Portland...again.

I've ended up in and out of this town much more than I expected and here I am again. The flights out of Seattle to Alaska were much cheaper so I'm headed back up there. Found myself back in Portland to do a two day options trading seminar, something I've been dabbling with on and off (mostly off) for the last 5 years. Not exactly a holiday activity but the timing was perfect and it was a good kick in the pants to get some focus on my financial health (damn I must be getting old... ;-).

I stayed with Brett and Heike who very kindly shared their cosy little basement apartment with me Portland has it's attractions, not least is Mt Hood which can be seen from points all around the city. I took this shot on the way back tonight. Not a tough place to live with this view showing up all the time...


Brett took the ultimate revenge on his reserve parachute after the hard landing at the Rat Race by cutting all the lines off and using it as a picnic blanket! (It was due for retirement) Sitting down to dinner with Heike, Katje and Brett: