Perspective

I understand the anger/sadness many feel today, and agree in large part. For me, I try and focus just on respecting those serving, Veterans, those who died, and their families on day like today. The politics and right/wrong will be there tomorrow.

Maybe the best album cover ever

Take a second

I answer dozens of calls from around the country as part of my job and its ironic that so many dont know that its Memorial Day weekend. The holiday itself is about remembering our heroes, and hopefully we all can all take a moment to do so.

Old school, fancy camera is spendy

1923 Leica O-series becomes world's most expensive camera, fetches $1.89 million at auction http://engt.co/k8sPBs

The Duke

Happy birthday John Wayne!  104 today. Damn Duke, that's old. http://youtu.be/WBQ1T1sQQ_E

I blame Microsoft

They've had Skype for what... five minutes?

engadget: Skype goes down globally, investigation underway http://engt.co/j0zITx

That semi don't scare me

KPTV: Gladstone Man Survives Being Hit By Semi: A Gladstone man survived being hit by a semi on Highway 26 near... http://dlvr.it/T1Vr0

Honoring service

I used to think I had a fancy camera, and then...

Hasselblad's 200-megapixel camera: $45,000 http://cnet.co/lJvK7b

Get your hot tech gear at... Kmart?

Get your hot tech gear at... Kmart? RT @phandroid For those Still Looking to Get their Hands on the Asus Transformer, Kmart Has it in Stock for the Moment http://bit.ly/iwZ9JI

Unification

Special Olympics: This is unified sports at its finest! Special Olympics Washington and Special Olympics Oregon competed in a unified soccer match prior to the MLS matchup between the Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders. Check out a great video from the event: http://j.mp/iNMiwU

Hiya, Zona!

RT @TheSquare: Sarah Palin buys $1.7 million mansion in Arizona. http://j.mp/lw09wS She can see Mexico from there.

No Gingerbread for you!

RT @engadget: Sprint HTC EVO 4G now shipping with Gingerbread? http://engt.co/lgdTZY

The force is strong with salsa

RT @TheSquare:
And now, Darth Vader plays trombone while salsa dancing. http://youtu.be/07IhWD2Lr2A

Got three minutes?

RT @MayorSamAdams: Got 3 mins to help kids & adults w/disabilities? Hope to get @kiwaniscamp in top 10 by 3pm-VOTE NOW http://bit.ly/m8l4Ie #teamadams #pdx

Corner mall

Corner mall, a photo by dansphotos on Flickr.

Over the water

Over the water, a photo by dansphotos on Flickr.

Good text

RT @leighfeldman3: Always a good text to get: "Let's agree nothing was nothing as far as anyone is concerned. Cool?"

Free jo

The new Black Rock coffee drive-thru on TV hwy at 10th is giving away FREE coffee all day.

Patience, people

@punkrawker4783: Did u know? Pushing walk signal button 30-40 times, or hitting it harder will NOT make signal change any quicker.

Chillin on the deck

Created with PicSay Pro on my PC36100

Walk on

RT @washingtonpost: Paralyzed man can now take a few steps after becoming first person to undergo experimental treatment. http://wapo.st/lCf27H

Scout starting his day on the train

See the light

Stroke survivors regain vision with new light therapy http://cnet.co/mkZ550

Live shuttle launch pic

The image itself was from a live feed from KGW, through Slingbox, (tv at my house sent to my cell).

Oregon Humane Society Fundraiser Saturday

Hi everybody, please take a second and learn about the Oregon Humane Society fundraiser Saturday.

Thank you. 

http://ohs.convio.net/site/TR/Events/TeamRaiser?px=1508034&pg=personal&fr_id=1100

It's just too bad. Really.

Lakers/Dallas... well, L.A. will win game one at home....no? Well then, they won't lose both in L.A. right? They did? Well, the two time champs will roar back in game three. Lost AGAIN? Wow, that's too bad. One game from being SWEPT. That's too bad. Really.

He's smart

NASA gravity probe shows Einstein was right about that whole warping of space-time thing: http://j.mp/lwzB1m

The force is strong with Blu-ray

Star Wars Blu-ray set includes more than 40 hours of special features, ships September 12th internationally, 16... http://engt.co/kWdz5M

To impress the girl

RT @KGWNews Police: Ore. motorcyclist on date caught speeding 140 mph http://bit.ly/if5wno

This guy beat the motorcyclist who hit 139 last month.

Many Tweets

"Last night saw the highest sustained rate of Tweets ever," Twitter's public relations department said in a Twitter message on Monday. "From 10:45 -  2:20am ET, there was an average of 3,000 Tweets per second."

Gone, but not forgotten

President Barack Obama has bestowed the nation's highest military honor on two Army privates killed during the Korean War.

President Obama and first lady Michelle held a ceremony to award posthumous the Medal of Honor to Pfc. Anthony T. Kaho'ohanohano and Pfc. Henry Svehla.