Date: Sunday, 04-Feb-96 07:26 AM

Subject: Postcard from Portland

Dear family and friends,

Greetings from the frozen tundra! We've just had another ice storm. It
was not as significant as the one we had in December, but more then
enough to make any travel treacherous. Vigilant of the vis major, I
shopped for victuals yesterday. Of course, everyone else had the same
idea - the traffic was intense. I barely made it home ahead of the
worst of the storm. Liz had to work yesterday, so she was relieved of
prospecting for provisions - and relieved to see me arrive home! We
celebrated our safety with a sacrifice of stuffed salmon and a potation
of Pinot Gris.

Last weekend was wintry as well. We awoke Saturday (1/28) to an inch or
two of fresh fallen snow. It continued to snow and by 3pm we had
accumulated a good six inches. Liz had wisely stopped on the way home
Friday and purchased a snow shovel, which I put to good use in clearing
the driveway. The last time I needed to do *that* was 13 years ago! Liz
felt guilty that I wouldn't let her help, but managed to get over it.
Having grown up in Philly and lived in New England for a dozen years, a
snowstorm was no novelty to me.  But for Liz it was occasion for a
second childhood. She busied herself building a snowman (replete with
scarf and cap) and then conscripted the trash can lid for sled duty.
The snow was absolutely perfect for snowballs, so naturally we had to
succumb to the temptation to hurl a few. Dodger (our neighbor's Golden
Retriever) came over to join in the fun - he likes to play fetch with
snowballs (he actually finds and brings them back).

The way January started out, I didn't think there would be much weather
worthy of mention. It was wet and warmer than usual. In fact, there was
concern that we'd have a drought this summer since the snow pack on
Mount Hood was melting too soon. But the arctic storm track returned
and the temperatures plummeted into the low teens. (Okay, okay, I can
hear the Rudins and Rich Ahrens saying that would be a *heat wave* by
Minnesota standards :-). Within a period of two weeks the snow base at
Timberline Lodge went from 45" to 145". It was actually sunny here from
Wednesday through yesterday morning, which gave us a chance to revel in
the view we have. Yesterday's sunrise behind Mount Hood was a fresco of
fire and ice.

Other than that, there's not much else to report. Liz's job continues
to go well. I'm on loan for a month to the QA group, which is doing
customer simulation testing on our new software release. It's a bit
boring, but it gives me a chance to learn some Unix administration and
get a better feel for our product offerings.

This month Liz and I will be celebrating the two year anniversary of
our engagement (Valentine's Day)!! We'll be going to a fine restaurant
the weekend before. Last year we revisited Pascal (the scene of the
crime :-), but we'll have to break with tradition now that we've moved.
There's a French restaurant in Vancouver, Washington that sounds good
(it's in the Entertainment Book) and we'll be giving a try. BTW - today
is Shelly & Mitch's 36th wedding anniversary!! So...

I plan on adding some more links to my home page this month. If you've
already stopped by for a visit, it'll be a reason to come back! And if
you haven't taken a look, whaddya waitin' for?!

Until next month - stay warm and be well.

Love,
Sandy & Liz

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Sandy & Liz Herring                permanent address: sherring@ACM.org
Portland, Oregon                   provider du jour : shh@teleport.com
*NEW* home away from home ........ http://www.teleport.com/~shh/

                And that's the news from Lake Oswego,
           where the women are strong, the men good looking
               and all the children are above average.

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