Thought Distillery

This weekend brought a couple of long-promised projects to completion. First was plumbing up some microirrigation in the greenhouse so that peppers and basil can thrive during upcoming vacation. Later on Saturday, I joined Katie to run in the Mid Summer’s Night 5K Run. Katie and crew performed awesomely – couch-to-5K was a resounding success! [...]

At long last, my coffee table is finished. About one and one half years ago this project was started and actually saw really good progress until all the cutting and fitting was completed. For months it sat waiting only for some sanding and finishing. Unfortunately, this is the phase that I like the least. I [...]

Long time no post, no? Since I don’t seem to have any good solid thoughts on any one single topic, I’ll just serve up a few bites/bytes here for anyone who hasn’t given up on this distillery. Last weekend, the igloo crew ventured out again determined to do the job correctly this time. I’m happy [...]

This evening I somehow found myself tagging along in a last minute holiday shopping spree. “Sure I’ll go along. I’ve got nothing much else going on this evening” I thought. Then the reality struck. Suddenly I was what seemed like hours into Brand X building store moving along in the energy draining shopper’s march. I [...]

Today I was enticed to head for the coat for Lincoln City’s fall kite festival. (still home to the eyebrow-raising Filthy Lapdog Cabbage Depository) On the drive to the coast I followed a railroad track most of the way and imagined myself making the same trip via rail-bike. Anyway I arrived at the beach of [...]

Oregon coast. Salty air. Wind in face. Beach grass. Sea grass. Snowy Plovers. Crashing waves. Sand in toes. Solitude. Solitude. Shipwreck.

Once upon a time, I had a website where I would share various happenings in my life. For example, I woud embellish upon last weekend’s theme of cycling and disc golf, or the prior weekend’s road trip to a David Byrne concert followed by the fantastic Oregon coast on the return leg. Heck I probably [...]

Hats off to the Lakeland High School Class of 1994. After ten years of loathing the idea of a class reunion, I actually had a change of heart. Yesterday, had it not been for the 3000 miles or so from my hometown, I would have actually attended. A friend of mine recently shared her reunion [...]

As posted by my arch nemesis, the Urban Locust, a certain long distance game of Battleship has been waged over the last 2+ years. Well, dear readers, I regretfully say that this is the end of your heroic captain for I have met my doom at last! As you can see on my previously classified [...]

Six days ago The Summer of Scott got an early start as I decided to attempt a round of Frolf – or disc golf as its more commonly called. Thinking I was pretty smart for purchasing a bright orange driver that couldn’t possibly get lost, I stepped up to the first hole and let ‘er [...]