Enter This Week’s Free E-book Giveaway » Excerpted from Guru Deep’s Hong Kong Through the Third Eye (coming soon from Third Eye Deep Press, a subsidiary of Deep, Inc.) The world’s only Independent City-Nation, Hong Kong is an economic, political…

And we’re back! After last week’s giveaway, winner announcements and special features, it’s time for our second E-book Giveaway for The Martini of Destiny. Have you traveled? Travel has been a huge influence on my life, and I’ve taken every opportunity I…

“If God created man, then who on earth created the Martini?” — Salvatore Calabrese, Classic Cocktails Whether it’s James Bond’s shaken-not-stirred vodkatini or the cast of Mad Men drinking their lunch, the martini is not just for TV and movies.…

“If God created man, then who on earth created the Martini?” — Salvatore Calabrese, Classic Cocktails Whether it’s James Bond’s shaken-not-stirred vodkatini or the cast of Mad Men drinking their lunch, the martini is not just for TV and movies.…

I’ve got a new story in the latest issue of Tastings, from The Register-Guard. Awesome photos too from Collin Andrew! “For more than 30 years, the owners of Eugene-based Pasta Plus have created from-scratch pasta and pesto for restaurants and home…

I’ve got a new story in the latest issue of Tastings, from The Register-Guard. Awesome photos too from Collin Andrew! “For more than 30 years, the owners of Eugene-based Pasta Plus have created from-scratch pasta and pesto for restaurants and home…

You are awesome! Thanks for the enthusiasm, shares and support over these last few days. And, above all, thanks for entering to win this week’s The Martini of Destiny Free E-book Giveaway! Here’s the list of lucky winners who were…

You are awesome! Thanks for the enthusiasm, shares and support over these last few days. And, above all, thanks for entering to win this week’s The Martini of Destiny Free E-book Giveaway! Here’s the list of lucky winners who were…

Bartender. Best Drinks in Hong Kong. Destiny Slinger. Jake. He’s the man behind the bar in The Martini of Destiny, the barkeep behind your choices and your fates, but just who is Jake Hongkong? “Jake turned away from the bar…

Bartender. Best Drinks in Hong Kong. Destiny Slinger. Jake. He’s the man behind the bar in The Martini of Destiny, the barkeep behind your choices and your fates, but just who is Jake Hongkong? “Jake turned away from the bar…

Thanks for entering! This week’s giveaway is now closed. Next Free E-book Giveaway starts Tuesday, May 28, at 5 a.m. PT. A special martini gives courage to a doubting man, a ghost doesn’t pay for his pints, a destiny-slinging bartender…

A bartender who serves destiny and decision questions everything after an encounter with a doubting man and a ghost who doesn’t pay for his pints… Available in… It’s been a helluva journey and lots of work (and to think, this…

Earlier in the year I talked about some goals for my homebrewing for 2013. A big one was how many times to brew this year. My goal for 2013 is to brew 6 times. I’ve gotten in 1 brew so…Read more ›

Earlier in the year I talked about some goals for my homebrewing for 2013. A big one was how many times to brew this year. My goal for 2013 is to brew 6 times. I’ve gotten in 1 brew so…Read more ›

Live the world. Start here. In 2004, kind of on a lark really, I published my first post on a Typepad blog called Antsaint. Thinking back, it’s hard to remember all the motivations that went into it. Mostly I wanted…

After 2,500 blog posts since 2004, it made sense to showcase some of the favorite and most popular posts on the site. Here’s the Top 25: Priorities The Tokyo Toddler – An Oregon Family Travels Japan A reason to do…

Live the world. Start here. In 2004, kind of on a lark really, I published my first post on a Typepad blog called Antsaint. Thinking back, it’s hard to remember all the motivations that went into it. Mostly I wanted…

After 2,500 blog posts since 2004, it made sense to showcase some of the favorite and most popular posts on the site. Here’s the Top 25: Priorities The Tokyo Toddler – An Oregon Family Travels Japan A reason to do…Read

Follow the adventure: The Tokyo Toddler Sometimes people think we’re nuts. Like when we said we wouldn’t be staying in hotels during our Japan trip. Instead, we’d be staying in the homes of strangers. There’s a method to our madness…

Follow the adventure: The Tokyo Toddler Sometimes people think we’re nuts. Like when we said we wouldn’t be staying in hotels during our Japan trip. Instead, we’d be staying in the homes of strangers. There’s a method to our madness…

Tonight I am at the monthly meeting for Willamette Writers. My duties as co-chair as done for now, and I am listening to Eric Olsen talk about his creative process and that of other writers he’s known, all with varying…Read mo

Tonight I am at the monthly meeting for Willamette Writers. My duties as co-chair as done for now, and I am listening to Eric Olsen talk about his creative process and that of other writers he’s known, all with varying…Read more 

It has been a challenging week. You know the type I’m talking about: many of the things you wanted to do got totally derailed by things you had to do. So Jodie, wonderful wife that she is, worked with me…Read more &

When it comes to craft beer and homebrew, I bring expertise, experience and passion to every assignment, no matter the topic or length. Lead Features & Cover Stories The new heart of Eugene brewing – Tastings – The Register-Guard, Eugene,…

When families sign up their children for music lessons, they aren’t just signing up their children for music lessons. They’re demonstrating their trust in the teacher. They’re saying that they’ve found a good match of personality and temperament that won’t…

As Oregon’s largest organization for writers and authors, Willamette Writers maintains local chapters throughout the state. In 2011 I joined the Eugene-based Mid-Valley Chapter, where I started a WordPress-based chapter website and eventually took over management of the chapter from…

When your time is dedicated to working remotely and on-site with clients all over the United States, how do you keep your website current? How do you stay in touch with customers and prospects? Those were the questions First Responder…

When promoting graphic design services, a graphic designer’s work can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, those compelling visuals are what you want to appeal to the client. On the other hand, you also don’t want the client…

New beers. Expansions. Events. For today’s craft brewery, the beer never stops pouring, and there is always something new to tell customers about. Founded in 2006, Eugene-based Oakshire Brewing had a company blog and maintained presences on Twitter and Facebook.…

Craft breweries, bottle shops and pubs from around the Eugene/Springfield area came together in 2012 for the 2nd Annual Eugene Beer Week. With over 40 events happening during a one-week period, a lot of information needed to be listed on…