The Bulletin’s reference

I got a copy of Wednesday’s Bulletin today (the Community Life section) that mentions my blog (see The Bulletin quoting my site?). The article is about both Reynolds Pond and Mayfield Pond, both east of Bend, as little-known oases in the desert. I wasn’t quoted directly, but I got a paragraph: Go to www.chuggnutt.com and… Continue reading The Bulletin’s reference

Vermont Country Store

A follow-up to my Scrapple post the other day: that post was inspired by a catalog for the Vermont Country Store (“Purveyors of the Practical & Hard-To-Find”) that inexplicably appeared on the desk of a co-worker last week. It’s a neat store, and I like the website; they sell all sorts of quality, unusual, nostalgic,… Continue reading Vermont Country Store

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The Bulletin quoting my site?

We don’t get the Bend Bulletin anymore, so I missed this, but apparently yesterday the Bulletin ran an article in their Community section (which they don’t post online) wherein they quoted my blog on the subject of Reynolds Pond (with attribution—to my blog, but not to me by name). I found out today when my… Continue reading The Bulletin quoting my site?

Scrapple

What’s scrapple? According to Wikipedia, it’s a cornmeal pudding in which the cornmeal, perhaps with the addition of buckwheat, is simmered with pork scraps and trimmings, then cooled and hardened into a loaf. Scrapple is one of those farm foods invented to use those parts of slaughtered food animals which were not suitable to be… Continue reading Scrapple

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Bend Bulletin article: Tech Town

The Bend Bulletin (our local newspaper) has an interesting article online today: Tech Town, a profile of the local computer/tech industry and how it’s pulling “young, technically savvy people” to the area. The conventional wisdom is that Bend is a great place to retire, but increasingly it is a great place for young, technically savvy… Continue reading Bend Bulletin article: Tech Town

Not much to speak of

Don’t have much to write about. Okay, that’s not totally true; I’ve got some things I want to write about, but they’ll run long and that’s not really what I feel like doing at nearly 11:30 at night. The topics? You’ll see why I’d run long: Evolution Ebooks Reviews of some regular books I’m reading… Continue reading Not much to speak of

Sesame Street top 25

This is classic: Sesame Street: 25 Of My Favorite Memories. I kept reading it and nodding. And you’ve gotta give props to someone for coming up with possibly the funniest line I’ve read in a long time: Oh yeah, & if there’s one thing I hate more than those stickers of Calvin peeing on something,… Continue reading Sesame Street top 25

Globe

Today at work my friend Kerry and I were talking about geography and globes, which was prompted by the Yahooligans Where in the World is? game (where you see if you know your world geography), and came up with what I think would be the perfect globe: an interactive one whose outer surface is a… Continue reading Globe

How it should be done

I got this really nice comment on my restaurant post last month, where I reviewed Zydeco, Anthony’s and Mercury Diner here in Bend: We just wanted to say Thank You! to Jon & Andrew. Thanks for your great reviews of our restaurant. We’re glad to hear you’ve enjoyed your experiences with us and that you’re… Continue reading How it should be done

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