• photo collage of John Waite and John Cafferty from their show in Tacoma, April 9, 2026

    John x2 (Waite & Cafferty) in Tacoma

    15-year-old me is alive and well after seeing John Waite with John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band last night in Tacoma. NGL, I was a little nervous going into this show. It was my second time seeing a gig at the Emerald Queen Casino. The first time I saw a show there, I came …

    April 10, 2026
  • Bruce Springsteen performs in Portland, April 3, 2026

    Bruce Springsteen in Portland: Church, Rally, Revival, and Rock Show

    I was never a “Spring-Nut” or “E-Streeter” or whatever the Bruce diehards call themselves, but a couple months ago, I joined one of the big Facebook fan groups. All weekend long, the die-hards in there have been saying that Friday’s Portland show was the best (or one of the best) of the 25, 50, or …

    April 5, 2026
  • Mixing Rock and Real Estate in Las Vegas

    What a week…in the best possible way. Cari and I just spent a full week in Las Vegas, which is not something either of us would normally volunteer to do. But months ago, when she suggested I join her for RE/MAX’s annual international conference in February, I instantly knew the Eagles were playing more shows …

    March 1, 2026
  • I Knew It

    Back on December 18, after we beat the Rams in that crazy Thursday night game, I told Cari and Sean that we were gonna win the Super Bowl. And I haven’t worried about any of the games since. It just felt inevitable. And tonight, they became Super Bowl champs. Ta-da!!!! Go Hawks!!!! 💙💚💙💚💙

    February 8, 2026
  • Concerts in My Car…Leave Me Alone

    There’s a tweet that has lived rent-free in my brain for 2+ years, and I want to get rid of it, but I don’t know how. So I figure if I tell you about it, maybe that’ll do the trick. 😅 IIRC, it was the summer of 2023 when I saw a tweet that went …

    January 13, 2026
  • 2025 was the year that I…

    (Christmas Eve always makes me reflective, so here goes, even though most of this stuff is already on this site in earlier posts.) 2025 was the year that I… Got back in the ocean for the first time since my accident. Not actual swimming — far too cold on the Oregon Coast in May for …

    December 24, 2025