Giving Back

Have you supported your local culture source lately? If not, try KEXP . . . its yummy!

clipped from www.kexp.org

 

KEXP's 2007 Winter Pledge Drive

Show your civic pride and love for the music you hear on KEXP! Pledge
now and be part of the Winter Membership Drive and the Second Annual
City-to-City Challenge. Mouse over the map to see the city listeners
have put in the lead to win a KEXP remote broadcast!
It's a little bit of friendly competition among the KEXP faithful, all
in the name of non-profit, independent radio -- where the music
matters!

Mars is gone

About 2 days after I posted last, we gave Mars to our friends. He now has a new name and a yard. On the bright side, he is still an awesome dog and I can see him occasionally.

Mars the Dog

The entire week has been dominated by my new dog Mars. He is a Swiss Mountain Dog - mix. I really can't see the mix.




We picked him up at Helen Woodward Animal Shelter on an impulsive trip last Saturday. Jen wanted to have a dog and has been looking for 3-4 months. I never really wanted one. The prospect of picking up animal drops for 12-16 years doesn't normally appeal to me. But, last Saturday I lost my mind. So now we have him. He is cute, lazy, quiet, and he poos a whole lot. Wow! We spent most of the last few nights debating our choice and cleaning up after him. With every day, Jen became more certain that she really didn't want a dog and I became more attached.



My friend James visited us this week and brought some fine Whisky and chocolate from Portland's fantastic Edgefield Winery. Thank you James. He also gave me a Guitar that I play almost every night to the kids. I love the captive audience and they think I am better than Jack Johnson. I like them.

James has a blog and it seemed a great way to keep in touch with my friends. So I am here. The Blog name came from my favorite radio station: KEXP. The DJ, Kevin Cole, was making an announcement that the station would take a break while the local transmitter was upgraded. But since the FCC didn't regulate the Internet broadcast he promised some swears. Personally, I was hoping for an F-Bomb.