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Birds at Lake Simtustus

Michael Comfort — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:59:24 +0000

These photos were all taken on our camping trip last weekend at Pelton Park on Lake Simtustus! Among the birds we saw (that I could identify) were: Bald Eagle, Osprey, Vulture, Great Blue Heron, Dove, Quail, and several others!

What was I thinking?

Michael Comfort — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:05:17 +0000

I designed and illustrated this brochure last year, and was fairly pleased with it… We are reprinting it today, and now I am wondering… what kind of crop is that anyway? Are those miniature orange trees? Tomato trees? Giant blueberries? Some kind of cartoon-fruit!

An Update

Michael Comfort — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:14:23 +0000

A dishwasher follow-up post is in order… When the repair guy came and inspected under the dishwasher for the cause of the leak, he found that everything was fine under there. He then took things apart inside, and he found that a rubber gasket had not been placed correctly. I never suspected that I might have caused [...]

Dishwasher Survey

Michael Comfort — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:44:01 +0000

Less than 2 months ago, we decided to replace our 15-year-old noisy dishwasher with a brand new quiet one. Then, last week, we discovered that the floor was swelling! I immediately took it out, and was relieved to find it wasn’t something I did! So we are having them come out to fix it, and we [...]

Thoughts on packaging

Michael Comfort — Tue, 26 May 2009 03:08:14 +0000

Packaging really does influence what we think about a particular product. Not just regarding the information it contains, but it sets the tone for how we feel about what we are going to end up with. When I first saw this truck at a downtown Newberg gas station, I laughed! Putting a mural of Mount Hood, [...]

Bees!

Michael Comfort — Fri, 22 May 2009 01:21:26 +0000

A few days ago our neighbors on the west side came to our door to tell us about a swarm of bees that had just adopted one of our Fir trees. They had seen them come swarming in like a giant cloud. The mass of bees, all clutching each other, is probably 18-20″ in length! There [...]

Before and After

Michael Comfort — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:21:17 +0000

Local coffee roaster and friend Pete Miller asked me to design some van signage that would more closely match his “brand.” I didn’t design the logo or individual elements of the design—they were already well established and in use on their printed materials, coffee bags, web site, etc. My task was to adapt them on to [...]

Ready to fly

Michael Comfort — Fri, 01 May 2009 03:21:12 +0000

Alison graduates from college this weekend, and it is going to be awesome! She is SO ready to fly! Alison —You have done very well and finished strong. We are all extremely proud of you, and we are excited to watch your flight! - [On a related note: it was exactly one year ago that Deanne had her name [...]

Gray beard

Michael Comfort — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:36:36 +0000

Yesterday an ex-co-worker stopped in at the office. Bernie worked with me about 8 years ago as our production manager, and now works for a company that services press rollers. I love it when old friends stop in. It’s always fun to see people that used to be on “the team.” Well, one of the things Bernie [...]

Patience rewarded

Michael Comfort — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:12:28 +0000

Intent on catching a few minutes of sun on my lunch break today, I decided to see if there were any new birds at my favorite spot, not too far from where I work. When I first arrived there were none, but I sat down on the grass anyway, and waited. After a few minutes my [...]