T-Shirts, cut offs, and a pair of (Nike) thongs

A week at Outer Banks is enough to rejuvenate any soul, even one that’s been freezing in Chicago for far too long. I’ve been trying to travel up a storm lately, and this has been one of my favorite trips. As the Beach Boys would say, “We’ve been having fun all summer long.” And happy day–…

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one if by Portland, two if by sea

Take a look at the Willamette River, folks! And take a look at the great view it boasts. Since the last few posts have been about Portland, I thought we could go a little deeper and learn some interesting facts about this great city. Here we go! Portland was named by the flip of a…

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just keeping Portland weird

I’ve been in Portland for 9 days now, and I haven’t even scratched the surface of all that is this great city. As you may well know, Nike headquarters is right outside of Portland in Beaverton. I was lucky enough to get my hands on a pass to the employee store…and I went a little…

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a kingdom by the sea

I recently spent a week in Rehoboth for vacation. It was a quaint little town, that I believe to be the capital of the font papyrus. Every little candy shop, bike rental place, and restaurant used it on their signage. It was such a sweet little beachfront that it wasn’t too hard to over look…

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