Politics
A friend wrote the following about the compromise a few weeks ago between the Senate and the President about the use of torture: The Senate, whose majority leader systematically killed cats obtained under false pretenses from local animal shelters, has given the sole authority to determine exactly what does and
Media
An e-mail to Fox News: "Former Congressman Mark Foley (D-FL)" Until this incident, I had questioned your standards and biases but believed that Fox News was basically a news organization. I can't believe that now. /s/ Steve Casburn
Me
On my days off, I have been getting up at dawn and walking/jogging laps at Laurelhurst Park. Each lap is about five-sixths of a mile, and I move counter-clockwise, so the long straightaways are generally downhill and the relatively steep climbs are all uphill (the highest points
Intellect
We can learn a great deal about something without learning of something; we can perceive the outline with remarkable clarity without perceiving the essence; we can see how a thing is seen without feeling how that thing is felt. Maybe Fox News knows something about liberals. Maybe atheists know something
Me
For about five years now, I have been intermittently weaning myself from caffeine. I started again last week. When non-caffeinated, I feel much more awake and alert for the first two hours of the day, but then more sleepy and dim for the rest of it. The non-caffeinated
Life
Seen this evening on NE Knott: A woman across the street standing impatiently with a bright red leash stretched taut between her and a utility pole six feet away. After 20 seconds or so, a Scottish terrier trotted out from behind the pole and re-joined her.
Remarks
No one who looks upon disagreement as an occasion for teaching another should forget that it is also an occasion for being taught. How to Read a Book
Miscellany
Most license plates in Oregon and Washington are some combination of a three-digit number and a three-letter string. Most three-digit numbers have a subject assigned to them in the Dewey Decimal Classification system. Anyone up for a random roadway test of knowledge?
Me
...since I last owned a car. It was also the last time I lived in the suburbs. Not a coincidence. I see avoiding the trouble and expense of car ownership as one of the fringe benefits of living in a city. I have to admit, though, to feeling a little
Me
With Stephanie Potter at KBOO last night (cameraphone photo by Marliese Franklin) You can't see it in the picture, but Stephanie is wearing an Austrian peaked cap. In honor of which we sang "The Lonely Goatherd" from the Sound of Music soundtrack. Which we recorded, because
Food
Next time you're downtown for lunch, give La Terrazza a try. Like all downtown restaurants, it's a little pricey, but at La Terrazza you actually get what you pay for. (Update: The sign out front says "La Capanna", but Google Maps still calls it
Remarks
Charles Mackay finds an analogy for the life of John Law during the Mississippi scheme: His fate was like that which may be supposed to have overtaken the first adventurous boatman who rowed from Erie to Ontario. Broad and smooth was the river on which he embarked; rapid and pleasant