http://www.thefrow.net From the Beaver State to the Golden Coast - an Oregonian in the City of Angels Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:13:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Other than singing in the choir at church, today has been pretty dull. This boredom has gotten me thinking though. As I'm sitting here at my desk looking up from my computer this afternoon, my eyes were suddenly captivated by the amazing vista outside. The greens, blues, browns, purples, reds, oranges, ... http://www.thefrow.net/2008/08/04/dreaming-on-an-august-afternoon/ This week has been, well, tiring. I haven't been staying up any later than usual and I've been getting up at the same time. Whatever's going on, I've been having a heck of a time getting up in the morning and have been feeling pretty groggy for the first hour ... http://www.thefrow.net/2008/07/31/time-for-a-siesta/ I was watching the news yesterday when I became aware of this marvelous piece of British satire on Barrack Obama from The Times of London. You must read it! Trust me, it's well worth it! If you have any background on biblical text, then you will get the most out ... http://www.thefrow.net/2008/07/26/obamas-miraculous-pilgramige-to-the-holy-land/ With less than two days until I take off for Shasta, tonight is going to be busy with gathering items and packing them away properly in my backpacking pack. Yesterday I was able to run to the store to grab odds and ends that I needed to replenish my camping supplies. ... http://www.thefrow.net/2008/07/08/final-preparations-for-shasta/ For sixty-nine passengers and crew aboard Air Canada Flight 143, the routine flight from Montreal to Edmonton on the 23rd of July, 1983 was anything but routine. All told, the soon-to-be-dubbed "Gimli Glider" was a nearly perfect demonstration of dead-stick flying, accompanied by an extra-large portion of good fortune. I'm not going ... http://www.thefrow.net/2008/06/30/the-worth-of-a-pilot/