Hello there,

I am a civil servant for the local county here in Portland, Oregon. I love working downtown. Above is a snapshot of the view from my office building. It's a far cry when I lived on E.N. 16th St in Abilene, let me tell you.

I'll never forget visiting Portland from Abilene in twice in August of 2001. Going from daily +100 degree days to the 70's and rainy (it actually doesn't rain that much in the summer) was pretty fabulous for a big guy like me. Though I miss the excellent bar-b-q and authentic tex-mex of Abilene, I don't regret the decision to move here for a minute.