bren : blog

Tomorrow is Sunday. The start of a week. The start of April. And the start of my fitness “do over.” I need goals, but in order to know where I want to go, I need to know where I am. So here’s the weigh-in.
I’d like to get my weight to 225 and my bodyfat to [...]

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Whoa, a month of no posts, then BAM! Two in one day!
In honor of Spring, I’m resurrecting the old JogLog. I’ve upgraded the blog software and got it humming along nicely. The graphs will look better after tomorrow’s data points. Basically, I’m going to be a fatblogger for a while. After shooting some video and [...]

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I know it’s been super boring over here lately. This last week I stayed home to join Amy and the boys on spring break. We went to the beach for a night, then puttered around the house most of the week. It was nice and relaxing. Still need to grade some papers and finish the [...]

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I got to hang out with Casey and Katie Kulla of Oakhill Organics out in Grand Island (I’d never been to Grand Island before!). They’ve got a great CSA farm (community supported agriculture) on the island, and they’re gearing up for their second year in business. Casey and Katie sell their produce at the McMinnville [...]

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I decided to step out from behind the camera for a moment in order to talk about some changes coming to the site. Better audio and video quality are coming soon (starting with this clip, though I’ve got a few in the hopper that are shot on the old gear). Also, starting with this clip, [...]

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Jack Thornton of McMinnville’s Noah’s…a wine bar (Oregon’s oldest wine bar) slowed down long enough to chat for a bit. Jack’s a cool guy and the bar reflects his Northwest sensibilities. Jack gives us some tips on how to become a wine connoisseur and what he thinks about Trader Joe’s “two buck chuck.” You’ll [...]

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I had the opportunity to chat with Rob Steeves of RD Steeves Imports in Carlton Yamhill (sorry, Rob!), Oregon. I’ve loved visiting RD Steeves for a long time so it was really cool to learn more about how they got started and how they get all that cool old furniture. This is the first part [...]

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