It’s May

May 25, 2019

Yeah, so my old friend Soren invited me to stay with him for a bit while I work out my personal housing issues. He missed the window for free xmas tree disposal, so it was still hanging around in May. I happen to have this giant truck machine so we tried taking it to the […]

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Nerd Dad Sleepover!

March 26, 2019

Well, Soren Petersen and I took care of our three daughters overnight and no one died, went hungry or had to go to the ER — VICTORY! Here’s Chloe showing off her budding sculpture skills. She’s really getting quite good. We also went Pokémon hunting. Here’s Chloe with one of her imaginary critters. AND LET THERE […]

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Nature Walks!

March 23, 2019

Working with owl pellets at Tyron Creek State Park! …meanwhile over at Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge…. Time for a nature walk! We found frog eggs!

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Goodwill Hunting

January 27, 2019

Hey sports fans! Chloe and I went on the annual Goodwill Hunting assault on SW Portland’s thrift shops. And we did mighty good.

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Chloe Builds a Computer

January 9, 2019

Ok, so this holiday season I ran across this: https://www.playpiper.com It’s a kit where your Minecraft-obsessed children get to assemble their own computer, then are launched into a series of Minecraft-driven interactives to introduce them (sneakily) to STEM learning concepts by wiring up components and doing some basic programming.  I helped her a bit to assemble […]

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