On our way back from visiting Portland, we stopped at the Sutherlin, OR McDonald's for a potty break. Tyler and I conquered every playground on our way back. You haven't lived (or broken the playground rules) until you're 6' 2” and crawl through the play place. By the way, I would recommend more parents crawl through them because they are absolutely disgusting, but it didn't slow us down too much. After I went down the slide after Tyler, I proclaimed, "my life is now complete". I don't remember…
I had heard about Humphry Slocombe's from word of mouth and knowing we'd likely be in the area today we were able to stop by and try it. I had the chocolate ice cream with smoked sea salt and it was amazing. Christina had "Elvis has entered the building" which has banana, bacon, and peanut brittle ice cream. As you can see the line was 10-15 people out the door and we passed by it twice and each time the line was still just as long. It was…
"If you want to hire people to do a job, to be cogs in the system and to do what they're told, you might want to focus on people who don't think very highly of themselves. People with low self-esteem might be more happy to be bossed around, timed, abused, misused and micromanaged, no? And the converse is true as well. If you want to raise your game and build an organization filled with people who will change everything, the first thing to look for is someone who…
Our last stop yesterday was to Solvang, CA which I'll let Wikipedia explain: "Solvang was founded in 1911 on 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) of the Rancho San Carlos de Jonata Mexican land grant, by a group of Danish educators, who traveled west to escape midwestern winters. The city is home to some bakeries, restaurants, and merchants offering a taste of Denmark in California. The architecture of many of the buildings follows traditional Danish style. There is a copy of the famous Little Mermaid statue from Copenhagen, as well as one…
from OstrichLand was probably my second favorite stop yesterday, mostly because I love animals so it was fun getting so close to the ostriches. They are som big, powerful and dare I say even ugly creatures! Here are some interesting facts I learned from my visit: Adult ostriches stand 8' to 9' tall and weight 250 to 350 pounds Ostriches mature at 2 to 3 years, and breed until 40 years An ostrich can reach speeds of 45 MPH The oldest ostrich on record is 81 years old…
I went to Yosemite yesterday with Christina and her family, or maybe they went with me? Any how, we all went to Yosemite yesterday and the weather was beautiful. I've been fighting a cold I got from Tyler but got through the day pretty well despite a nagging cough and fire hydrant nose. On the shuttle ride back from Yosemite Falls everyone on the bus saw a black beer but for some reason I couldn't see it along one of the rivers. We did see lots of deer,…
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