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My Interests

Music:

Classical guitar, Jazz, Ottmar Liebert, Django Reinhardt, Bluegrass, KD Lang, the Blues, Norah Jones, Allison Kraus, Classical music, Flamenco and other Latin music, John Lee Hooker, Ricki Lee Jones, Van Morrison, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Lyle Lovett, Sidney Bechet, Jack Johnson...good grief! I like so much, I couldn't possibly narrow it down or name it all here!

Movies:

A few that I really loved: Leaving Normal, L.A. Confidential, Persuasion, The Wizard of Oz, Winged Migration. Sideways. The Illusionist. I have always enjoyed movies of all kinds.

Television:

Don't watch all that much these days. I like PBS and the Discovery Channel from time to time. I really miss NOW with Bill Moyers. Truly GREAT journalism.

Books:

Always reading something. Currently: The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle and an excerpt from Loving What Is, by Byron Katie. I'm in a self reflective mood and wanting to grow into a better person. And there are others - I've always got several books going at once.

Heroes:

My grandfather. He was fun and loving, and he passed along values that help me every day. My time with him gave me the best memories of my childhood. Even after all these 9 years since he passed on, I really miss him.

My Blog

October in Portland

I've had a very busy fall season, complete with business trips to Bend, work-related conferences here in downtown Portland, soccer games, school fundraisers, and a long overdue visit from my mom - who...
Posted by Seraffyn on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 02:00:00 PST

Unexpected beauty...

"The Winos on Potrero Hill" Alas, they gettheir bottlesfrom a smallneighborhood store.The old Russiansells them portand passes no moraljudgement. They goand sit underthe green bushesthat grow alongthe...
Posted by Seraffyn on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:48:00 PST

Walking Up

Step over step Breathe in Breathe out Heartbeat after beat Rise higher Go deep Mist whispers thin Mossy tendrils Moist heat Stirring the sky Planting my feet ...
Posted by Seraffyn on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:25:00 PST

Dog Paddle Zen

Tentative companion, it's strange, I know! You trusted me today. It matters not I couldn't control The way we went. Smooth and slow, your presence deep and pure. I warmed to you...
Posted by Seraffyn on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:29:00 PST

Paddling with the Kids

Ever since I bought the kayak, my kids have asked to go out on the water. It doesn't matter that there's room for only one of them in the kayak with me - that's just a boring detail to them.&nbs...
Posted by Seraffyn on Sun, 27 May 2007 04:25:00 PST

Kayaking is fun!

After many years of wishing I had a kayak, I bought one from a friend this week. This afternoon I took it out for the first time. Wow - I should have done this a lot sooner! I had th...
Posted by Seraffyn on Sun, 20 May 2007 01:18:00 PST

Hiking in the Desert Southwest

I think I've mentioned before in another blog that about 15 years ago I took a 3 month trip by train around the country. I had six stops, and the last 3 were in the desert Southwe...
Posted by Seraffyn on Fri, 18 May 2007 12:34:00 PST

Mother's day on Sauvie Island

All last week, during breaks at work, I kept trying to think of something to do on Mother's Day that would please us all - kids and Mom alike. It had to be something exciting, so I could get all...
Posted by Seraffyn on Mon, 14 May 2007 11:01:00 PST

One Question Game

I just played this game with Siranda, and the rules say I have to re-post in my blog. Here's the game: You ask me one question, that I will answer completely honestly and then I get to ask you o...
Posted by Seraffyn on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 05:36:00 PST

Eeewwwww!

Oh man - today I really could've used that guy from Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Channel. I needed him badly, because I discovered I did NOT want to do the dirty job I had to do this evening...
Posted by Seraffyn on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:09:00 PST