Trip to San Francisco............

First........We signed Wills in case something went awry........





Morbid, Yes, but we left the kids behind........And had a great time!!!

We went to San Francisco for the graduation of our Nephew, Jay Kepoikai. Great time!

There was alot of food........(no kidding) We went to the Farmer's Market at the embarcadero center, and had......food! (Best Tamale I've ever had..)





And My Dad was there too! (He's Happy, I promise. We all had a great time at the market)



We then went to the LEGION OF HONOR



And toured the Rodin exhibits and a beautifully haunting photography exhibit of modern day photographs taken from the exact vantage points of photographs taken just after the San Francisco Earthquke.

We visited the De Jong, and the SF Moma. and were exhausted, so.........

We ate snacks. (Char Hung Sut!)Famous Dim Sum Place in Hawaii.......Thank you Maile! :)





And then................We Went to Dinner! :)

L & G Lounge

Wow. Nice Dinner. Probably one of the best Chinese Meals I've ever had.






Late Night.........The Redwood Room.......



And the Next Day- The Graduation!

Mother's Day!

We went to the Hood River Inn on Mother's day. Here's a couple of shots from the spread. It was pretty incredible. They Served over 1000 people! Yikes!

Lynn Penner-Ash Wine Dinner........

We had a singular event in Celilo a couple of weeks back. Lynn Penner-Ash hosted our wine dinner. Thats her sitting at the head table.........



She pulled out a couple of very nice wines, Including her blend, a very well made "Rubeo" as well as a 2001 Reserve, which was a classic.



The Kitchen Rocked! I think they served up in four or five flights.



Wide open, great night...........

Election Night............

Well, tonight was election night, and I lost rather handily. Not entirely unexpected, to be sure. I had agreed to stand still while my opponent (now chairman elect) ran to get on the ballot, and they had a shot to take the position. At the moment, I think they carried over a 60% margin, so it looks like he's in.
Not much more to say, really. I'm a bit bummed, but also a bit relieved. There's so much work to be done I'm glad this focus is now past.

My advice, don't ever let a friend talk you into "helping him out" with regards to politics in Hood River.................Odds are, it'll be a fucking mess.