A View From Eastmoreland 
Fooddoings
with Deb and Steve
In early 2005, I started sending emails to my Mom and Dad about, basically, what we were doing in our kitchen in terms of food-making, food-planning, and food-related events. Much of the joy and creativity in my day-to-day life is tied to food; and Mom and Dad seemed to enjoy hearing about it. So I just started out sending these brief emails as a way of tying our lives together more. Steve started posting them on our website and encouraged me to share them with others. Over time, the brief emails that started out this project developed into more of a short essay with recipes and is sent out to a wider group of people. I enjoy writing them and hope you enjoy reading them.
-- Deb
(Deb is writing occasionally. So check back often.)
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Golden Minutes 
I used to volunteer at Oregon Public Broadcasting in a radio reading service for the blind called "Golden Hours." Volunteers read books, did live newscasts (reading the Oregonian newspaper), ran audio mixing boards, and more. The program was run by blind people, and interesting things seemed to happen all the time.
Recently, however, OPB shut down the Golden Hours service. When I publicly voiced some complaints about the reasons they used to justify the shutdown, OPB told me my volunteer services were no longer needed. If you're interested in reading about this shutdown, here's a letter that the IAAIS (International Association of Audio Information Services) sent to OPB in response to the shutdown.
You can also read about some of my earlier experiences at Golden Hours.
Although OPB no longer supports Golden Hours, it did not die. It is still available over the internet, and it is broadcast from the offices of the Oregon Commission for the Blind.
What's
on the SteveVR
One of these days I'll get around to posting what I've been recording.
Here's what I thought of what I watched.
Watched any Good Movies Lately?
Join in with the Ring Report and submit short reviews of movies you've seen lately. Or just check out what others are watching. Go to the Ring Report.
And in case you're interested, here's a list of my movie collection.
Photos
I finally joined the 20th century and got a digital camera. Check out some of my first photos.Christmas Eve 2011
On Christmas Eve 2011, Pat, Kellie, and Ryan joined us for Christmas pizzas. Here are some photos.Pride and Joy Reunion 2007
On June 1, 2007, we had a reunion of UMM classmates. When I wasn't pouring beer down my throat, I managed to take a few pictures.Columbia Land Trust Trip
We recently went on a Columbia Land Trust trip. Here's a link to our great-nephew Ryan's PowerPoint report of the tripLinks to Other Websites
Jackie Fischer's Website. Jackie is an author and a good friend of ours. Her first novel is terrific.
Paul Pierce's Computer Collection. Our friend Paul has so many large, old computers he had to buy a warehouse to store them.
