http://tomburgess.net Thu, 29 May 2008 08:58:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A test. http://tomburgess.net/2008/05/27/mixwit/ This morning I wrote an email to friend describing my day of whitewater kayaking yesterday on Washougal River about an hours drive from Portland. I've decided to put my experience up here too. So here's how it went: On Saturday I was whitewater kayaking and it kicked my arse. I hadn't ... http://tomburgess.net/2008/05/20/tales-from-the-river/ Yesterday was another mix of weather but not so much rain and relatively warm. In the afternoon I raced down to the county election offices on my bike to register myself though it turned out I'm already registered. I had to switch parties to be able to vote in the ... http://tomburgess.net/2008/04/29/pretty-in-pink/ I really wish I'd had my Powershot SD100 last summer instead of my old Powershot S30 that I was using. The difference in quality is quite significant and I have some good photos that would be amazing if taken with a better camera. Anyway I've just quickly converted one I ... http://tomburgess.net/2008/03/28/from-last-summer/ My new Canon Rebel xti arrived which is very exciting though I haven't really taken any pictures with it yet. Well I have but nothing I've wanted to keep. The weather has been pretty grim so I haven't been going out too much although I have plenty of time as ... http://tomburgess.net/2008/03/28/new-camera-no-job/ I took a few photos yesterday which was the day of a big anti-war protest. I didn't even know of the protest until I read some of the guys on the Portland Flickr group were heading down to it. It kicked off at 2pm but I was in a coffee ... http://tomburgess.net/2008/03/16/yesterday-and-beyond/ Note to self - Get a grip and start making an effort to post stuff here. Took some pics recently with my new camera. Here's one; http://tomburgess.net/2008/03/02/a-new-post/ I really want to get back into running again. I miss the running routes I had in Boston and all the miles I used to do. I ran this morning in the heavy rain, then went and bought a new pair of running shoes and got a new battery ... http://tomburgess.net/2007/10/20/up-running/ I've finally got around to sorting out some of my hiking pics from the summer. I climbed Mt Adams in WA state on July 4th which was great. Fantastic weather and scenery. Eight of us did the climb, well it's not technically a climb but it's not a hike either. ... http://tomburgess.net/2007/10/13/mt-adams-hike/ One of the coolest bridges ever is the Steel Bridge here in town crossing the Willamette River. There were thousands of runners crossing it today during the Portland Marathon. There's a lot of bridges crossing the river, but this is my favourite. http://tomburgess.net/2007/10/07/9/