Thanks for coming here on Buck-a-Hit Day, where each visit takes $1 out of my pocket (up to $1,000) and sends it over to the Oregon Food Bank and the food pantry of St. Philip Neri Parish here in Portland.
I've never gotten 1,000 visits in a single day on this site. Back when a legion of sickies was looking for the Kobe Bryant accuser one day last summer, a post of mine that mentioned his case drew around 700 people here. If Howard Bashman at How Appealing drops a link to me, I might have 300 or so. But 1,000? Wow. We'll see.
For those of you who are new here, here's a nickel tour. If you scroll down, you'll see what this blog looks like in a typical two-week period: lots of largely disconnected stuff flowing out of my size 7½ head. Things are organized (more or less) by date and topic over to the left, in the various categories under "Archives." Just below that is a Google search box, where you can word search to your heart's content. Before midsummer of this past year, this blog was hosted on Blogspot, at bojack.blogspot.com. If you head over there, you'll find a Google search box for the prior life of the blog (just over a year) as well.
In case you don't know what to look for, allow me to abandon all modesty and point out some highlights from the past. A couple of weeks ago, for Thanksgiving, I created a little photo essay (inspired by Tony Pierce) about what I was (and still am) thankful for; I liked the way that came out. I had some thoughts about Veterans Day, Columbus Day, and the East Coast blackout that you might find interesting. One of my neighbors and I had a nice chat recently. Parenthood is a big part of my life right now; I learned from some of the best. I've had a lot of fun with pictures. And before I moved my blog to this location, I was even vain enough to keep a greatest hits list of my favorite posts at the old address.
So look around, have fun, bookmark if you like what you see, and above all, accept my gratitude for your participation in this noble mini-experiment. (But on top of the ego stroking, heh heh, I get the tax deduction, not you. Unless you go do something like this on your own blog.)
UPDATE, 1:55 a.m.: It's time for me to crash. I'll check in again late morning on the West Coast.
Thanks, James. I was glad to read that the Si & Gar concert was a good one for you. And that there was no blood shed between Paul & Artie, Don & Phil, or any combination thereof.
Hmmm. Any chance of letting us know what timezone you are in so we can work out what time it is where you are? Right now in is 12:16 AM, 11 Dec in Sydney, Australia.
Wake up, man, it's 8:00AM! I've been up for 4 hours now (damn back pain).
But this will cost you a buck :-) . Good luck, Jack! I've managed to get you at least two other blogs (other than mine) linking to you, according to my pings.
For some strange reason, this reminds me of how Hillary Clinton donated her used bloomers to the poor for a tax deduction.Lately it appears to me what a long strange trip its been...
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Charamba, Douro 2008
Horse Heaven Hills, Cabernet 2010
Lorelle, Horse Heaven Hills Pinot Grigio 2011
Avignonesi, Montepulciano 2004
Lorelle, Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2011
Villa Antinori, Toscana 2007
Mercedes Eguren, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Lorelle, Columbia Valley Cabernet 2011
Purple Moon, Merlot 2011
Purple Moon, Chardonnnay 2011
Abacela, Vintner's Blend No. 12
Opula Red Blend 2010
Liberte, Pinot Noir 2010
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Indian Wells Red Blend 2010
Woodbridge, Chardonnay 2011
King Estate, Pinot Noir 2011
Famille Perrin, Cotes du Rhone Villages 2010
Columbia Crest, Les Chevaux Red 2010
14 Hands, Hot to Trot White Blend
Familia Bianchi, Malbec 2009
Terrapin Cellars, Pinot Gris 2011
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2009
Campo Viejo, Rioja, Termpranillo 2010
Ravenswood, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2010
Waterbrook, Reserve Merlot 2009
Lorelle, Horse Heaven Hills, Pinot Grigio 2011
Tarantas, Rose
Chateau Lajarre, Bordeaux 2009
La Vielle Ferme, Rose 2011
Benvolio, Pinot Grigio 2011
Nobilo Icon, Pinot Noir 2009
Lello, Douro Tinto 2009
Quinson Fils, Cotes de Provence Rose 2011
Anindor, Pinot Gris 2010
Buenas Ondas, Syrah Rose 2010
Les Fiefs d'Anglars, Malbec 2009
14 Hands, Pinot Gris 2011
Conundrum 2012
Condes de Albarei, Albariño 2011
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2007
Penelope Sanchez, Garnacha Syrah 2010
Canoe Ridge, Merlot 2007
Atalaya do Mar, Godello 2010
Vega Montan, Mencia
Benvolio, Pinot Grigio
Nobilo Icon, Pinot Noir, Marlborough 2009
Portuga, Rose 2011
Revelation, Chardonnay, Pays d'Oc 2010
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 2005
Monte Alto, Tinto Reserva 2005
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Cabernet, Indian Wells 2009
Espiral, Vinho Rose
Vin-Koru, Pinot Gris 2011
14 Hands, Hot to Trot Red 2009
Rodney Strong, Cabernet, Sonoma 2009
Abacela, Vintner's Blend #11
Portuga, White 2010
La Bourgeoisie, Red 2009
Januik, Red 2009
Three Rivers, River's Red 2008
Kirkland, Alexander Valley Merlot 2008
Muga, Rioja Rose 2010
Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2009
Mauro Molino, Barbera d'Alba 2009
Garda Chiaretto Rose
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Vineyard 10 White
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Pinot Gris, Columbia Valley 2009
L'Hortus, Rose de Saignee 2010
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2008
McKinley Springs, Bombing Range Red 2008
Trader Joe's Pinot Gris 2009
Montes Alpha, Cabernet 2007
Gran Sasso, Sangiovese, Terre di Chieti 2009
Garda, Classico Chiaretto Rose
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1999
Picos del Montgo, Tempranillo 2008
Chateau de Montmirail, Vacqueyras 2008
La Granja 360, Syrah 2009
Montgras, Carmenere Reserva 2009
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet 2008
Kirkland, Pinot Grigio 2010
Trader Joe's Coastal Syrah 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Merlot 2008
Trader Joe's Coastal Chardonnay 2009
Vieux Papes Red
Domaine de l'Aujardiere, Chardonnay 2009
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Medalla Real 2007
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2008
Guild, Red, Lot #02 2008
Dievole, Dievolino Sangiovese 2008
Laforet, Burgogne Chardonnay 2009
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2007
Bonterra, Cabernet 2008
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2009
Maquis Lien 2006
Scott Paul, Pinot Noir, Le Paulee 2007
The Occasional Book
Neil Young - Waging Heavy Peace
Mark Bego - Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul (2012 ed.)
Jenny Lawson - Let's Pretend This Never Happened
J.D. Salinger - Franny and Zooey
Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol
Timothy Egan - The Big Burn
Deborah Eisenberg - Transactions in a Foreign Currency
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - Slaughterhouse Five
Kathryn Lance - Pandora's Genes
Cheryl Strayed - Wild
Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The Brothers Karamazov
Jack London - The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii
Jack Walker - The Extraordinary Rendition of Vincent Dellamaria
Colum McCann - Let the Great World Spin
Niccolò Machiavelli - The Prince
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus - The Nanny Diaries
Brian Selznick - The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sharon Creech - Walk Two Moons
Keith Richards - Life
F. Sionil Jose - Dusk
Natalie Babbitt - Tuck Everlasting
Justin Halpern - S#*t My Dad Says
Mark Herrmann - The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law
Barry Glassner - The Gospel of Food
Phil Stanford - The Peyton-Allan Files
Jesse Katz - The Opposite Field
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
David Sedaris - Holidays on Ice
Donald Miller - A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Mitch Albom - Have a Little Faith
C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
William Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ivan Doig - Bucking the Sun
Penda Diakité - I Lost My Tooth in Africa
Grace Lin - The Year of the Rat
Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
Steven D. Stark - Meet the Beatles
Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
Jonathan Schwartz - All in Good Time
David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Anthony Holden - Big Deal
Robert J. Spitzer - The Spirit of Leadership
James McManus - Positively Fifth Street
Jeff Noon - Vurt
Road Work
Miles run year to date: 21
At this date last year: 52
Total run in 2012: 129
In 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269
Thanks for coming here on Buck-a-Hit Day, where each visit takes $1 out of my pocket (up to $1,000) and sends it over to the Oregon Food Bank and the food pantry of St. Philip Neri Parish here in Portland.
Comments (18)
This one will cost you a buck! Good luck, Jack.
Posted by Parkway Rest Stop | December 10, 2003 1:11 AM
Thanks, James. I was glad to read that the Si & Gar concert was a good one for you. And that there was no blood shed between Paul & Artie, Don & Phil, or any combination thereof.
Posted by Jack Bog | December 10, 2003 1:26 AM
Hmmm. Any chance of letting us know what timezone you are in so we can work out what time it is where you are? Right now in is 12:16 AM, 11 Dec in Sydney, Australia.
Posted by Ozguru | December 10, 2003 5:16 AM
Ka-ching! Good on you Jack. Merry Xmas.
Posted by Philip | December 10, 2003 5:19 AM
youre a good man.
happy holidays!
Posted by tony | December 10, 2003 8:05 AM
Wake up, man, it's 8:00AM! I've been up for 4 hours now (damn back pain).
But this will cost you a buck :-) . Good luck, Jack! I've managed to get you at least two other blogs (other than mine) linking to you, according to my pings.
Posted by Jake Ortman | December 10, 2003 8:16 AM
Nice work Jack - keeping LCers here in the Big Apple current on pdx happenings, and charity to boot.
Hope you get your hits.
Posted by dominic auld | December 10, 2003 9:33 AM
For some strange reason, this reminds me of how Hillary Clinton donated her used bloomers to the poor for a tax deduction.Lately it appears to me what a long strange trip its been...
Posted by brother gary | December 10, 2003 10:55 AM
For anyone that wants to know, Jack is in Pacific time or -08:00.
Posted by stacia | December 10, 2003 2:47 PM
Here's another buck from the Alas, A Blog folks - glad I can help.
Posted by Aaron | December 10, 2003 2:55 PM
Is that a Starker exchange information pamphlet you're reading to your daughter? :)
Posted by Erin | December 10, 2003 6:51 PM
Send a buck for me too!
Posted by pseu | December 10, 2003 7:22 PM
The site meter says 37,869... reach $1000?
Posted by Tom | December 10, 2003 7:33 PM
We made 1,000 as of 4:20 p.m. Thanks to everybody!
Posted by Jack Bog | December 10, 2003 9:11 PM
What a great idea! Thanks for making such a large donation on our behalf.
Posted by Ms Lauren | December 11, 2003 6:59 AM
I praise your charitable nature and think this tactic is a good idea. I do, however, have reservations about your selected charities and probably wouldn't have visited if I'd known in advance. (Reference: http://interested-participant.blogspot.com/2003_12_01_interested-participant_archive.html#107102300248309174)
Posted by Interested-Participant | December 11, 2003 7:08 AM
Wow. And I'd be happy with 100 hits! Happy Holidays to the food bank
Posted by cs | December 11, 2003 4:21 PM
Amazing...simply amazing. Good job! Heh..."hit" 1,000 at 4:20...
Posted by Tricky_DiCk | January 3, 2004 2:17 PM