Louis Oosthuizen grew up in Mossel Bay, South Africa, playing on a links course in the city in the southernmost cape of the country that featured 94 pot-bunkers and constant wind. St. Andrews, the setting for the British Open, has felt just like home for the 27-year old. And, not surprisingly, the comfort, coupled with [...
Two more in Jay’s Summer Steelhead Chenille Series Steelhead fly patterns. During the tying session Jay discusses stomach contents of Steelhead. His career as a biologist and angler has led to a tremendous amount of research, field observation and access to information about fish. Enjoy!–CD Summer Steelhead
• As we closer to the end of July it means one thing, each day we get that much closer to Fall Camp in a couple of weeks. And "fresh" Duck football news is getting very scarce.I think one of the things we can count on this season is a dominant defensive unit. Here is Part 1 of m
The Portland Trail Blazers shot 26-76, 34 percent, from the field in their Summer League contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The shooting percentage was dreadful, but though 50 shots were clanged, the up and coming players that had to show some aggressiveness did. That was a good sign, and in the Summer League, that
This coming Thursday marks the start of the 23rd Annual Oregon Brewers Festival at Portland’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Hmm…a very capitalized sentence (58% – Statistics Editor). Anyway, the OBF is the state’s premiere brewfest, which is saying a lot considering the quality of festivals
The Future of Food is a film you must see before you take another bite. A free screening will be held on July 21 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Eugene Downtown Library. For more information, view the movie trailer below, visit the movie website, or RSVP on Facebook.
Ding dong! (Actually, more like a grandfather clock chime before the hour bells). And the front door opens... Come on in! Welcome to our new home. It's pretty empty right now, but soon it will be filled and full of...
When Louis Oosthuizen, a 27-year old relatively unknown South African, bogeyed the first hole of the British Open’s third round to see his five shot lead quickly reduced to four, I thought he would completely crumble under the pressure and do what Dustin Johnson did in the final round of the U.S. Open earlier this [..
Two more proven Steelhead patterns from Jay Nicholas’s Summer Steelhead Chenille Series. Purple has to be considered along with black as a top producing steelhead color. Fly number two is a “Juicy Bug” knock off that Jay has had success both on the Rogue and North Umpqua.–CD Summer Steelhead C
• As there wasn't much of anything in BlogLand yesterday (I don't count lame former QB non-stories) I thought I would share one of my favorite highlight videos. Gotta love the music too.GO DUCKS!
Lots of times, the most familiar version of a song isn't the original version. I'll be posting some of these "covers that you might not have known are covers" on Saturdays. "Take Me to the River" Familiar version: Talking Heads (1979) Original version: Al Green (1974) Talking Heads Al Green
Fox news --Arizona governor Jan Brewer established a defense fund in late May to help pay for defending the state's law cracking down on illegal immigration now totals more than $1.2 million with donations from over 25,000 people. 25,000 people!I guess in one sense, you can say that it's 25,000 people contributing to help f
Thursday, my friend Mike and I decided to take advantage of the good flows on the Middle Fork of the Willamette above Lookout Point and float for wild trout. Whether it was the late rain or the Corps hording water due to low snowpack or a combination of the two I guess it doesn’t really [...]
One more from one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time...
The Clips of Faith beer and film event – which is part of a national tour – will be held at Alton Baker Park from 8 to 11 p.m. on July 16. The event will benefit Skaters for Eugene Skateparks.
When I started brewing my Sour Mash Belgian Pale last month, I was shooting for something close to Russian River’s Redemption, but with a more pronounced sour
• Chip Kelly gives his views on the hiring of Athletic Director Rob Mullens from Kentucky. Here is the full story at GoDuc
Vanishing Point (1971) 7/10 A sort of time capsule from 1971, complete with muscle cars, bikers, rednecks, radio DJs, Jesus freaks, drugs, and hippies, this 90-minute chase flick is still surprisingly entertaining.
The third game of the Portland Trail Blazers schedule against the Los Angeles Clippers didn’t start as they would have liked. Fourteen turnovers were committed in the first two quarters, the point guards weren’t producing as they have in the past, and Jeff Pendergraph struggled offensively. The team had just 29
Greg Hatten shot this great video earlier this week of Register-Guard columnist Bob Welch fighting his first steelhead on the Town Run. Check out the four-foot jump this thing takes. Apparently Bob is hooked.
It was our first hot Saturday, temperatures hover
After receiving 35 photo submissions and 1,937 public votes in MyEugene’s “What is NEWS to you?” photo contest, we now have a winner and runner-up! Congratulations to Faith Cunningham, of Springfield, Oregon, for winning the grand prize! Faith will receive $150 Cashier’s Check from MyEugene and (1) one yearly subs
When I saw a lug of pristine Eastern Oregon apricots on my way back from Montana, I knew I had to have ‘em. In short order, they became: Orangette’s version of Zuni’s apricot tart. I *love* this recipe. And the crust is excellent for all pies, by the way. I substituted plain distilled vinegar, bein
Robin Trower is one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time...
It’s looking like another excellent summer Steelhead year in the Pacific Northwest. Rumor, suggestion, theory, preliminary numbers, has the Deschutes even better in 2010 than the record of 2009. The North Umpqua is fishing reasonably well right now. The Willamette, McKenzie, North Santiam, South Santiam all have good
The culprit Split batch: Ol' Dillydally English-style Brown Ale & Parchcrusher Nut Brown Ale Ever since I began homebrewing in 2007, I've felt a wee bit cursed when it comes to making brown ales. The cursed feeling began, as these...
The culprit Split batch: Ol' Dillydally English-style Brown Ale & Parchcrusher Nut Brown Ale Ever since I began homebrewing in 2007, I've felt a wee bit cursed when it comes to making brown ales. The cursed feeling began, as these...
• Here is another, more detailed look at the new Field Turf at Autzen Stadium with Jerry Allen as your host. Video is courtesy of GoDucks.TV. Definitely looking good and I can't wait to get back.GO
I got my first tweet from a celebrity. And not just any celebrity. It's from one of my top two celebrity crushes during the '80s: None other than Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Gos. After I wrote about her last week, I decided to look her up on Twitter and see if she was on. I thought she probably would be, since she's kind of
The Utah Jazz have signed guard Raja Bell, who was with the team from 2003-2005, to a three-year contract worth $10 million and, according to Ross Siler of the Salt Lake City Tribune, “have notified Wesley Matthews reps they won’t match [the] offer” given to him by the Portland Trail Blazers worth $34 mill
Peggy is a nurse; Peggy hates doctors. If I hadn’t coerced her into going to one after months of pain and immobility, she still wouldn’t know that she has De Quervain’s tenosynovitis. Dogs hate doctors too. Peggy and the world’s dog population are alike in this. I’ve gotten many emails about all the things that pe
At the halfway point of the season, the Boston Red Sox are five games behind the American League East-leading New York Yankees. That doesn’t look very satisfying, but considering what they have been through it undoubtedly is. They injury bug that has hit them borders on ridiculous, with many of their impact-players on
Download now or watch on posterous IMG_0447.MOV (5214 KB) Arthur drives a (brand new) sewer vacuum truck. Posted via email from samuel’s posterous