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November 2009
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Recently by Author (#240)Its out there! My 2009 Northwest Weather Calendar is flying off the shelves at Pro Photo Supply where I have two more calendar signings scheduled: Saturday November 22 Noon-2pm The 2009 Northwest Weather Calendar is also available at Joes Sports And online through the >> Continue reading: 2009 NW Weather Calendar! I'll get to the Smash And Grab title in a bit, but this blog would better be called Matt Zaffino's Indoors. I write from the newsroom in the middle of what is always one of the most exciting and frenetic nights in any newsroom: Election Night. Usually on this night I find myself "field producing", which is to say I'm helping reporters and photographers at one of our remote locations (I was at Oregon Democratic Headqua... The wasteland where life happens and we have to work and take care of the mundane and annoying aspects of living that take up the time between trips and adventures. Since my last post on August 23 (I'm lame, I know), I've gotten out a bit and I'll throw a few pics on the end of this blog. But even when we're in the wasteland, there are things we can check out in town that keep the embers of adventure glowing brightly in our souls, or bellies, ...
We're sitting at a way-side on Highway 30 right now, waiting for one of our runners to finish his leg so we can move on in the relay. I'm having a little trouble with the cell phone internet connection, so I've only been able to upload a couple picstures so far. But, Elvis has definitely left the starting line:
It all started out so well. Mt Baker on the approach, Friday August 8, 2008 As the Olympics got u... I know it's been a long time since I updated the ol' blog, but it's been a while since I've done anything blog and training worthy. There was the trip to Tennessee for the Bonnaroo Music Festival in June. A totally fantastic and fun endeavor, but I wasn't exactly logging any miles as KINK FM 102s Music Director Dean Kattari and I produced radio reports. Then there was the American Meteorological Society Conference in Denver, ...
You probably remember the media furor over the "Mt Hood 8", the group of climbers, including Velvet the Dog, who got disoriented during a storm on the way back down Mt Hood in February 2007. I remember that weekend well. Saturday was sunny and beautiful. I went for a run on the outer edges of Forest Park. Admiring the always stunning sights of Mt Adams, Mt Rainier and Mt Hood, I took in the view of the lenticular clouds forming on the... |
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