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1964: after high school life begins. Asked to consider not returning to OSU after the first year. 1966 drafted; grunt, door gunner, HU1 pilot. Out in Dec '70. 1972 married, joined fire dept and bought first house over a 6 month span. 1980 moved family (which now consisted of wife Teri, daughter Amy and son Ryan) to CO. 1990 moved all to bush Alaska to work for the dark side (the FAA). Started Blog to keep family and friends up on our whereabouts. Retired in March 2010. In Feb 2012 sold house in Alaska. By May had bought in Redmond and completed the move. Still nesting in Redmond and loving it!

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Mugged in Portland

There I was on my way to a Timbers game.  I just got off the bus and like a typical Portlandier I was crossing the street in mid block while expecting all traffic to stop for me.  I jumped up on the curb and crossed the sidewalk when BAM!  The next thing I know I'm staggering around looking to see if there were any witnesses and trying to find my glasses.  I determine that no one is paying me any particular attention and my glasses are on the sidewalk.  Well, over half of my glasses are on the sidewalk.  I put them on my face (sort of) and continue to look for the missing parts.  Soon I locate the missing lens and get them back in the frame but the left temple is gone.

So I take stock of my situation and try to regain my composure.  Let's see, I last remember crossing the sidewalk when all forward motion ceased.  I was looking up the sidewalk rather than where I was going so I didn't see my assailant.  Then I remember the first thing I saw as the stars and blackness faded after the assault.  It was a tree, Maple in fact.  Funny, I don't remember that tree being there when I jumped the curb.

Further examination by the CSI team and subsequent DNA sampling confirmed it.  My assailant hit me with that tree!

BEWARE PORTLANDIA, somewhere in Portland there is a tree mugger on the loose.

Sorry, but who walks into a tree?

Back home to Redmond today; where the trees are better behaved.

Perfect weather continues but a change is rumored to be looming.
Notice the new glasses and Maple Bark like birthmark

Stay Warm?

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