Steve Earle has a large following...long line waiting outside of Music Millenium for his in-store performance.

climate change in action, Bolivian glacier gone - news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/worl...

tasted some fine espresso at www.kaffebrenneriet.no/ this past week. Forgot to bring back a sample.

traveling tomorrow, from Oslo to Portland.

exhausted from another day of celebrations, nephew's (Thor Håkon) Confirmation Day. Real happy I made it over.

had long day of celebrations. Dad 70 years this week.

hopes Portlanders are well. Spending weekend in Norway, jet lag yet to grip hold.

just about ready to go trans Atlantic. Phew.

the sof(t) rains of April are almost over

Happy Birthday, Audra! (don't wake up your parents _too_ early )