Studying to be Temple Grandin for "Women's History Day" at school. Me=way into it. Dylan=disturbed/bemused.

GardenOlympics: what's your event? Today I took silver in yucca removal. The yucca took gold.

A cheaper way to add solar panels in PDX! NE: ping.fm/dzDcm SW: ping.fm/BSdiP

The sweet taste of cribbage victory! Almost skunked the spouse on the pegging...maybe next time.

Feeling good about getting my ballot in early! That doesn't happen very often. Come on, Oregon, embrace a rare thing in human history. Vote.

Celebrating "Colin Day!" Colin's agenda: Chocolate croissants, bike ride, art projects, mac&cheese from a box, books & (duh) video games!

Happiness: introducing kids to Preservation Hall Jazz. Homemade airfilter horns, cylcocross bells, papermache shakers, full volume crazy!

Partial explanation of the quirky brains on my mom's side: Nonsense makes great sense-NYTimes ping.fm/7p1rS

Up to the G's in 2009 music list : Girl Talk - Feed the Animals. A guilty pleasure.

Dylan's 2009 music list vibrates thru house: Basement Jaxx, BeeGees, Bon Iver, Booka Shade, boy eats drum machine, Breathe Owl Breathe....