Summer's hit in full force here. We've already had a lot of 100+ days. It's too hot to be out, too hot to ride anywhere, too hot to go to the airport.

I did get a business trip to Portland a few weeks ago. I'd never been there, but it's now on my list of "places I'd be happy retiring". I haven't uploaded the pictures yet, but I managed to squeeze in a few hours at Mt. Hood State Park, and a trip with my friend John O to the Evergreen Aviation Museum to see the Spruce Goose. There's no way to express just how enormous that airplane is - you just have to stand under it to understand.

But I came home with bronchitis and two ear infections, so it wasn't all good. Despite a round of antibiotics, I'm still coughing. If it's anything like my previous round of bronchitis, I'm going to be coughing for another month.

We made it out to the airport for the 4th, where my mechanic fired up his L-39:

It sounds great - I expect it'll be flying before the end of the summer. We didn't stay long, since the humidity makes my cough even worse.

I know I put pictures up on FaceBook, but I don't think I mentioned it here: there are two new kittens terrorizing the household.

Meet Xena:

And Thera:

Those pictures are a month old, so they're a good bit bigger now. I have high hopes of teaching them to fetch.

The local library is closed for renovations this summer, so I'm short on books. I've been filling up my wish list on Paperback Swap. I finished Addition the other night, and I have two more on their way.

The local indoor range had a fire last weekend, so it's put a damper on my Tuesday nights of shooting. They're looking for a new location, but I suspect that anywhere they pick is going to be too far away for me to make it in time after work.

My WoW guild has been working our way through Naxx on weekend nights. We've got all 4 main quarters down, but still haven't downed the last two bosses.

Other then that, life's been quiet. I'm looking forward to being able to be outside again - in another 3 months.