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In fifty words or less, explain why there should be a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. You may not mention God. You may mention kittens, Pop Tarts or a man named Jimmy who sharpens lawnmower blades for a living. If... Keep reading this entry »
Dane: So, are you still an editor at Outside Magazine? Jon Krakauer: My name still appears on the masthead, but I haven't had much contact with those guys over the last few years. Dane: What happened? Jon Krakauer: Writing books... Keep reading this entry »
Today in Hood River it was 103 degrees in the shade. 103 degrees also happens to be the melting point of bone. Everyone's bones were melting and their bodies were falling like wet rugs in the street. They would think,... Keep reading this entry »
Ok so like. We're back from stuff and stuff. On Friday my parents and I went to Mount St. Helens and hit up the north side, where everything went kablooie. Lemme tell ya. That mountain went kablooie. Where there used... Keep reading this entry »
For those of you that don't follow the chaos that goes on in the comments section, we have something new and exciting for you around here: Hank Ryanin's Afternoon Bonanza The title is no-doubt still pending. Check out what this... Keep reading this entry »
Sorry that things have fallen silent around here. Don't worry. My computer hasn't crashed, I haven't broken off all my limbs, and I haven't found a girlfriend. Instead, I've been waking up at 6:30 in the morning, working 10 hour... Keep reading this entry »
Weird thoughts I had while drifting off to sleep last night: An eel swallowing a bicycle Barry's Park & Floss A floral-patterned laundry bag filled with laundry and tied around someone's ankle... Keep reading this entry »
Chocolate Cake: So who is Crazy Eddie? Sun Ra: Crazy Eddie owned electronic stores on the East Coast. Then he got thrown in jail for tax evasion. Sun Ra: His prices were criminally insane. Chocolate Cake: They didn't arrest the... Keep reading this entry »
We are currently watching White Salmon burn down.... Keep reading this entry »
Two long 98 degree days of working at the Hook with our entire fleet fully deployed. Two long nights doing James Brown in the style of karaoke at Jack's and dancing to Cherry Poppin' Daddies under the stars at Hoodfest.... Keep reading this entry »
Motoshi, Miho and I are going to see Johnny English (or Johnny Engrish, as we call it here at The Dojo) tonight. I may return a full report on the movie later this evening, or I may just have a... Keep reading this entry »
DO IT NOW. FOR THE GOOD OF YOUR COUNTRY.... Keep reading this entry »
No words tonight, as I start working out my philosophies on Grace, Elegance, Finesse and Robustness. Instead, check out the new A/V Club. It has all the old Spontaneous Combustion mp3s that you loved so much you built entire playlists... Keep reading this entry »
We do things differently, here. The summer finally feels like it's rounding itself out. Today we drove to the Portland airport to pick up Motoshi's girlfriend Miho, who has flown in from Japan to spend the rest of the summer... Keep reading this entry »
This summer continues to be absolutely incredible, and there's still a lot of room for more neat stuff to happen. Today after work, Adam, Kelsey and I were going to go to the gym to do some rock climbing, but... Keep reading this entry »
Whenever I suffer from persistent, itchy, flaky scalp, I reach for the new Sunny Wicked Weblog. Angels an Endangered Species? Not so at the Sunny Wicked Weblog. Saddam and Osama have a secret love life, and it is all-the-more secret... Keep reading this entry »
The neighbors are smoking cigarettes and playing croquet. The other neighbors are throwing a party in their RV. We will not speak of my windsurfing session today. Let's just say I was about to break my rig in half and... Keep reading this entry »
You know, a lotion ad campaign that said "Love your Skin" would probably go over pretty well. On the other hand, a lotion campaign that said "Love your Flesh" would probably creep the hell out of people. These are the... Keep reading this entry »
Let's see, what day is it? Friday? The Eleventh? 7-11? The sign of a good summer is when you feel all conventional units of time slip into a shapeless mush, to be replaced by measurements much more personal and kinetic.... Keep reading this entry »
This morning, July 9th, I went snowboarding at Mount Hood. We woke up at 5:30, hit the road at 6:30 and were on the slopes by 8:00. I worked on my carves, spins and 180s. Motoshi rented a snowboard from... Keep reading this entry »
For those of you who will be in town... Jon Krakauer will be reading from his new book on July 30th, at Hood River Valley High School's Bowe Theatre. The throwdown starts at 7 pm. This will also be the... Keep reading this entry »
We've had a nice couple days 'round these parts. Friday was the 4th (and I think it was the 4th in other places, too) and a special Holiday Edition of 25 mph air cranked through our lovely granite wind tunnel.... Keep reading this entry »
I don't talk much about love, sex or attraction very much around here, which I'll admit is really kind of a shame. Love is one of the most interesting things that nature, man and society have cooked up for themselves,... Keep reading this entry »
Those of you who were becoming concerned during my extended absence, you were correct in doing so. Those of you who actually called on the telephone to make sure I was OK, I am much obliged. As a reward for... Keep reading this entry »
We haven't written for quite awhile because we have been having big troubles with our electronic writing machines. These problems have been so big that we have started to pluralize ourselves at randoms. We's wants our precious. I broke the... Keep reading this entry »