MIRACLE OF A MILLION LIGHTS

With the holiday season well upon us there are so many great places to go to foster your spirit via fantastic lights. From a cruise of the lights at PIR to SE PDX’s Peacock Lane to the Oregon Zoo for its Zoolights, the options are many. With a family of four, and two young kids onboard, I […]

Eclipse Update Video: Shadow Snakes?

So we’ve posted and have been refreshing our article on the coming solar eclipse. Still a great read, you can see it here. That said, we’ve come across a wonderful video on the eclipse that talks in detail about all of the different and very interesting phenomena that you can observe during the eclipse event. […]

The Coming Total Solar Eclipse: August 21, 2017

Nearly 40 years ago we had a total solar eclipse occur in our part of the U.S. In fact, I was about 10 years old and I remember building a solar eclipse viewer in my 4th grade classroom…because hey, it’s really, really cool and kids (and the “uninformed”) are just going to stare at such […]

World’s Best Pizza at 6,000 Feet?

When I think of traveling for pizza I recall my 2012 trip to Italy, where my wife and I enjoyed enough pizza, pasta, wine and gelato to last us (nearly) a lifetime. Yet who knew that the very best pizza experience we would have to date was right here in the Pacific Northwest, albeit, at […]

Dinosaurs in the Trees?

O.K. This blog largely covers the Portland/Vancouver area, and all things fun, cool, cultural, stylish and culinary. Yet once in a while we have to venture out of our immediate zone to highlight places worth visiting. To be sure, the Oregon Coast is a top destination for not only us, but visitors from around the […]

Eyewear Evolved

Like so many things continually changing, eyewear has evolved significantly over the last millennia. Ushered in by changes in available technology, necessity of function and the latest fashions, collected here are two great media items that bring life to this point.  This first infographic showcases changes in eyewear since the early Middle Ages. Beginning with […]