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Category Archives: livability
I am a bike commuter
On my birthday (last week), I moved to a new campus. It’s conveniently located just 2.7 miles from my house by bike. I’ve vowed to ride as often as possible. You may view my progress on this google spreadsheet. That … Continue reading
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
If you do it two years in a row, it becomes a tradition. The biggest day of the year at Oregon’s hundreds of wineries is Black Friday. While some people are out shopping, fighting each other at 5 a.m., we … Continue reading
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Sri Lanka: the facts
Three Duran Duran videos were filmed in Sri Lanka Duran Duran – New Music – More Music Videos I knew two Tamils in North Carolina Arthur C. Clarke may or may not have been a pedophile Duran Duran – New … Continue reading
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Irish Italian Parade
Never in my life did I think I’d enjoy a parade as much as I did the Irish Italian Parade in Metairie, LA. yesterday. Pictured here is my family with our haul. (Click any of the photos to see larger … Continue reading
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Soccer in Portland
Wondering where I stand on the bring soccer to Portland issue?
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Most Depressed
It’s nothing to joke about, really. Portland is ranked #1 for depression rates based on sales of anti-depressants. Yay us! And that, added to the other factors they measured, means Business Week rates us #1 overall as America’s Unhappiest City. … Continue reading
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Mount Hood
Sesquicentennial Originally uploaded by bluehole This is what Mt. Hood looked like from Teacup Lake on Oregon’s 150th anniversary of statehood.
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Transportation Smackdown #2
Our only car was in the shop for about two weeks recently, so K took a bus to her job and I offered to meet her at the end of her shift because it was dark by then. I’d done … Continue reading
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Transportation Smackdown #1
TriMet bus #2654 (the #8 line) pulled up in front of the Wells Fargo building at about 4:40 pm today. I walked with my bike towards the front of the bus and the driver honked at me. I watched as … Continue reading
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