Samuel

On Tuesday, Arthur and I took his Strider bike over to the Amazon Skate Bowl so he could do some tricks. This is one of his favorite things to do. I was incredibly impressed at how competent he’s gotten on the Strider. Anyway, I took a few pictures with my phone. Click on the picture at the left to go to the gallery. And if you have kids, let me recommend these balance bikes. Arthur is not quite two three*, and you can see that he’s already having a great time riding a bike. When he’s big enough for a bike with pedals, he probably will never need training wheels. Totally awesome, as I still remember the abject terror of riding with my training wheels off for the first time.

*EDIT: Oh my god, I went back in time.

This is going to be hard on my wallet. I am drinking my second coffee house cappucino this week. Second in two days in fact. Which is remarkable, since I usually don’t treat myself like this twice in a month, much less two days. The reason? It all starts with Stumptown coffee roasters, the purveyors of the finest small batch roasted coffee in all the world. I have driven upwards of two hours for a cup of their liquid delicious – formerly not available in a venue nearer than Portland. But no more; enter the greatest coffee house EVER!!! Vero Espresso in Eugene, Oregon at the corner of 14th and Pearl, is this coffee shop. They have comfy couches and good jazz and stumptown coffee. I half expected the cast of Friends to walk in and start being witty. In all, this is the coffee house Eugene has needed for ten years. Six stars on a 1-5 scale.

It looks like the project to save Eugene’s Historic Civic Stadium is gaining momentum since I last checked in on them. The eighth oldest minor league ballpark in the country is in Eugene, and unless there is some serious investment in renovations the stadium’s future is in jeopardy. Take a look at the work being done by the Save Civic Stadium group here.