After getting the apartment here in Portland, I’ve been spending the last week wrapping up the insurance claim on the bike, running errands, getting to know the area, and following the RED SOX. Up 2-0 in the first round of the playoffs, I’ve been ecstatic to have my satellite radio work everywhere downtown. There are enough ground repeaters that I can have the game on no matter where I go. Anyone interested in the Manny trade should read this piece by Bill Simmons. Excellent research combined with sarcastic and biting analysis smacks of someone who is a fan of the team, but can also look at the systematic way the new ownership works without rosy colored glasses.

The weather here was amazing for the last week, with bright blue sky days coming one right after another. Yesterday and today have been my first taste of pacific northwest rain. It’s let me get caught up on pictures and videos for the blog and I’d anticipate with more rain tomorrow, I’ll have most of the stories caught up as well.

Caitlin and I are both doing well health wise, with only some minor infection in one of Cait’s abrasions. Thank you to everyone who has been worried about us, we both talk about how nice it is to hear from so many people.

I’ll be looking for a bicycle and a job very shortly, but looking back on the first couple of weeks here…things have been amazing.

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