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Dellinger Cross Country Meet

Posted on October 9, 2026

I went to the Bill Dellinger Cross Country Meet today – the 20th year of this one. I’ve been the past two years as well as it is held on a golf course in Springfield, the next town over. Side note: Springfield, Oregon is *that* Springfield from the The Simpsons, according to the creator, Matt Groening. I took some photos today and these are a few of my favorites: The Chico State Women doing a motivational dance before they ran their 6k race. Connor Thompson, brother of former UO runner Anika Thompson floating along, running hard. Near the finish, a runner from Weber State with all of the grit on her face. What an effort at the end! Connor Burns in first, and Simeon…

The Good Rain*

Posted on September 4, 2026

It is back and it is always good. My rain boot from my bike commute yesterday. I bike to work each day with the exception of three instances: when there is ice, snow or wildfire smoke. Fortunately there was not yesterday and the ride was beautiful. Rain here does not dump most of the time, which makes it all manageable. In addition, this rain is actually very early for us as it typically does not begin until mid to late September. We need it though as it stopped raining in June this year and even though we are known for having a lot of rain, during the summer months the Pacific Northwest is one of the dryest areas of the country. *this is from…

July / August

Posted on August 16, 2026

It has been too long, again. There’s been life being lived, however. Update my “now” page. Photos below: 19 years old, just after surgery. The birthday was good and recovery is going well! A new book by Joe Wilkins which encompasses life in the Coast Range of Oregon, growing up in Montana, and thoughts surrounding his family. Lovely read, once again. Started this book and it is very good. 1888. George Eastman company put out the first point-and-shoot camera (of a sort). It was a box, and once you have taken all of the photos, you mail the whole box back to the company and they develop the film and then send you the photos. This new device radically began to change the ideas…

20

Posted on May 15, 2026

Sara and I spent the day in Portland celebration our 20th anniversary! We went up to the Portland Japanese Gardens and then went to the Portland Fire WNBA game against the New York Liberty. A fun day was had by all (at least us!). Near one of the ponds at the gardens Koi The sun came out and went away and came out again which made for a beautiful day. Players warming up. I realized when we got into the building that I hadn’t actually been in that building since sometime in the early 1980s when I went to watch the Portland Trailblazers play an NBA game, probably agains the Seattle SuperSonics, too. The memory was nice. Sara in her NY Liberty shirt as…

An early October Sunday

Posted on October 8, 2024

Spent the morning running out at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum, one of my favorite places. I ran 8.2 miles with 2100 feet of elevation gain (and loss) over two hours. There was fog in the lowlands starting before dark, but the top was clear, and the sunrise was beautiful. I did a “double summit,” where I ran down the backside and back up to the top before finally descending to the car. Then Jonah and I went to a free U of O exhibition baseball game: nice day and a lovely Fall. Headlamp in the fog Sunrise with the Oregon Cascade range in the distance. A bit later, heading down the back side of Mt. Pisgah. It was a quiet, cool, and beautiful morning to…