Passing Perception

Welcome to Passing Perception, a photo blog by me, Steven Morrisroe.
I am 36 and live in Forest Grove, Oregon in the United States.
Here I share my photos, thoughts, and interests with my family, friends, self, and the world.
Your presence here is sincerely appreciated. Please say hello/comment here or send an e-mail.

Hello and best wishes to everyone I have ever known who treated me with respect and kindness. I miss so many people I used to know, I cannot even begin to say. The world is a big place and people lead busy lives. Friends are lost and distances grow, but I remember all of you. Welcome also to all the people I do not know or have not yet met. Thank you for being here.

My photo posts are still here, I swear. They are at the bottom of the page.
Most recent post is, "Hiking up Dog Mountain in the Columbia River Gorge- in the rain...and fog...and wind".

NEW PAGE! HD Time Lapse Videos Only one test video is there so far, but more are on the way.

"Andrew Klavan: Obama's Beach Blanket Recovery: It's Happy, Snappy & Incredibly Crappy."
After the video starts playing, click it up to at least 480p.

http://twitter.com/StevenMorrisroe
Don't have a twitter account? You may leave comments/replies at my Miscellaneous Comments page.

My Twitter Page----------------Twitter Page of Some I Follow

These are the meetup groups I am a member of, so far. Some of them have more events than others.
These are the meetup groups I am a member of, so far.

Hillsboro Runners Group

Marathon By... Anytime: the anti-runner's guide to 26.2

Portland Singles Social Events

Portland Outdoor Adventurers Club

Portland Hiking Meetup Group

Weekend Ventures

Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988), scientist, teacher, raconteur, and musician.
http://www.feynman.com/------------http://www.feynmanlectures.info/

"I can live with doubt and uncertainty, and not knowing.
I think it’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers that might be wrong.”
“I don’t feel frightened by not knowing things—by being lost in a mysterious universe without
having any purpose, which is the way it really is, as far as I can tell, possibly. It doesn’t frighten me.”

"Plan works in 48 developing countries and is one of the world's largest development organizations. Child sponsorship is the foundation of our organization. We have about one million sponsors in 17 donor countries helping over one million children all over the world, together with their families and communities."
I sponsor four children through Plan USA and will sponsor more as soon as I make more money. It is inexpensive and helps enormously. PLAN USA is not one of those creepy self-serving Christian organizations you see on TV that forces dogma on people in exchange for food, medicine, and education. Do NOT support those who put their dark fairy tales ahead of the welfare of those in need. Support Plan USA.

Say NO! to oppression

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and YES! to freedom.

I was just going to re-post this but got carried away and spent a long time editing, revising, and adding to it. Those who have seen it before will recognize that. Take a look.
“How many zeros in a billion?” (edited and expanded by me)
"The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about what they are saying and whether you want them spending YOUR money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases..."
We left British rule to avoid so many taxes. The difference here is that WE CAN VOTE THE MEN AND WOMEN RESPONSIBLE OUT OF OFFICE. The problem we have now is apathy.

Second only to photos of my family, this is by far the most important thing on my site in a long time. If you care about freedom, rights, family, jobs, our country, our future, and that of our descendants, please take a couple of minutes to read:
Dr. Charles Krauthammer tells the big truths that must be heard and understood.
The above is the most clear and concise explanation I have heard yet and of monumental importance.

"The Contract from America serves as a clarion call for those who recognize the importance of free market principles, limited government, and individual liberty. It is the natural extension of a movement that began in the local communities and quickly spread across America in response to unprecedented government expansion, reckless spending, and a blatant disregard by our leaders of the nation’s founding principles.
"We, the citizens of the United States of America, call upon those seeking to represent us in public office to sign the Contract from America and by doing so commit to support each of its agenda items and advocate on behalf of individual liberty, limited government, and economic freedom.
1. Protect the Constitution
2. Reject Cap & Trade
3. Demand a Balanced Budget
4. Enact Fundamental Tax Reform
5. Restore Fiscal Responsibility & Constitutionally Limited Government
6. End Runaway Government Spending
7. Defund, Repeal, & Replace Government-run Health Care
8. Pass an ‘All-of-the-Above” Energy Policy
9. Stop the Pork
10. Stop the Tax Hikes"

"An Open Letter to the US House of Representatives The Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury have put the American taxpayer on the hook for over $12 trillion in bailouts and loans.
It's time to hold the Federal Reserve accountable to Congress and the American People."

"The impetus for the Tea Party movement is excessive government spending and taxation. Our mission is to attract, educate, organize, and mobilize our fellow citizens to secure public policy consistent with our three core values of Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government and Free Markets."

Ronald Reagan- "This is the issue of this election: Whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the American Revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite, in a far-distant capital can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves."

"You and I are told increasingly, 'We have to choose between a left or right.' Well, I'd like to suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There's only an up or down: Man's age-old dream, the ultimate in individual freedom consistent with law and order, or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism."

Recent Comments:

srr1567 commented July 28, 2010 3:09 PM on Hiking up Dog Mountain in the Columbia River Gorge- in the rain…and fog…and wind
"I’m glad to see you doing something you like, even if the weather stunk."

Carolyn commented July 22, 2010 6:34 AM on Hiking Wyeth Trail to North Lake in Columbia River Gorge on 4th of July
"Nice! I’m glad you’re getting out there with people. I love Meetup."

Carolyn commented July 22, 2010 6:30 AM on Memorial Day 2010 with my dad and brother at Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum and Bethel, Oregon
"Because it’s funny.

srr1567 commented July 21, 2010 3:56 PM on Hiking Wyeth Trail to North Lake in Columbia River Gorge on 4th of July
"How beautiful!! I loved the grass with the big, white flower."

srr1567 commented July 21, 2010 3:47 PM on Memorial Day 2010 with my dad and brother at Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum and Bethel, Oregon
"Why has this turned into some kind of competition?"

Carolyn commented July 20, 2010 11:34 AM on Memorial Day 2010 with my dad and brother at Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum and Bethel, Oregon
"I love the old boat, too. And look, I finally posted a comment before Mama did! I win."

srr1567 commented July 20, 2010 10:51 AM on Memorial Day 2010 with my dad and brother at Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum and Bethel, Oregon
"All the airplanes and equipment are terrific. Takes me back to the air shows and Armed Forces Day displays I went to as a kid. I have ridden in tanks kind of like the ones you saw.Makes me feel old to realize I lived that history. Your Dad’s jeep was red and some of the scariest rides I ever took were in that jeep. I noticed the play equipment at the school. In California you can’t have that stuff, might get some one hurt. No rubber “bark” underneath? Unheard of. A slide made out of metal and with no high sides? Never. And a teeter totter? Some one should be ashamed. My favorite picture is that old boat. Spending his old age looking for water?"

Carolyn commented July 20, 2010 9:15 AM on Memorial Day 2010 with my dad and brother at Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum and Bethel, Oregon
"Like the photo of Dennis in front of the Blue Angels plane. I’m pretty sure we’ve all seen them fly at airshows. Also like the last shot quite a bit, too. They do both look relaxed and content. Wish I could see you all more often! Although if I’d been there I’d have been MUCH more interested in the cemetery than the planes and missiles and things. That’s just me.

srr1567 commented July 5, 2010 7:39 PM on Miscellaneous Photos – May, 2010
"This last batch of pictures is why people live in Oregon. So green and gorgeous. Beautiful pictures."

srr1567 commented July 5, 2010 4:34 PM on Controlled burn of house in Forest Grove at night.
"Very cool!! I, too, enjoy a good fire as long as no one is getting hurt. There are a couple of pictures where you are showing most of the fire fighters just standing and watching, but there is one guy moving in the fore ground who is just a blur. Makes him look kind of like a ghost. Like those. Amazing the color of the fire reflecting off the houses across the street."

Jul 28

Hiking up Dog Mountain in the Columbia River Gorge- in the rain…and fog…and wind

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The hike up Dog Mountain with Portland Outdoor Adventurers Club was my first ever outing with any internet group. There were about 25 people signed up for the hike, but only five showed up and that included the event host and me. Oh well, it was still a good experience and the people very friendly. I have learned since that it is normal for only about half of the people to show up. The rest probably stayed home because of the bad weather. Even though it was June 20th, the good summer weather had not yet arrived here in northern Oregon.

This post is out of chronological order. I misplaced these photos from mid-June in the wrong folder.

The hike was not very long, but that was ok. It was still a pleasant introduction to meetup.com.
http://www.portlandhikersfieldguide.org/wiki/Dog_Mountain_Hike
At the link above you can see what the hike is supposed to be like on a sunny day.

I found this pleasant recent review today at:
http://www.localhikes.com/Hikes/Dog_Mountain_0000.asp

“Reviewed by Kmh on 7/23/2010
Saw Black Bear today on this hike. About a mile and half into the hike on the “more difficult ” trail. Bear was coming down hill and did not come at me. I have never been as scared as I was today. I will not be doing this hike again ALONE or unless there are many others around. Please be careful. ”

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Jul 21

Hiking Wyeth Trail to North Lake in Columbia River Gorge on 4th of July

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This was my second hike with Portland Outdoor Adventurers Club, a meetup.com group. The first was at Dog Mountain across the river on the Washington side of the Gorge. Where are the photos from that? That is a very good question. I will work on that. The Dog Mountain hike had been cold and rainy. The Wyeth Trail was cloudy, and cold at the top, but at least no rain. Welcome to June and July in northern Oregon. Again, as with the first hike, I met very friendly people and had a great time, while also seeing scenery and getting exercise. What is better than that?

“North Lake Hike via Wyeth Ridge Trail
Length: 11.4 miles round trip
Elevation Change: 3840′ gain”
http://www.nwhiker.com/CGNSAHike42.html

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There are 75 photos.

Jul 19

Memorial Day 2010 with my dad and brother at Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum and Bethel, Oregon

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I had a very relaxing and enjoyable Memorial Day this year. It was great to spend time with my dad and brother at a place I really enjoy. My brother came out from Vancouver and we drove together to Mc Minnville to meet my dad at Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum. They had not been to the museums before. Yes, I have taken pictures there before. I like it and may do so again. They have a ton of wonderful stuff in there. We also watched a 3-D IMAX movie about the Hubble Space Telescope, which I totally loved. After the museums and movie we drove to Bethel, Oregon. It used to be a town a long time ago but all that are left are the school and cemetery. Some of my ancestors used to live there, including my great great grandfather. My dad wanted to see if he could find their graves.

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Continuing my tradition of going all the way, there are 312 photos.

Jul 05

Controlled burn of house in Forest Grove at night.

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I love watching fire, especially at night. One evening a neighbor of mine sent me a text saying the Forest Grove Fire Department was burning a house a few blocks from me, over near where my business used to be on C Street. I was at home doing nothing useful and grabbed my camera and ran out the door to go watch it and take photos.

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There are 107 photos.

Jul 01

Miscellaneous Photos – May, 2010

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Billboard, car dealer, $70 laptop, time lapse cam, dramatic sunsets, electronics, Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve, candy, English as second language, green duct tape, aquarium work, fields of clover, Bosemani Rainbowfish, truck bike rack, home flood lights, new hat/ruined hat, Fernhill Wetlands, much green spray paint, home removal of rocks, re-potting, Arizona, people who hate white people, TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR, return to swimming, still no meat/cheese, more home work, Verboort cemetery, big green light, return to guitar, micro fluorescent fixtures, coins, coin cases, candlesticks, Dell netbook, music gear, Cornelius car wreck(s), and more.

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There are 362 photos.

Jun 05

24 mile walk along Marine Drive, Columbia Boulevard, and elsewhere in Portland, Oregon

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Several Sundays ago, on a day that gave the false impression spring was starting, I got outside to enjoy it. I walked as far as the daylight would allow, and then some, finding sights to share with all of you.

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There are 420 photos. As always, I share the whole deal, not just a peek.

May 11

Miscellaneous Photos – April, 2010

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Here for your browsing pleasure I have foreign bank notes, collectibles, bass guitars, gigantic little tree, Medusa, Murano glass, lawn equipment+electronics, homes old and new, a church for sale, dead businesses, Intel, Hillsboro Airport, pretty office buildings, theater lights, printer upgrade, Jack and the Nightmare crew, my census responses, my friend’s back patio and plants, somebody’s cat (not the one on my porch), car accident, bikers and troop welcome back, evening shots around Forest Grove, green grass and blue skies, a dead possum, colorful loving giraffes, neighbors building painted, things on craigslist, REI steal of a deal, and more. It does not get much more “Miscellaneous” than that.

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There are 365 photos.