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How to Write & Publish Books of Blues. Hopefully.

How to Write & Publish Books of Blues. Hopefully.

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The road to Cakesmash Vol. 1

September 5, 2022 By Finn Leave a Comment

peanut & prophet's cakesmash 2022

Fired clients.Reverse ski off the roof.Bella and Bud found mold behind the fireplace before I re-learned to walk.A race to get the house baby-ready, and re-re-learn to walk.All the while Bella lived & breathed fresh air at her mama’s.Painting Day turned into Inducement Day.Delivery Day came a day later.Twice I looked away, and twice an […]

Filed Under: Oregon Coast

“No, we don’t own the Bistro,” and how neighbors work together ’round here.

January 29, 2020 By Finn Leave a Comment

katie helping paint the walls at Garibaldi Portside Bistro

Short: Who owns Garibaldi Portside Bistro? That’s Dennis & Amanda Cavitt of Garibaldi, Oregon. They live behind us, or we live to their side, or something like that. The Cavitts were the one who purchased the building that housed The Troller Restaurant & Lounge, and that’s where quite a few of us spent much of […]

Filed Under: Letters Back Home, Oregon Coast

Verizon issues in Tillamook. It’s a running joke out here.

July 19, 2019 By Finn Leave a Comment

If you’re a tourist along the Oregon Coast, especially in the Tillamook Bay area, especially between Easter and Labor Day, especially if it coincides with a coveted fishing / hunting season, and despite having trusted Verizon as your cell provider, the following keeps happening every day until 8pm: Verizon service keeps telling you that you […]

Filed Under: Oregon Coast

[Pokémon GO] My priorities for Lucky Friend trades [team Mystic]:

July 3, 2019 By Finn Leave a Comment

Here are my trade priorities for lucky friends: Trade my shiny, non-wonder Groudon for a shiny, non-wonder Groudon. Traded with QueenAnectine. Now have a Shiny / Lucky / 91.1 Wonder Groudon. Thank you, Anectine. Trade my shiny, non-wonder Legendaries for the same – or excruciatingly similar shiny, non-wonder Legendary. I have 1 shiny, non-wonder Kyogre […]

Filed Under: Oregon Coast Tagged With: Pokémon GO

On reaching Level 40 in Pokémon GO

February 20, 2019 By Finn Leave a Comment

I don’t love Pokémon GO. I like it, but I don’t love it. Still, I put in an insane number of hours to reach Level 40, the final level. How hard is it to reach Level 40 on Pokémon GO? Reaching Level 40 on Pokémon GO is like finishing a 100,000-piece puzzle without a picture, […]

Filed Under: Distractions, Letters Back Home, Oregon Coast Tagged With: Pokémon GO

Otis and our experience adopting a rescue dog in Tillamook County, OR

November 28, 2018 By Finn Leave a Comment

otis finn, adopted from tillamook k9 rescue

Katie & I have been talking about getting a bigger dog since we moved from California. One that could run in the yard. One that could stand up to a coyote. One that could be integrated into our dog tribe as Enzo & Lily get up there in age. We started thinking more & more […]

Filed Under: Letters Back Home, Oregon Coast

“How’s the other coast?”

November 10, 2018 By Finn Leave a Comment

View of Tillamook Bay from Holly St., Garibaldi, OR

We’re sheltered from most the world here in this fishing village along the “other coast.” It’s funny, I’ve now lived near the Atlantic coast, Third coast, South Shore, Gulf Coast, Bay Area, and now Tillamook Bay & the Oregon Coast. I really am afraid to be away from water, I think. And afraid to boat. […]

Filed Under: Letters Back Home, Oregon Coast

Pokemon Go Tillamook 2018 Community Day: Beldum Contest

October 19, 2018 By Finn Leave a Comment

community day: beldum. Image by Niantic / Pokemon Go. Not for commercial re-use

The moderators of Pokemon Go Tillamook’s Facebook page and Discord chat group have successfully scrambled up quite the scrumptious contest for 2018 Community Day: Beldum. There will be 4 main prizes and 2 Grand Mystery Prizes. Here’s how the Community Day: Beldum contest will work. Probably. We will give out 1 main prize for each […]

Filed Under: Distractions, Oregon Coast Tagged With: Pokémon GO

By the way, we moved to Oregon.

April 26, 2018 By Finn Leave a Comment

Hey, y’all, We hope y’all had a great 2017. It was weird not being at home for any of the Christmas holiday. Something felt a touch out of place. But, we kept moving and made sure to enjoy who was around – and go to a coffee shop that made change with $2 bills before […]

Filed Under: Bay Area, East bay, Letters Back Home, Life Face Slap, Oregon Coast, The latest blues

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