Coming from California to Portland this year we were really looking forward to some snow this winter. Boy did Portland ever deliver for us. Not only did we get some snow but from what I understand it never snows this early. I hope that means we may get some more as we get deeper into winter. We are so appreciating getting some actual seasons here. Summer was warm and dry, fall was fantastic with color and winter is actually wintery. I think it’s easier to enjoy summer when you’ve been through a cold and wet winter. In California it’s hard to appreciate anything because it’s warm and dry all the time. It’s monotonous. So thank you Portland for some actual winter. That was fun.
Nov
27
Portland Snow
Nov
15
The Tattooed City
I’m constantly amazed at the number of tattoos I see in and around Portland. All kinds of people, young and old, male and female, every race and creed is tattooed in Portland. I once read Portland is the most tattooed city next to San Francisco. It certainly makes for a colorful and interesting place. Forgive me for my naiveté for remember, I came from Orange County, CA, one of the most conservative parts of the country. While we are on the subject, let me also recommend a great book called Tattoo Machine by Jeff Johnson of the Sea Tramp Tattoo shop right here in Portland, OR. It’s a good read and provides real behind the scenes insights into the tattoo world and the running of a shop. Have I thought about getting a tattoo? Sure. Will I ever get one? Doubtful.
Oct
25
Breakfast Town
I love a good breakfast, simple and easy. Give me a nice egg with some toast and hash browns and I’m a happy guy. What I have discovered, much to my delight, is Portland is a great place for breakfast. In Southern California I could never find many good breakfast places and when I did it was usually a larger corporate related place. Portland has so many “mom and pop” places that can’t be beat. My recent favorite is Bumblekiss which I found by while searching Yelp.com. Don’t think social media is important to businesses, especially local business? Think again. Let me know in the comments you favorite breakfast places in Portland.
Oct
04
New Guy In Town #4
A vacation, work on the house, a new food cart review and Action Dads PDX is live
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Oct
02
Dogtown
Portland is known for many things. I have heard it called Stumptown, there are the bridges and of course the beer and coffee. In living here a few months, however, there is another moniker that needs to be applied, Dogtown. I’ve never seen a place with so many dogs. I especially like all the affordances dogs are given at businesses. Many shops have special dog treats or at least a water bowl for visiting dogs. Dogs regularly ride in special carriers on the back of bikes. I haven’t fully figured it out yet, but Portland loves it dogs.
Sep
28
Action Dads PDX
After much delay, I have finally launched Action Dads PDX. This is a website and blog about and for highly involved dads in the Portland Oregon area. Rather than a generic daddy blog like so many others are doing, Action Dads PDX is hyper-local, focused on being a dad in Portland specifically. I also want to make the site a resource with great ideas and listings for great parks, cool places to eat, and road trips, all for a dad to experience with the kids. I’ll be looking for and needing plenty of input from the community, so please don’t be shy to drop by the site and add your ideas, knowledge and experience.
Sep
23
My First Swift Party
When I first got the invitation I was a bit confused. I didn’t take my daughters preschool as ones to joke around, but an invite to a swift bird party? Was that anything like a snipe bird party I wondered?
A few seconds on the mighty Google and all became clear. There really are swift birds and they really do migrate to South America and on their way they stop off in places like Portland and take shelter in chimneys. All over Portland people gather to watch. Who knew? Certainly not me.
Watching the swift birds do their thing is amazing. The way they fly so fast in circles before dive bombing into a chimney. It’s quite a site to see if you haven’t seen the spectacle yet.
Aug
16
New Guy In Town #3
In this fine episode I talk about starting my adventure in Portland in the summer and the lack of cooler temperatures and rain. Another food cart update, this time Wet Hot Beef and Bubba Bernies. It’s short, it’s sweet, the shows will get better, I promise.
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Aug
01
New Guy in Town Podcast #2
Ok, now we’re rolling. I almost have the audio setup correct. Waiting for one more piece of equipment, but this one should be more decent than the first.
Here I cover new carpet for the house, some food carts I visited and my trouble taming my agressive California driving. I also talk about a new project, Action Dad PDX.
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Jul
19
New Guy In Town Podcast #1
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So incredible delayed but finally here is the podcast, such as it is. My apologies for a fairly butchered podcast. My regular microphone went out in the middle of recording so I switched to a portable mic and that ran out of batteries in the middle of that recording, so I stitched together all three and out came a show. In this podcast I answer the question, why did I move to Portland?
Rest assured, future shows will be of a much higher quality. You may even get some video from time to time.
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