Connections Are hard
It’s been very hard to get online to do updates. Please go to this link for some voicemail audio updates: www.drop.io/outtheremonthly (please cut and paste the link).
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May 2009
Teenagers In The Park
When this shopkeeper saw that I was admiring his ostrich eggs he said “Awesome” and insisted I take his picture with them. 5/7: Day Two in Tehran Most people mistake us for Germans. When we say we are American we often get a raised eyebrow-look that translates into “Oh really?” Sometimes we get a little
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Live from Tehran, Day 1
Sign in window of leather goods store in North Tehran. Sign is turned sideways. It’s hard for me to get online and the connections are slow here so this blog entry is kind of long. Check my Twitter entries too (I can’t say the word “tweet”) at @jonbsnyder. 5/5 The 9 hour flight to London
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On Our Way To Tehran
This beauty is an Iranian 10K Rial note. Despite it’s elegant engraving and nice colors it’s only worth about one dollar. Right now Pam, Tom, Zach, Shahrokh, Jackson and I are all in the Denver airport waiting for our flight to London. Shahrokh gave the boys a fat wad of Iranian bills. The boys are
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Whitewater Park Event Tomorrow
An update and a cool event related to the whitewater park courtesy of Friends of the Falls: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Kayaking Exhibition: 6pm Dinner: 7:30-9:30pm Bitterroot Lodge 21850 E. Bitterroot Lane Liberty Lake Enjoy a live demonstration of whitewater kayaking on the Spokane River and an evening with Gary Lacey, the designer of the
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What’s Your Gear?: Kayaking : Mike Hamm
WHILE SOME PEOPLE in the Northwest worry about excess spring runoff as the mountain snow melts, flooding local rivers and streams with whitewater, Mike Hamm of Hydrology Kayak Instruction gets excited. Hamm was introduced to kayaking six years ago, when a friend who was taking a class for the outdoor recreation degree at EWU took
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Water Search And Rescue: Do You Have What It Takes
Water Search And Rescue rarely involves rescuing a live human being. The Spokane County Water Rescue team’s last live rescue subject was a moose, which they pulled out of Newman Lake this April. More often than not, a person makes it out before help arrives—or falls victim to the water’s surprising weight. Then rescue turns
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Everyday Cyclist: Great Bike Gear Wishlist
If a manager of a local bike shop (LBS) asked me “Hey, John, what kind of stuff would you like to see us carry?” this list is what I would suggest. I have no experience in retailing and have no intention of ever opening a shop, but there are some great products out there that
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Editorial: Halfway Around The World
Last summer the collecting gods smiled upon me. I decided to sell my most valuable records a month before the economy went haywire. The small stack of punk and grunge rock vinyl was worth enough on ebay to help fund a trip half-way around the world for my son and I. Next month, after lots
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