Tango, cycling, & technology...from a Portlander.

I live in downtown Portland Oregon, on the corner of 19th & W Burnside, overlooking the city.

Since moving to The Civic condos in October, I've been working with a clearly-overextended condo management organization; PREM Group. Despite initiating the process just days after moving in, nearly six months have passed, and the installation of a simple DSL connection still has not been processed...this is all despite dozens of phone calls, voicemails, in-person discussions, and at least two dozen emails...to managers, bosses, and the bosses bosses... There have been plenty of promises to act, but...with no delivery of services, by the time December rolled around, I was getting desperate.

As a computer systems administrator, by way of a career spanning well-more than a decade, I need reliable and fast internet services...and when Clear WiMAX hit the Portland market in December of 2008, I was their second "general" customer to receive the WiMAX modem. Continue reading "Quality of Clear WiMAX Services"

My visit didn't go so well. Initially, it was supposed to be 30-45 minutes...although I arrived shaking, weak, and barely able to walk a straight line... Continue reading "Sweating, trembling, butterflies in my stomach...a warm wet finger...what's next?"

On the evening of March 12th, I had a bit of an accident...nearly lost a finger in the process... Continue reading "Nine Fingernails"

I have a small metal shop, but many have asked how one balances living in a condo, and maintaining a small metal workshop. Continue reading "Home is where the tools are..."