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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, April 19, 2015

It's Warming Up

I'm The road to the top of Pilot Butte opened for the season the other day. 
The Batchlor Mountain ski area is closing as the snow melts, but I heard some of the best skiing of the year was last week. That's Mt Batchlor on the left and the Sisters on the right. 
Saw a guy fishing below the Mirror Pond dam. 
It leaks a bit and needs repairs but nobody's willing to pay for it. The water is a little cloudy right now with the spring run off. 

Helping with a move tomorrow so thought I'd reward myself tonight. 
Pure health food. 

Working on the roof rack mounted rod holders. Currently stuck on the part that houses the reels. It needs to be weatherproof, lockable and easy to access. An appealing design wouldn't hurt either. And it has to be something I can build with one hand. 
Got a new splint but still can't use the thumb. Getting a new appreciation of how the "opposable thumb" was an important factor in our evolution. 

Highs in the 70's; now, if it would just stay that way. I imagine 90 degree weather is just around the corner. At least it won't include tornados. 

Stay warm. 

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