Eugene Man Baffled by Passage of Time!

Wow, has it really been 4 months since my last post? That is unacceptable and lame. My apologies to whoever might be reading this. Since my last post, a lot has happened, this biggest thing being summer.
With summer of course comes vacations and camping trips and plenty of time spent swinging in the hammock dreaming, literally. I start off with grand delusions of hours reading in my hammock, only to wake up 20 minutes later at the urging of Mrs. Morton Times to mow the lawn.

This years vacation was spent along the Oregon coast in a rented beach house with the family. It was time well spent. Jim and Karen Hesselberg, Shane, Des and Brett Hesselberg were all there. We ate good food and saw a lot of neat places. Near the end, we got to watch a Lincoln Town car commercial being made. Helicopters, film crew and long traffic lines, the works. It was neat to see. Kim started a new job working for another engineering firm downtown. Still doing the books on the side for Obsidian Technologies. We started exploring the Columbia River Gorge in all its glory, on both the Oregon and Washington sides. What a beautiful chunk of America.

On a sad note, Hondo. One or our beloved dogs passed away. She lived a good and full life and is missed terribly, when I go, I can only hope for the same. Coyote isn’t doing great either but she still hangs in there and gets excited about the morning walk every morning. Speaking of which, Jazzy loves the walk. She gets to go on two. One with Kim, and Coyote, then with me for an extended walk through and around the neighborhood. We have recently altered our route in favor of the Sheldon High school campus. For one, no cars. Two, lots of other dogs for her to sniff out and three and no doubt best of all, she can go off leash in the fenced area and chase the seagulls. She better hope she never has to rely on catching them to survive because she doesn’t even come close! Not even to the fat ones that feed on the McDonalds garbage left by the high school kids. From here out, they will be referred to as McSeagulls. If she ever did catch one, I believe she’ll know what to do with it. She loves her some chicken and I’m betting that’s exactly what one of those feathery french fry mongers taste like. Although Jazzy likes her chicken cooked. I imagine biting into a live one is like biting into that gum that explodes juice in your mouth. Disgusting at first, yet delicious at the same time. I’ll keep you all posted on the McSeagull population and if Jazzy can put a dent in it.

Sorry for the lack of activity lately. See you all in another 4 months! (I jokes)