Tomorrow is the big 30. Just thought I’d mark the milestone somehow, the passing of an era. No longer will I “still have my youth” :-). Unfortunately, there haven’t been many web things considered here lately. I became a father for the 2nd time in early June, which has made this a wonderful time. However, time for blogs (both reading and writing) has dwindled as I sharpen my focus on family, work, and paying side-projects (yes, July also marks the first month that I will personally make money on NetworthIQ).

It must be time to start a Sherwood Web Innovators group now that it’s been named the #18 best place to live in the country (and top Oregon city). Well, we’re probably not that far along yet, but maybe someday. Here’s the write-up: Like much of the Northwest, Sherwood is home to an array of beautiful parks and natural beauty. But the quickly growing commercial sites of Sherwood offer true insight into the town’s character: a juxtaposition of old and new, with reverence toward both the city’s historic past and its bright, expanding future.

I found this report about remaining iPhone stock funny. Despite the fact that there was a line 50 deep at the Sherwood AT&T store on launch night (I checked), the closest Apple store still has stock: Stocks of iPhones were depleted at all but two of Apple’s retail stores by the end of business on July 4th. Only the Shadyside (Pittsburgh) and Bridgeport Village (Portland area) stores report stock when they open Thursday, July 5th.

I haven’t seen any formal announcement, perhaps because it’s still being built out, but there is a new feature at TechCrunch called the “TechCrunch Database.” It appears to be a comprehensive listing of startup companies with information on their products, people, funding with additional content pulled in about the company from TechCrunch posts, TechMeme, Technorati (I’m sensing a tech trend here…), del.icio.us, and the company’s blog. If you go to db.

Amazing what a couple weeks will do for a team. The Blazers won the draft lottery last night for the rights to pick first in this years NBA draft, the most highly coveted #1 pick since Lebron James a few years back. Couple that with Brandon Roy’s rookie of the year win and I’m actually excited about seeing them play next year. It’s been years since I’ve attended or even watched a game on tv as they’ve fielded teams that were terrible on and off the court.