TV / Film / Radio
“A Prairie Home Companion”
Perfect film for a hot summer night: Slow-paced and comfortable. I enjoyed it, though I still don't understand the last scene.
Steve Casburn
Life
Hot town, summer in the city…
The mercury hit 104 this afternoon, which is a Portland record for July 21. It was still 100 when I got off the 6 at Belmont. I picked up my mail at the post office, then thought: "What the hell…why not walk the rest of the way home?
Me
This week’s iTunes purchases
* "Nature Anthem" by Grandaddy * "The Sun Shines Down on Me" by Guster * "Kicks in the Schoolyard" by The Rosebuds * "Are You With Me?" by Overnight * "Good Thing" by Fine Young Cannibals * "Death Disco" by Public Image Limited * "
Me
I wanna walk up the side of the mountain…
Spent the early afternoon today hiking in Forest Park. After a couple of days of grueling mental work, I needed something physical. I started at the Thurman Street Bridge trailhead, and took the Lower Macleay Trail to the stone house. I picked up the Wildwood Trail there and took it
Remarks
Words to remember
I'm sure I am wrong about many things, although I'm not sure exactly which things I'm wrong about. A Generous Orthodoxy
Books
Image and reality
Martha Nussbaum's review of Harvey Mansfield's book Manliness is a demonstration of what can make a book review worthwhile. She explores not just the intellectual failings of a book purported to be an intellectual work, but goes on to examine how those failings could plausibly have
Miscellany
Puppy-laden
Have you ever seen a phrase in a foreign language and you don't know what it means but you know what it looks like it means? For example: A ballet called "Im Puppenladen". The title obviously means "I'm carrying puppies". And the
Portland
Young love
Seen today on Southeast 33rd Avenue: A teenage boy walking about half a block ahead of a teenage girl running. And he's smiling because she's running after him. And she's smiling because she's about to catch him.
Me
World Cup pool results
Finished 4th out of 28 in Jack Bogdanski's pool. My only regret is not picking Germany to beat Argentina. I'm not sure what I was thinking when I picked Argentina to win it all.
Portland
Getting rid of everything…
Seen this evening at the corner of Southeast 33rd and Stark: A sign advertising a nearby garage sale, next to a kitchen sink with a price tag on it. No "everything but" for these folks...
Music
Nice night for a walk
It was a beautiful evening for a fair-skinned person in a long-sleeved shirt to be outside – overcast and in the 60s – so I walked home from work: MLK to Hancock to 33rd to Alder. About three-and-a-half miles. I had never walked through Irvington before. Pretty
Sports
World Cup semi-final games
Two great semi-final games this week in the World Cup. Italy-Germany was scoreless until the 118th minute, but Italy was clearly the better team for most of the match. If Germany could have scored during the first 20 minutes, I believe they would have won 1-0. But