What's up?  This has been a typical Monday, which is why it's my least favorite day of the week.  I won't go into it all, but suffice to say that many things about humanity were confirmed today, not the least of which is people justifying their jobs by making things difficult for progress.  Times are tough, for all of us and of course, we're all feeling the pinch in many ways.  But.........needless attention to details that don't matter is a waste of time, in my humble opinion.  Enough on that.

Starting in reverse order, I'm sick with a cold but did manage to get out and have drinks with our new Mayor-elect, Sam Adams.  We've semi known each other, but I got to spend some good time with him Saturday night and let me tell you, he's a damn cool guy!  He was what I expected and more.  We had some city business to discuss and then we discussed his future involvement with PDXposed.  He digs our show and he'll be a fun Guest Host in the future.  We're talking about going to China in April, with his delegation!  That......will be fun.  As always, stay tuned for that.

Earlier in the week, we had the pleasure of meeting the new baby elephant at the Oregon Zoo -- Sam.  It was SO cool, to be that close to the baby and it was fun to watch him playing with his food and busting through his mama's legs.  He was very playful and we have it all on camera.  That segment will air in mid November and I promise you, it will be a good one.  I took the photo for this blog with my I Phone.  I highly recommend that phone and the pictures are awesome!  I promised the Zoo staff that I'd finally attend the Zoo Lights this Holiday Season, and I'm embarrassed that I've not been before.  Should be a blast and beautiful to boot!

So, I went back to Hawaii a couple weeks ago as you know and I'm going back Friday.  But this time it's for some real R&R!  Mary and I will spend some time at a Four Seasons on Lanai.  I do have some meetings, but very limited.  We are working on a Kauai show, filming it in January and airing it in February.  We'll do many more fun activities on that show, so it will be less "infomercially" if that's a word?!  I'm also pitching an idea to the ABC affiliate there, regarding "Staycations" which is a buzz word you'll soon hear if you already haven't.  

Speaking of, Sean and I had an amazing dindin with the folks from the Newport Chamber, who were very pleased with their show.  We're talking about more shows there and even bigger things on the Oregon Coast.   Keep watching and you'll see.  It's so much fun to work/partner with people who "get it" and many of our friends on the Oregon Coast DO!!

Have a good week and make sure to drink plenty of water.  Tis the season to get sick!!

Make good memories!

Jon

HAWAII here I come again, and not too soon.  The weather sucks here, cold and wet, so I'm stoked to be heading back to paradise.  The weather is so boring there, though, always 85 degrees during the day and 75 degrees at night.  Borrrriiiiinnnnnnggggggg.  NOT!  I'm excited to see Mary too as it's been over a month.  Distance is tough and if you've ever had to do it, you know what I'm talkin about!  I'm going to not only see Mary but to meet with future potential show partners, for another one or two shows over there.  A Kauai show is looking good for 2009 so stay tuned!

Mike is kicking ass on the Black Hills segments!  It's looking really good, especially since we shot everything in high definition.  I'm completely certain that the State of South Dakota and our customer who booked us for the work, Lawrence and Schiller, will be very pleased with the results.  If any of you would like to see the footage, please let me know as it will not be shown on PDXposed.

We shot some "real people" stuff last night at the Greek Festival, just up the street from my house.  What a fun, neighborhood festival it always is.  We didn't do a segment for the show, rather just asked people some questions.  Here they are and if you want to know the answers, tune in to PDXposed!

1.  What country has the lowest birthrate of any country in the world?

2.  70% of women prefer "this" over sex?

3.  What was the first couple to be shown in bed together on TV?

I love football.  I love football.  I love football.  What a great time for us sports fans!!  We have college and pro football (my Huskers and Seahawks SUCK!).  We also have the baseball playoffs now and oh yeah, the Blazers kick in soon.  I'm not a huge fan but I do like that the team has 86'd the "jailblazer" moniker!  Keep it up guys!

The photo is of my new pet.  I adopted him during my trip to South Dakota.  Isn't he cute?  His name is Norm.  He likes food.

Have a good week and I'll say Aloha from Waikiki this week!

Make good memories~

jon