Portland
One of the entertaining side effects of getting older is that I sometimes mishear things in amusing ways. I could swear that I heard someone say "strange is in the air" (as opposed to the usual "change is in the air"). What a lovely slogan for
Portland
I have one new review on Yelp!: Laughing Planet Cafe in Belmont
Portland
I have two new reviews on Yelp!: Otto's Sausage Kitchen in Woodstock Pace Setter in Woodstock
Portland
Portland weather on the morning of August 1: 60 degrees and drizzling.
Portland
My housemates and I were jolted last night by a 2.6-magnitude earthquake. Not a very big earthquake, true, but you can really feel it when the epicenter (18th and Taylor) is only a mile away.
Politics
There is a Multnomah County library levy on this year's November ballot. When a library levy was last on the ballot (November 2002), there was a decided split in who supported it. In the ten precincts that would be John Kerry's best two years later, 73.
Me
The rainy season in Portland began this morning, at the crack of mid-October. As a fair-skinned pedestrian, I don't mind the gray skies, but the driving rain can impede me.
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
Life
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
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
Portland
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.
Portland
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...