever be given.  don't waste it trying to fit your child into the pigeon hole that fits your narrow uninformed view of the world.  instead try enjoying who your child is...who knows you might actually have some personal growth as a result.

day 291

more pics from the weekend with our coastal pup!

day 290

pics from the weekend.

day 286

wow have i been lazy about posting lately...too much work, and i just needed a break.  here's a little ditty to get you through the weekend.

day 279 (goodbye)

we lost a visionary yesterday, and in a world that is incredibly short on that particular commodity, any loss is a great loss that diminishes us all. 

i don't really care if you're a mac or a pc.  i'm personally not interested in the quibbling and stupidity of fan boys and their need to justify their unjustifiable corporate loyalty.  what i am interested in, is something new, something i hadn't concieved possible, something brilliant, something even a little lunatic.

steve jobs gave me all of this and more routinely, with his unique vision of the world and how we react to it, live in it, and yes consume it, and for this i am grateful. 

day 270 (a thought about joy)

last night on the bus i had the pleasure of sitting next to a very happy little girl wearing rain boots that were painted to look like ladybugs.  as she animatedly talked with her mother i thought to myself, i would be a significantly happier person if i had a pair lady bug rain boots.  in fact i think you would have a very difficult time being unhappy in those boots. 

day 263 (a bike commute thought)

i am not the fastest bicycle rider.  i average around 15 miles per hour on my daily commute, and while that isn't slow, it's not particularly speedy either.  however, last night i passed one of the spandex wearing freaks with so many logos on his gear that he would have made a nascar driver blush, and here are just a couple of the  thoughts that occurred to me: 

you should be ashamed of yourself for two reasons, 1st, you look terrible and 2nd, do the companies that sponsored your gear know how slow you're moving, and if so have they asked for their gear back?

day 256 (thought for the day)

if, when given the choice of all the destinations in the world, you choose to have a hiking adventure in iran, you actually deserve to be in jail for criminal stupidity.

day 239 - 249 (world series recap)

world series photo album

i am very blessed.  lee and i just returned from the 2011 world series in chicago, and we had a marvelous time.  i am blessed because i was lucky enough this year to play with the best group of guys.  a group that was not only very talented, but also so supportive of each other, fighting for each other until there were no more innings left.  i am blessed to have a partner that has supported my desperate need to abuse my body so terribly over the last 10 years.  as a team we were blessed with all of the people who supported us and made this dream season possible.

because writing a full recap would almost be impossible, here are the bullets (beware there are a few inside jokes here):

• chicago is stunning (fr0m architecture, and pro baseball, to chicago deep dish, the city never fails to impress)
• waterfalls
• the hyatt at the airport was a very strange host hotel (no pool...$12 drinks...the feeling that their should be slot machines everywhere)
• driving (holy crap there was driving)
• portland teams really pulling for each other (community means more than rivalry...good to see)
• splash some pickle juice on their face!
• tra snow really bringing the D
• a shade tent that only proved shade if you didn't sit under it
• new friends
• two of the three complexes didn't serve beer (wonder how coors light feels about that)
• rain delays for both white sox and cubs game
• the cubs are bad
• so many friends, from so many years (lee and i look forward to world series every year for the simple reason that it put so many of the people we love in one place)
• the chicago art institute (what an amazing museum)
• slap 'em in the face with your pickle!
• disappointment (with understanding)
• relief that it is over for another year