May 2010
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Second drilling rig overturns in Louisiana |... →
Ummm, who pissed off Cthulhu?
April 2010
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I'M BAAAACK!
It’s official, Naternet is back on Tumblr. I forgot how much I missed being here and enjoying Tumblogging. Or, whatever it is that the kids are calling it these days. I’ve migrated 75% of my old blog over to Tumblr, so if you’re bored and curious, you can check out my older posts in the archive. Right now, the archive goes back to 2006, but should soon go all the way back to the...
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Boehner: Popular Parts Of HCR Were GOP Ideas... →
Someone get this man a wheelbarrow to cart around his gigantic brass balls. Seriously, after stalling and voting against the thing and stomping his feet and complaining publicly about the bill, how can he have the temerity to claim responsibility for the “good parts” of the bill?
Also, how can he be so damned orange? Is he a muppet?
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What The Fuck Should I Make For Dinner? →
Where you’re too fucking busy to fucking sit down and decide that the fuck you’re going to have for dinner…
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Let Her Dance-The Bobby Fuller Four (Amazon.com...
Programming Note →
Just a heads up to all of you folks out there. I’m considering switching blog formats back to Tumblr. Wordpress is great and all, with the added functionality and whatnot, but I miss the communal…
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The grout is down and 95% of the tile work is finished. We just need to install the sink and cut some of the detail tile work (like the inside of the wall on the windowsill in the upper left corner…
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After much consternation, we have a working sink. It feels so good to be able to finally have a sink back in the kitchen after a week and a half without.
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Programming Note
Just a heads up to all of you folks out there. I’m considering switching blog formats back to Tumblr. Wordpress is great and all, with the added functionality and whatnot, but I miss the communal feel of Tumbr and the ease of use. I barely use any of the plug-ins and widgets that Wordpress allows as it is. So, I’ll keep everyone updated as to when the switchover will happen, because...
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Wednesday, April 28th”][/caption] After much consternation, we have a working sink. It feels so good to be able to finally have a sink back in the kitchen after a week and a half without.
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Tuesday, April 27th”][/caption] The grout is down and 95% of the tile work is finished. We just need to install the sink and cut some of the detail tile work (like the inside of the wall on the windowsill in the upper left corner and the bull-nose piece in the middle) and we are on to the next...
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Welcome Your New Socialist Overlords →
Young people grew up in a post-Soviet world. When they hear “socialism,’’ they think Scandinavia, not Russia. They’re much more likely to be struggling with student-loan or credit-card bills than to…
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Welcome Your New Socialist Overlords
Young people grew up in a post-Soviet world. When they hear “socialism,’’ they think Scandinavia, not Russia. They’re much more likely to be struggling with student-loan or credit-card bills than to have been affected one iota by the sort of government overreach that can be credibly tied to socialism. Boston Globe Op-Ed According to the Rasmussen Report cited in this op-ed, Americans under 30 are...
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Today was a bit of a bore. Work. Home. Install more tile. Yadd-yadda. So, in lieu of a photo I took myself, here is a picture of an old man whittling.
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”215” caption=”Monday, April 26th”][/caption] Today was a bit of a bore. Work. Home. Install more tile. Yadd-yadda. So, in lieu of a photo I took myself, here is a picture of an old man whittling.
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So, our tile guy finally showed up Thursday. He was here for all of two hours before Sara came into the kitchen to find him stacking these subway tiles in rows, instead of like this. She asked him to…
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Looked up from mowing the front lawn to see this. They’re just like yard ornaments.
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Let me tell you a story.
We were wandering through the Rebuilding Center on Friday after taking in breakfast up the street at Gravy. Yes, there is a restaurant called Gravy here in Portland. You’re…
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Seen on Stark Street and 28th Ave. Out here in Portland, we don’t approve of chunky folks, apparently.
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Sunday, April 25th”][/caption] Seen on Stark Street and 28th Ave. Out here in Portland, we don’t approve of chunky folks, apparently.
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Saturday, April 24th”][/caption] Looked up from mowing the front lawn to see this. They’re just like yard ornaments.
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Friday, April 23rd”][/caption] Let me tell you a story. We were wandering through the Rebuilding Center on Friday after taking in breakfast up the street at Gravy. Yes, there is a restaurant called Gravy here in Portland. You’re damn right it’s good, it’s called Gravy....
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Thursday, April 22nd”][/caption] So, our tile guy finally showed up Thursday. He was here for all of two hours before Sara came into the kitchen to find him stacking these subway tiles in rows, instead of like this. She asked him to stop and do it staggered, he said that he wouldn’t. He...
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-25 →
To clarify: We have the tile, grout, thinset and a wet saw. We just need a professional to finish the job. $$$ or work in trade. #work #tile #
Any PDXers out there know of anyone that does tile work…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-25
To clarify: We have the tile, grout, thinset and a wet saw. We just need a professional to finish the job. $$$ or work in trade. #work #tile # Any PDXers out there know of anyone that does tile work and is looking for an easy job or to work in trade. Our tile guy bailed on us. # I thought that was part of the joke last night. Turns out Comedy Central has no balls whatsoever. http://nyti.ms/bLpoOk...
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We had our last softball practice, a scratch game against another team, before the season starts next week. I haven’t played softball in 5-6 years, so this has been good for knocking the rust off. I…
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Wednesday, April 21st”][/caption] We had our last softball practice, a scratch game against another team, before the season starts next week. I haven’t played softball in 5-6 years, so this has been good for knocking the rust off. I went 2 for 3 with only one fielding error. They’ve...
Nate’s Mock Draft (or, how things should really go... →
I don’t much follow the NFL these days. I enjoy my college football, my NBA playoffs, March Madness and that’s about it. But the draft is something that I always enjoy. It’s a quick and dirty way to…
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“C” is for “cookie.”
“F” is for “fuck me, that’s a big cookie!”
I had a serious hankerin’ for a cookie in the middle of the afternoon and headed next door to the coffee shop to see if they had any….
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Nate's Mock Draft (or, how things should really go...
I don’t much follow the NFL these days. I enjoy my college football, my NBA playoffs, March Madness and that’s about it. But the draft is something that I always enjoy. It’s a quick and dirty way to validate all the time and, sadly, effort that I put into watching and evaluating college football. It makes me think that I know what I’m talking about, sometimes. There have...
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”259” caption=”Tuesday, April 20th”][/caption] “C” is for “cookie.” “F” is for “fuck me, that’s a big cookie!” I had a serious hankerin’ for a cookie in the middle of the afternoon and headed next door to the coffee shop to see if they had any. Did...
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It’s hard to tell from the photo, but this was Sara sitting in the middle of the living room floor, wrapped in a blanket, eating a bowl of cereal for dinner. Yes, we’re 30 year old adults, why do you…
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Our new sink and faucet, ready for installation.
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”259” caption=”Monday, April 19th”][/caption] Our new sink and faucet, ready for installation.
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Sunday, April 18th”][/caption] It’s hard to tell from the photo, but this was Sara sitting in the middle of the living room floor, wrapped in a blanket, eating a bowl of cereal for dinner. Yes, we’re 30 year old adults, why do you ask?
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Control Your Guns →
Today, thousands of gun advocates are wandering around the National Mall in Washington, D.C., protesting for their right to bear arms. There are the requisite kooky signs and nutjobs in the crowd….
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Control Your Guns
[caption id=”” align=”alignleft” width=”167” caption=”Sigh…”] [/caption] Today, thousands of gun advocates are wandering around the National Mall in Washington, D.C., protesting for their right to bear arms. There are the requisite kooky signs and nutjobs in the crowd. Plenty of handguns in hip-holsters and rifles slung over shoulders. Many...
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Fargo leaning against our old medicine cabinet at the garage sale on Friday. He was our little guard dog all day long, sitting directly between us and the street, so that any potential customers had…
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That teeny-tiny musician in-between the gigantic glass and monstrous table light is Christian Scott. He’s an amazing jazz musician and played a very good show at Jimmy Maks as part of the SouledOut…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-18 →
Garage sale dying down a bit. Shame. I was just starting to get the hang of haggling. #
Flurry of activity at the garage sale, things are going fast. Get down here quick! #cedarhills #pdx #
Just…
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Top Five Driving Pet Peeves →
I’ve always liked Top Five lists. I also tend to enjoy driving. So it seemed fair to create a list of the five things that I hate the most about driving. Here we go: Start Seeing Motorcycles – This…
You’re A Monkey, Derek, Dance Monkey!!! →
DANCE! from laura martinez on Vimeo.
You may notice a certain someone(Me) dancing with a certain someone else(Sara), with a short cameo from someone’s dog(Marley). Our friend, Laura from New York,…
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Yes, it says “Midnight Auto Lube.” I have no idea why anyone would need to lube their auto at or after midnight, but it appears that if you do, these are your guys. I can only imagine the kind of…
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What better way to mark my 100th photo of the year than with a pic of Sara after she kicked my ass at Skee-ball?
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Crying Sioux →
The University of North Dakota are no longer the Fighting Sioux. Some will rejoice, others will be despondent, most have no idea what I’m talking about.
I grew up a Fighting Sioux fan. Many of my…
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Nothing really happened on Sunday. So, instead of a picture of something I did or saw, here is a weird image I ran across on the internet. I have no idea what I was searching for that made this come…
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I think this is what some people refer to as “dancing.” I like to refer to it as “Nate got a bit tipsy and tried to come on to a disco ball, because it’s shiny.”
Either way, it’s embarrassing….
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”230” caption=”Saturday, April 10th”][/caption] I think this is what some people refer to as “dancing.” I like to refer to it as “Nate got a bit tipsy and tried to come on to a disco ball, because it’s shiny.” Either way, it’s embarrassing. Enjoy.