From an Earlier Web

Happy day! New de Garde location in downtown Tillamook!!

#trees #evergreen #bw

Nightmare before Christmas.

#zoolights #pdx

Love old mid-century modern schools. #architecture

The space above that building on the corner has been empty for about a year. I wish it were my office.

Sweet couch, presumably free.

The holdout.

Favorite lunch spot on a clear day.

It’s been cold but enjoying the clear skies.

Rural planning: bike races and marijuana tourism potential.

Happy Holidays!

Wolf at the door on thxgiving.

Being engaged in the backyard, etc.

#tbt. 14 years old. My first electric guitar, Christmas 1995.

Two years of sarcasm, adventures and fart jokes. <3 her.

From the #PNW, with love @foundersbrewing

Ring game. Yellow gold, because I’m a grumpy old man.

Melissa and Natasha’s wedding!

Made a dentil shelf for the door. Next up, paint.

Gotta get ‘em in while you still can. Beautiful day for it, too.

Wedding venue-ing.

Tomatoes, yellow peppers, and jalapeños all did fine this year. Poblanos, not so much.

#stjohns

Current situation.

#nimby #banana #urbanplanning

Getting married 4 months from tomorrow (we think)! Puerto Rico getting hit by Hurricane Maria has made things challenging, but I’m thankful to have a partner who can roll with it. <3

Not too far off.

Portland, you’re doing great. Keep it up. 🌞

Wine tasting with friends from LA. Sometimes I forget that this is 10 minutes from my front door.

ecnepsleahcim spotted on the Fiction - New Arrivals shelf at Powell’s.

An hour and a half later, still no food. #harlowpdx

That time my mom went back to college with three boys and graduated magna cum laude. #fbf

Spiders are tangible evidence of evil.

Whoooboy, I’m a “farmer”.

She’s in heaven…

This photo cracks me up. The king of awkward and his ferocious dog.

Freshly cut #doodle for these last weeks of #summer.

Gonna have to find a creative way to use all these.

Sadly, my friend Trevor passed away in July. One of his favorite authors was Kurt Vonnegut, and he had an Etsy store where he made and sold lapel pins, such as this (Shop Martin, named after his dachshund). I was able t…

Doodle Velcro ass.

#rainier

#latergram from an awesome rooftop patio, perfect weather, and birthday shenanigans.

#eclipse #solareclipse #solareclipse2017 #pdx #oregon

A difference of opinion.

Short but tough. #gorge #pdx #oregon #columbiariver #hike #washington

Out for some fun with the birthday girl!

Model of Downtown Detroit at Bedrock. Shows Hudson’s and Monroe Blocks. RenCen decidedly absent. Still, Hudson Block will be prominent once built. #detroit #hudsonblock #skyline #model #architecture #skyscraper

Getting close to finishing the upstairs trim. Probably my least favorite job so far and has taken me way too long to finish. Onto the next bedroom. #rehab

#deadremedy #billstock

Moved to an albatross handlebar. #surly #crosscheck #nitto

Hard to believe I’ve never read this. But that’s about to change.

New blog post on A Sturdy Life about how to make an extra $1000 per year. And no, this isn’t an ad for #Uber drivers. Link in bio. #frugal #budget #pennypincher #savemoney #intentionalliving #ting #minimalism #minimalis…

I thought the devil wore a blue dress? #angel #freshcoffee

This eve. #pdx #skyline #oregon #portland #skyscrapers #mountains #mounthood #mthood #pnw #pnwonderland #westcoast #exploregon #oregon #cityscape #citylife #city #cities #overlook #buildings #citylab

#hood

Back in the day. #triumph #scrambler #moto #motorcycle #puremichigan #motorbike

Another high quality example of some Hillsboro ingenuity.

New blog post from @asturdylife titled ‘Hitting the Hard Reset Button on Social Media’. Link in bio. . . . . . . #minimalism #minimalist #intentionalliving #blog #blogger #phone #socialmedia #reset #facebook #friends #i…

Goodbye green monster that I’ve had since college. #adulting.

I like this little craftsman in my work neighborhood. They just rebuilt the porch. #craftsman #bungalow #oregon #pnw #pdx #portland

Got the garden in late, but…signs of life.

The best photo from last weekend.

#Engaged to the love of my life.

While watching whales we saw some sleepy seals.

From sea to shining sea. #america

#newport #oregon #bay #boat

New blog post on A Sturdy Life called ‘The Struggle is Real’. Link in my bio. . . . . . . #politics #socialjustice #trump #liberalism #struggle #swamp #draintheswamp

I read somewhere once that New Seasons isn’t the true sign of gentrification, Little Big Burger is. I don’t know if that is true or not, but the sweet fire burgers are delicious.

#gregandnoreenswedding

#sidecar #moto #motorcycle #motorbike

In what decade would you guess this neighborhood was built?

I love lake.

Ten years ago my professor, Morgan Sweeney, passed away while on our U.K. study abroad trip. He was a funny, kind-hearted man straight from a novel or movie. He seemed genuinely interested in his students and I had many…

One of my favorite hikes. Awesome day. Now off to Double Mountain for beer and pie.

Just peachy

Don’t bother trying to get ahold of me for the next several days. . . . . . . #gibson #lespaul #doublecut #tvyellow

Z’s best George Burns impression.

A nice day in #pdx.

#skylark

Beautiful day.

#Seattle #skyline

Howdy.

When great 3rd places pop up where once none were, we rejoice.

First MLS game! #timbers

Live a meaningful life.

Checking out @theminimalists live at the Aladdin in #pdx. #minimalism #lessisnowtour

#Latergram. The nice weather has me out of hibernation mode and looking forward to more adventures.

One’s recovering from a rabies vaccine, the other from eye surgery, and I’m dying from cuteness overload.

Catching up after a busy weekend. Day 28 of the #Minsgame. Not pictured, but purged/sold: 2nd gen Apple TV, iPod Classic, and an old Yamaha receiver.

Zoey should’ve rented a rototiller.

Is this still good, @gaybrains?

New blog post on A Sturdy Life about valuing your time. Link in my bio. . . . . . . #minimalism #minimalist #asturdylife #travel #redwoods #intentionalliving #alifealive #pdx #oregon #california #bucketlist #planning #t…

This week I’m on an “automobile diet” and taking the train to work every day this week for #earthday. Hoping to establish a longer-term pattern. Here are two projects we partly funded (left and right foreground). They a…

“Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.”

I have a new blog post on #asturdylife about when thrifting isn’t thrifty. Link in my bio. . . . . . . #minimalism #minimalist #springcleaning #declutter #declutteryourlife #thrifting #thrifty #thriftstorefinds #thrift…

Day 13 of the #minsgame. Parting with some of my less prized records. 91 items and counting. . . . . . . #minimalism #minimalist #springcleaning #declutter #declutteryourlife #records #vinyl #thriftfinds #lessismore #sc…

Day 9 of the #minsgame. Resorted to raiding the sock drawer. What a mess it was. . . . . . . . #minimalism #minimalist #springcleaning #declutter #declutteryourlife #day9 #socks

Powell Butte with my girls.

Day 7 of the #minsgame and this is officially getting harder. A portion of the ties I never wear. . . . . . #minimalism #minimalist #springcleaning #declutter #declutteryourlife #day7

Got an upcoming move planned? Are you dreading it? Check out my latest blog post. Link in my bio. . . . . . #minimalism #moving #growing #pdx #packing #uhaul #storage #clutter #declutter #minimalist

I’m looking for durable product recommendations to include in a list I’m curating called The Sturdy Thirty. It could be practically anything you’ve found a lot of value in. Shoot me a line if you have one and follow me…

I’m starting a new project called A Sturdy Life. If interested, you can find the link in my bio. Ain’t much there yet, but bookmark if you wish.. . . . #minimalism #intentionalliving #minimalist #architecture #urbanism…

#guitargoals #gibson #lespaul #special #doublecut #tvyellow

This week marks 3 months without cigarettes and I ran almost 3 miles before 7 am. Quick, someone check my temperature.

I love this place. Feeling pretty special.

Daffodils and tulips coming up, and roses well on their way. Looking forward to painting this sucker because I’m having fun slowly transforming this former short sale shithole into something a bit nicer. #homeownership…

Can’t help but smile at the Dual Hearted IPA by @fallingskybrew. I wonder if @bellsbrewery has any thoughts on this?!? #pdx #craftbrew #beer #twohearted

Pawsing for a photo. . . . . #puppy #puppies #puppiesofinstagram #goldendoodle #goldendoodlesofinstagram #pdx #doodle #cute

#raisedbeds #garden #spring #oregon #willamettevalley #cedar #organic #homesteading

I’m home sick today, bitches.

Ready for my girls to come home after a long weekend in Cali. I feel like a rudderless ship when left to my own devices. I just go from task to task to distract myself.

Quasi

All in all, a great birthday weekend. No huge plans made, but lots of time with both my girls, working on the house, good food, and a beer or two. Here’s to a year full of growth, a heart full of love and appreciation,…

. . . . . #saintjohnsbridge #stjohns #pdx

Epic.

Lunchtime meanderings.

I swear to god, she is just staring at herself.

My prescription for stress relief.

So good.

East Jordan, MI leaving its mark 2300 miles away.

Repurposed desktop with hairpin legs. Didn’t turn out too bad.

Zoeymonster

Woke up today knowing in my heart of hearts that it’s time for a change. When you love everything about your life except your job, it’s a scary feeling. The end of 2015 and all of 2016 was great to me. I moved to a grea…

Amazon package delayed due to natural disaster.

I get so much more work done in the comfort of my own home. It’s too ba…

I get so much more work done in the comfort of my own home. It’s too bad my place of work allows this 0% of the time, except on my own time, which is obviously “unpaid”. Us lazy government workers. If the general public…

Our little monster with the sneak attack ear licks.