archive for may 2009

Reaction to a stomach punch

They said it would end. The naysayers in Boston said the honeymoon would end. The ‘clubhouse cancer’ would show up, destroy the team and ruin everything. They didn’t say anything about failing a drug test. They didn’t say a 50 game suspension was part of the deal.
I had just gotten into work, I was logging [...]

A welcomed helping hand

It was tax day and I had procrastinated. Sometimes that doesn’t happen. Sometimes we get it all done and sent in early, but this year we hadn’t. Because of a mistake with accounting, we owed some state taxes. Now it’s the morning taxes are due and the plan is simple: pay them online.
So I hop [...]

A roundabout introduction to 1001 rules for my unborn son

Evie is now a little over two years old. She’s spunky, she’s stubborn, she’s opinionated. Basically, she’s a lot of fun to have around. One of my favorite things to do with her is watch the Dodgers. She’s big enough to follow the action, and can tell when something great happens. She calls Manny Maddie [...]

Three songs you should hear (again?), international edition

Enjoy.
Jens Lekman–Friday Night at the Drive in Bingo
Cafe Tacuba–Las Flores Unplugged
Powderfinger–These Days

And something to take you into the weekend

MOVITS! Fel del av gården from Axel Söderlund on Vimeo.

Handcrafted: Beckel Canvas Products

Simple, unadorned, quality. That is how I would describe most everything Beckel Canvas Products makes.
I made my visit to the Portland company yesterday, after getting tipped off by Michael Williams over at A Continuous Lean earlier this week. The first thing you notice when arriving at their space is that it’s not that noticeable. The [...]

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