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Well, so far on my 2008 commitments I'm batting .500 - I'm hitting it out of the park with the no soda thing, while 366 Days of Creativity seems to be hopelessly stranded on second base. Well, guess what, I still consider it success because I'm not 0-for-2. So before I start making too many ridiculous baseball references, I want to declare that I've decided to make one more commitment today:...
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Dr. jazz & the Interns perform live jazz music at Ardenwald Park in Milwaukie. Across the street from the Ardenwald Elementary School and the construction site of the new Ardenwald School, a few hundred people gather on the lush green lawn at Ardenwald Park to celebrate National Night Out and to watch Dr. Jazz and...
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Nicole was trying to download some kind of software application to her phone just now, and she had a little bit of trouble. The website asked her for a "valid Internet e-mail address", and apparently every one she tried was being rejected. Something about being "too long," even though every one she tried was under 20 characters total. I had to laugh at the redundancy of "Internet e-mail...
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Wednesday, August 6th
Last night I went up to Timberline Lodge to capture some interior shots of the amazing craftsmanship and a great sunset shot of the summit. As I was taking my summit images, I realized that the vantage point from just above Timberline Lodge did not provide too much great light of the sunset. I really wanted to be a bit farther Northwest. That said, I was able to get this nice light on the rim...posted on Lane Scheideman's Photog... in Milwaukie - 11:44 AM
Photo: www.ardenwald.org The Ardenwald-Johnson Creek Neighborhood Association kicks off the Concerts in the Park series this Thursday, August 7, at 7:00 PM at the Ardenwald Park at 3637 SE Roswell in Milwaukie (across from the Ardenwald Elementary School). In addition to the concert, the National Night Out celebration takes place at the same location this Thursday at...
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Tuesday, August 5th
Owen cautiously steps into White River, checking out a rapid. It’s on the road again as I drive the Mt. Hood loop clockwise to head for cooler locations and where there is water. The dogs love the water, especially the free-flowing rivers with rapids. The glacial-fed White River near Mt. Hood is a perfect place...
Yesterday was a wonderful day for a hike at Silver Falls State Park. I originally wanted to arrive at the trail head at sunrise, but I found out that the park does not open until 7 a.m. I knew the likelihood of anyone enforcing that rule would be small, but it gave me a reason to sleep in a bit longer. (I'm glad I did, otherwise I would not have got the shot I posted yesterday.) After arriving I...posted on Lane Scheideman's Photog... in Milwaukie - 10:45 AM
Monday, August 4th
Henry negotiates Dog Creek Falls while attempting to retrieve a stick. Once again, it’s time to get out of town. I load up my dogs and camera, leaving behind the laptop computer. Then it’s off to my favorite area in the eastern part of the Columbia River Gorge in search for a swimming hole for my...
This morning I woke up early to take pictures at Silver Falls State Park. On the way there I found this amazing hay field just North of Silverton. I couldn't pass up this shot....
Sunday, August 3rd
The sharp focus on the subject against the sharp background makes impossible to spot the subject. Even with a wide aperture, the subject and background appear sharp because of the long distance from the shooting location to the subject. The Red Bull Flugtag event performed on Saturday. As the home made non-motorized “aircraft” took flight, I...
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Saturday, August 2nd
The original Oneonta Gorge video and article has been removed and moved to its own page in the Video category. I learned that the embedded video window on the main blog page and post was downloading the large video file automatically, which may become a problem for readers of this site that may have bandwidth usage...
Wednesday, July 30th
A YouNewsTV story screenshot. Don't ask why I end up spending my days off from work hunting down news stories. Apparently it is NOT the best way to find relaxation because I only find myself clacking away on the keyboard yet again after 40 hours of it at work. Don't get me wrong, but I...
filed under: hunting, relaxation
Tuesday, July 29th
This is a short video clip of my hike through Oneonta Creek to Oneonta Falls in the Columbia River Gorge on Monday. The gorge is two miles east of Multnomah Fall along the Historic Columbia River Highway. The total hike distance is about one-half mile, but requires risky navigation over a treacherous 20-foot high logjam...
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Sunday, July 27th
Wednesday, July 23rd
The Badger Fire near Wamic is 100 percent contained, as reported by the Mt. Hood National Forest and the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center. The small fire burned about 15 to 20 acres of Badger Creek Wilderness near Bonney Crossing campground. Fire crews are using the Bonney Crossing campground for crew staging. Investigation continues on the...
Sleep apnea is a condition in which basically, a person has episodes during the night where he or she stops breathing for a second or two. One common treatment for sleep apnea is for that person to wear a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device, which has a mask that is worn on the face, This is often uncomfortable, and leads to low compliancy, which of course doesn't help the person...
Henry rides the White River rapids at the White River Sno-Park. During my little road trip on Tuesday, I made a stop at the White River Sno-Park to let the dogs out, run, play and swim in the tiny White River. Every time I go to White River, it is never the same. Every year it's different...
Tuesday, July 22nd
Jack is not real old. The best estimates put his age at about 12. His breed could best be described as unique. But for a large dog of his type, this is the time where he starts to show his age. Several months ago, he began to struggle with his breathing. The vet diagnosed him with laryngeal paralysis. Simply put, his breathing tube is shutting down. Our choices at that point were keep him...posted on The Blog of GoLiNiel in Milwaukie - 10:15 PM
Emergency crews at the scene of a pedestrian-train hit at the 2700 block of SE Olsen St. in Milwaukie. Photo by Bryan Dorr, July 22, 2007. I just wrote about an event that happened close to one year ago, the Ball Point Fire. That event made it to the local television stations. At the same time,...
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What’s the latest update on the Sellwood Bridge Project? The Sellwood Bridge Project team has been very busy these past few months preparing the draft Environmental Impact Statement (draft EIS). The five alternatives under consideration have been analyzed to determine their impacts in a broad range of environmental categories. The alternatives also have been compared against maintaining...
As I posted my last post, the lights flickered, the uninterrupted power supply unit relay clicked and the air conditioners whined down briefly. Shortly after everything revved back up, I heard a loud bang coming from the outside. What the heck? Hmm....
Monday, July 21st
A SPOT transmitter. Photo graphic by Bryan Dorr. Last night, a friend of mine sent me an email containing a novel justifying his need to add a few handful of us onto his emergency contact list. He ended up getting a device called Satellite Personal Tracker (SPOT), a transmitter that communicates via satellite any distress or...
At the moment this was posted, I turned three years old. "Huh?" you ask. Oh, I forgot to mention, I'm three in Jovian years. At least, that's what Re-Date tells me. Too bad it's not Thursday. According to Germanic mythology, that'd be more fitting. Don't forget to visit my gift registry at Jupiter REI (Great Red Spot location only)....
Thursday, July 17th
I didn't fall off the turnip truck. This email is loaded with all sorts of "red flag" indicators that I just had to share it with you (except for line breaks and redacting phone number, all content is shown unedited): Hello, I wish to inform you that this letter is not a hoax mail and I urge...
Tuesday, July 15th
Smoke rises from the cold Spring Fire near Trout Lake, Washington. There is a fire near Mt. Adams that I thought would be great for some photographing. The plan today was to photograph the fire scene and the plume from many perspective and with various elements. I arrived at Trout Lake, Wash. around 1 PM, found...
Monday, July 14th
Budweiser, "the king of beers," will disappear as the grand icon of the American beer industry. InBev, a Belgium-based brewery corporation, bought Anheuser-Busch Company at $70 per share, or $52 billion, making InBev the largest brewery company in the world. I haven't heard too much on the public opinion front so far. Are you happy with...
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Sunday, July 13th
Yours truly, at the Seattle to Portland (STP) starting line in Seattle. The real finish line: my doorstep. Seattle to Portland: check that off my list. The 215-mile ride from University of Washington Huskies' Stadium to my house, in 93-degree heat, was relatively easy. The ride went relatively well and without incident. After spending 14 hours...
Good Morning Everyone, With the purchase of my new camera, I decided that I'd start a new photography blog. The new blog will contain articles about my life as a photographer. There will be instructional articles about using the D300 or photography in general (using my experience as a technical writer) or informational articles about the photography world (using my experience as a journalist)....
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Saturday, July 12th
Today I upgraded my primary camera body from the Nikon D70, which I purchased in June of 2004, to the Nikon D300. I am very pleased with the four years of use I got out of the D70, but I am also ready for a major functionality upgrade. For the last year or so I've been telling myself that I'd use the D70 until Nikon released a prosumer body that used a full-frame sensor. That plan changed last...posted on Lane Scheideman's Photog... in Milwaukie - 6:45 PM
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Friday, July 11th
Spotted by my father-in-law at that oh-so-speedy McDonalds on Central St. in Carthage on Wednesday.
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Thursday, July 10th
The corporate lunchroom is serving something called "baby bakers" for lunch tomorrow. I don't even want to know what those are.
Wednesday, July 9th
(Sorry for the enormous image sizes - I can shrink them down later.)
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I rode my fifty-mile loop in the 92-degree heat today. The heat wasn't the problem, but the headwind was. No matter which direction I headed in this one big circle, I faced headwind. It was like riding on the perimeter of one big vortex. Speaking of vortex, I rode through a small dust devil that...
Tuesday, July 8th
When I was looking at my blog's referrers today, one of the pages that came up had this message when I clicked on its link: "Sorry, we only allow Firefox users into our site. It's FREE." And that was followed by a link to which I could presumably download Firefox, if a) I actually wanted it, and b) I had the permission to do so at work (which I don't). Look, I know that there are people...
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Southeast Uplift (SEUL) is a regional neighborhood coalition of 20 neighborhoods in southeast Portland. It was established in 1968 to stop the six-lane Mt. Hood Freeway from being built (explains the stubs on the Marquam Bridge) and splitting the region apart. Enough of the history. Monday night was the ice cream social, an event where several...
Monday, July 7th
you know how some people are so allergic to bees that they have to carry an epinephrine shot kit around with them? well that's how i used to be with mosquitoes. i THOUGHT i had outgrown that allergy... i think mayhap it's a commin' back. check out my paw. first i'll show you a side by side of my normal wrinkly old hand and my mosquito bitten hand. then, i'll show you a positively...posted on rebecca marie in Milwaukie - 4:17 PM
Bonus: If it shows up after the video is over, click on the video of Stevie singing "Superstition" live on Sesame Street. That's classic funky excellence right there, plus you see kids dancing around....
Cheers! I toured a penthouse suite on the top floor of a Portland condominium tower Sunday. This condo is 3,000 square feet, tripling the total area of my three-floor house. The condo's kitchen island is the size of my kitchen all together with fridge, range, sink and dish washer. I really enjoyed photographing and admiring the...
Sunday, July 6th
The photo gallery I use for this site (photos.bjdorr.com) just got an enhanced look! With the bright white and light gray background, the new background should enhance the image quality, contrast and colors while presenting a neutral feel. Previously the gallery's background was this dark blue and gray theme that gave the gallery a "cold metal" appeal....
Friday, July 4th
A thunderstorm rolled through Portland on Sunday afternoon (between 5 and 8 PM). Five "citizen journalists" contributed a story with a video or photos to KATU.com's YouNewsTV. A few days later another thunderstorm rolled through Portland between 2 and 3 AM Thursday morning. Eleven different "citizen journalists" contributed a story and a photo or a video...
Thursday, July 3rd
Lightning flashes in the sky above Milwaukie at 2:33 AM Thursday morning. Early this morning another thunderstorm rumbled through the Portland area around 2:30 AM, awakening me after 10 minutes of sleep. Henry (yellow Lab) was quiet about the storm (he's not afraid of anything, including the vacuum cleaner). Owen (black Lab) is frightened by the...
Tuesday, July 1st
At midnight tonight, fifty percent of the year 2008 will be expired. Let's check in on how the 366 Days are coming along, shall we? Creative Day: 129 Actual Day: 183 Difference: 54 days Not looking too good, is it? I'm telling you, I have come this close to quitting because of how far behind I am, but thanks to the encouragement of my lovely Nicole, I am going to press on. Hopefully I'll...
Monday, June 30th
My Nikon D70 (not D70s) finally reached the end of its life. It's now dead. (Cue "Taps.") The D70 has been through and captured many adventures I have endured. It's captured many photos from my hikes, road trips (when it was affordable) and events. It's witnessed everything from humble people to presidential rallies to riled-up protest events. Most...
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Saturday, June 28th
(I'm up late blogging because Better Off Dead is on TV...) So Nicole and I were driving in Joplin today, and we passed by a fast food place called Taco Mayo. Well, it was a Taco Mayo, until they completely shut it down, removed the signs and boarded up the windows. As we passed in front of the former taco restaurant, Nicole so astutely remarked, "Oh, no - I think they're closed!" You think?...
This morning I opened the local newspaper and read a story about a new 90-minute commuter flight service between Portland and Seattle. How convenient. It takes three hours to drive, bus or rail to Seattle. And three hours to fly, if you go with the big birds. I got on my bike and rode on the Springwater...
Wednesday, June 25th
Passive Aggressive Notes (Warning, some of these could be NSFW for language) I find this collection of photos hilarious because I am exactly like one of these people! I'd rather leave a note for someone to read than talk to them about an issue. There's good reason for this - first, it can get the exact same message across to more than one person; also, when it's written, I can convey the...
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Tuesday, June 24th
A weed grows from a cobweb. Interesting things can happen in nature. Take this weed growing from a cobweb lodged on a side of a concrete wall, for example....