"Mark Schrader motored up the Columbia River aboard his 64-foot steel sailing cutter, Ocean Watch, on Wednesday, soaking up scenery so relentlessly green and air so deliciously damp he knew he was nearly home".
Katy Muldoon, To sea to see in How we live secton of Oregonian on 11 June, 2010
And:
Mega congratulations to Amber on winning a $10K scholarship from Lipton Tea for designing a logo or graphic.
G'ma played a major role here by "e-recruiting" tons of "e-friends" to vote Amber into final competition. (Need a good PR prson?)
And:
Congratulations to Laura on graduating from Middle School where a couple of hundred screaming, ear splitting, shrieking pubescents celebrated a symbolic move from childhood to teen-hood.
Tomorrow she and I are off to NYC.
G'pa the Commie grump??
