From Minneapolis to Hood River, everyone I know is safe. I emerged this evening from The Simpsons Movie to stinging eyes and the taste of smoke thick on the air. At 4:00 this afternoon a wildfire started in someone’s backyard up near Country Club Road and Frankton Road, on the west side of Hood River. […]
Author Archives: Dane
Just Take A Freakin’ Lesson, People
August 1, 2007 – 9:31 pm
Yeah, I’m still here. Just with more scars than usual. This time around it wasn’t my fault.
Deeds
July 17, 2007 – 6:30 am
Friday at the shop I was helping a gal with some windsurfing harnesses. Unfortunately we were sold out of the model that she really wanted, and none of the ones that we had in-stock fit her as well as she would have liked. She was especially bummed as she had lost her harness a few […]
Chill
July 12, 2007 – 9:42 pm
After a couple weeks of 90-degree temperatures, and four days in the 100s, I finally installed my air conditioner today. This was all thanks to the expert consultation of my neighbor, who introduced me to the “ghetto fab” method of using cardboard and duct tape. It ain’t pretty, and it introduces an unfortunate second-rate motel […]
Wainwright
July 8, 2007 – 9:57 pm
I didn’t know the definition of overpowered until I tried kiting at Rufus today. The wind in the Gorge has been absolutely nuking solid for the past week. It’s been windier than stink, and being a kiteboarder I’ve been sadly beached for the last couple days as the windsurfers have ripped it up. Oh well. […]
Yard Work
July 4, 2007 – 8:52 pm
Today I drank my homebrewed IPA, lit off fireworks, and set my lawn on fire. Thus I would consider it a wildly successful Fourth of July.
Prependence Day
July 3, 2007 – 9:41 pm
Robby Naish, the Robby Naish, was here this weekend. He hung around the shop for a few hours on Sunday night, visiting with people and signing autographs and exuding potent waves of awesomeness. I was all up in his grill taking photographs for most of the night, which is now a thing I do. Today […]
Spike
June 24, 2007 – 9:54 pm
Friday I traded some hours with Mark at the shop, scoring myself a three-hour lunch break that I split between eating and kiteboarding. The eating was good and the kiteboarding was okay… the wind was really light, and I only managed a few reaches before deciding it was best to come back in, and avoid […]
Highpoint
June 20, 2007 – 9:40 pm
Jake and his dudes (and dudette) made it to the summit of Mount Hood. I’ve been hosting them here at my abode, and visiting upon them massive amounts of homebrew. All is appreciated. Tomorrow they set forth for the summit of Rainier. Meanwhile, ever since getting back to Hood River I’ve been working way too […]
Heart
June 17, 2007 – 7:59 pm
I don’t know what to say, so pardon my obliqueness. When Kate told me the news I booked a flight back to Minnesota for the following day. That was a week ago last Friday. Kate and I went canoeing. We visited with friends. We went to the zoo. We picked strawberries. The service was this […]
