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• Hard Drive Update - Don't Buy Iomega

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  Friends, do yourself a favor and DO NOT BUY IOMEGA BRAND HARD DRIVES.
  
  My Iomega external hard drive died while still under warranty -- and they want to charge me money to send me a replacement drive (which will be refurbished and not new and without a new warranty). [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 5:33pm EST
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• No Photos

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  Sad to say, no photos for awhile.
  
  My hard drive has crashed, along with my photo collection.  Much of it is backed up, but not the more recent stuff.  Hoping it can be salvaged.  I'll be taking some time off while I figure this out.
  
  P.S. Go' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:11pm EST
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• Fleur de Fence

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  Pointy decorative thingy on a fence.  Yes, "pointy" and "thingy" are the correct technical terms for it. [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 4:00am EST
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• Plant Iron

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  Metal ornamentation of a leaves. [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 4:00am EST
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• Plant Fragile

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  A delicate plant gone to seed. [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 4:00am EST
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• Plant Fallen

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  A leaf in dim light. [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 4:00am EST
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• Plant Green

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  Got a plant theme going on this week.  Stay tuned. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 4:00am EST
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• Winker

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  My daughter at the beach this summer. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 4:00am EST
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• Underleaf

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  Underside of a leaf. [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 4:00am EST
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• Back Entrance

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  Back entrance to a mom-and-pop store near Foster and 92nd in Portland. I'm guessin' they don't use it much. ' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 4:00am EST
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• Marysville Windows

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  Colorful curtains at Marysville School in Portland, Oregon. [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 4:00am EST
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• Stonewalled

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  Large stones from a wall at Camp Collins near Gresham, Oregon. [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 4:00am EST
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• Damascus Carving

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  Another motif from a headstone at a small cemetery near Damascus, Oregon. [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Orb Yellow

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  A not-as-gigantic-as-it-appears sphere -- a bit of playground equipment at Marysville School in southeast Portland. [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Autumn Tribute

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  This week, a friend found out he has stage four cancer. I guess this photo is my tribute to him. Like falling leaves, his life is changing into a winter season of difficulty. But there will be a Spring.  Love you, Jason.[...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Through The Log

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  Is it a monstrous cave opening or just a hole through a log. [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Ball and Stripes

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  There's a brand spankin' new playground at Marysville School in Portland. Bright colors abound.
  
  (My son had to throw this ball up in front of the wall only about four times until we go the shot.) [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Vented

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  Just a dryer vent with texture, shadow, shape and mess. [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Marble Fleur

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  Decorative marble at a small, country cemetery near Damascus, Oregon. [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Dusky Discs

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  It's not often I spy farm equipment now that we live in the city. Found this disc while out on a scenic drive in the outskirts. ' [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Weathered Stump

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  A weathered tree stump on the dunes of Westport, Oregon. [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Plant Tuxedo

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  Symmetrical plant leaves adorn a stem-neck like a green bow tie. [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Viking Bell

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  A warning bell outside a warehouse near 17th and McLoughlin. The sign next to it says, "If this bell rings, call 9-1-1." That would be an interesting conversation. [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Razor Loop

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  A loop of razor wire keeping the snoopers out of a warehouse lot.
  
  I like to call this photo "Something My Mother Would Never Take A Picture Of". [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Chain Proof

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  Here's proof that I'm not that great of a photographer. What I'm good at it post-processing. =)
  
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• For My Grandkids

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  I don't recycle for myself. I recycle for my grandkids.
  
  (By "I", of course, I mean my wife.) ' [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• 17th Street Warehouse

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  Went out for a drive this weekend looking for a good photo op. Found grunge heaven near 17th and McLoughlin -- an entire block of old warehouses. [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Five Stones

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  Wrapping up a week of beach photos from Westport, Washington.  (Which was an incredible locale, by the way--if you're into free, secluded, luxurious vacations by the ocean.) ' [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Refractions

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  A visual cacophony created by the Fresnel lens at the Grays Harbor Lighthouse near Westport, Washington. [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• 25 Petals

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  (Did you count them?) [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Sentimental Doodle

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  A sentimental doodle in the sand at Westport, Washington. [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Sunset Rock

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  Sunset at Westport, Washington. [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Jackson Tower

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  Finishing off my monochromatic theme this week with an architectural detail from Jackson Tower near Pioneer Square in Portland. [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Fountain Alcove

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  Fanciful (yet non-functional) water fountain near Washington Park's Rose Garden in Portland. [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Wooden Wheel

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  Continuing my monochromatic theme for the week.
  
  (And for those curious about that teal wall in yesterday's post, click here to see it in color.) [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Basement Window

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  Window near 36th and Hawthorne in Portland. The brick wall is actually a bright teal, but I'm in a monochromatic mood this week.
  
  Addendum:  Here's the color version for those who are curious. Oh, and this wall is across the street from the' [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Olde Tyme

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  Antique clock on display at Philip Foster Farm near Estacada, Oregon. (Philip Foster was one of the first settlers in Oregon.) [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Sleipner

  
  A boat from the wharf at Westport, Washington. I romanticize about life by the ocean, sunset walks on the beach all summer long.
  
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Sad Girl

  
  Pensive pose of a girl in statue. From the Children's Museum in Salem, Oregon. [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Bright and Cheap

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  A colorful, cheap motel along 82nd Avenue in Portland. [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Steep Steps

  
  From a lookout tower at the beach in Westport, Washington. [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Rocket Fever

  
  Space-age lines of the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, Washington. Originally built for the 1962 World's Fair -- when space exploration was all the rage. [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Ode to the Goat

  Part of a mural at Lents Park in Portland. The singing guy, I get. But the goat? [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Adobe Window

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  Sunset against a textured wall (92nd and Ramona, Portland). [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• One Blue Rung

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  Lents Park playground in Portland. [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Thoughtful on the Dunes

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  A man on the dunes looking out over the Pacific ocean. (Westport, Washington).
  
  I haven't taken all that many sunset / sunrise photos, so the color in this shot surprised me. I assumed that photographers used filters or Photoshop to color these shots. But' [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 4:00am EDT
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• Tidy Green

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  Tidy rows of leafy green, all in formation. [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 1:00am EDT
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• No Dump

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  I guess there's no dump here. Huh. [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 8:02pm EDT
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• Swirly Alien Robot

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  "This way to the swirly orange thing and the smiley alien robot." Or that's what I take this sign to mean.
  
  It's signage for the new MAX train line opening in Portland on September 12th. (But I won't be riding it. 'Cause I (gasp!) bought [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 8:25pm EDT
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• El Pato Wall

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  Exterior wall of the "El Pato Feliz" (yes, "The Happy Duck") mexican restaurant near 92nd and Foster in Portland.
  
  After four months off, I'm finally back to photo blogging. A few of you loyal fans have nagged just enough to get me going again.' [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 9:03pm EDT
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