We had a reception after the actual service for Gramma The Scoot last Tuesday. I built a slideshow of various photos of her, and I also whipped up a CD of music for afterwards to just play on shuffle. What I put on that CD is listed below. She was a fan of country and [...]
She isn’t quite gone yet, so I couldn’t bring myself to put it in the headline. And this is isn’t so much about her as it is about you, dear reader. Yes, you. As a reader of my blog, apparently that makes you a social media type, and this is a story about social media.
My [...]
OK, here I go with more politics. Just so you’re warned.
Also: If you’re here to validate your own health care reform opinions or you just want to tear me down for mine, I’m sorry, that’s not gonna happen.
I do believe the cost of health care is out of control, and whether there’s a public plan [...]
My family is…interesting. I have cattle rustlers even a city named after a family member on a couple of branches of my tree. Anyway, I’m not sure where it started, but my dad’s dad (Pappy, no really, Pappy) always had a name for you if he liked you, especially if you were family. It sometimes [...]
I have recently discovered the joys of the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (thanks insomnia!), and I saw Monday night’s episode where he was given a gift of an American flag that flew over the Capitol last September (Craig became a US Citizen last September). Along with the flag came a short note. Here [...]
…so here’s the letter I wrote to all the members of Portland’s City Council who voted unanimously to rename SE 39th Ave to Cesar Chavez Blvd.
Commissioners:
I am disappointed you did not take the wishes of the residents of 39th Avenue into account when you voted yes. Why not a compromise on a new building someplace? [...]
So what do we do, tech community in Portland? With our Beer and our Blogs and our Camps and our Conferences, how do we work this out?
First and foremost, in my last post it was mentioned that CubeSpace, a Portland hub of community, will be closing at the end of this week. Since they will [...]
(See my next post for more on this.)
From: CubeSpace
Subject: It’s End of CubeSpace as We Know It….
Friends,
It is with deep sadness that Eva and I announce that CubeSpace will be closing its doors on Friday, June 12, 2009. During the past two weeks of negotiations, we have very much appreciated the support from all of [...]
In September 1994, I watched a show that was this new weird medical drama. It was full of long continuous shots going from room to room as people got help, and there were ALL these doctors and nurses to keep track of. I enjoy a good drama, and hey, it was Michael Crichton and Steven [...]
Portland is full of “teh luvs” and I am the recipient of some of it, and lately it has felt really good. So I am passing on my little bit of experience with it and I hope if you read this that you will blog about yours too.
Yeah I’m going back a ways, but I [...]
About a week ago it started snowing like Mother Nature had something to prove. It was CRAZY. Especially because in Portland this is simply not the case. It’s an inch, and the city freaks out. There is currently at least a foot outside and that’s after a bit of melting. It is INSANITY and frankly [...]
So you may remember that at one point I was quoted as saying some unkind things about Southeast 82nd. And no, I still won’t call it the other thing. Well there’s another round of 82nd angst going around right now, because of the No-Hooker-Zone and it being allowed to expire and all this nonsense.
Oh you [...]
As usual, it was all Twitter’s fault. This morning @justinkistner mentioned that he and @emailstine were going to head south for The First Official Offshoot Chapter Of Beer And Blog. I asked if it would be possible to get a ride there with them, and Justin said of COURSE it would be possible. (See? I [...]
Since I know posts fall off Craigslist after awhile, I wanted to preserve this before it was gone forever.
Ten Reasons Gays Shouldn’t Marry
10. Homosexuality is not natural, much like eyeglasses, polyester, and birth control.
9. Heterosexual marriage has been around a long time and hasn’t changed at all; women are property, blacks can’t marry whites, and [...]
OK seriously it’s the best I could do. We keep having these and I’m going to need to keep posting with goofy titles.
This time I was there in one small capacity: Sponsor Entourage. Initech has sponsored every single Ignite event thus far, which is cool. So this time all I had to do was show [...]
I have to say a bunch of things on my mind right now. So here they are:
* This does not mean we are not a racist country. This does not mean there are not more people who will take a shot (literally) at him. People who are Americans.
* This does not mean we are finished. [...]
I live in Oregon (in case you weren’t sure). Here we are in the midst of our SUPER FANTASTIC vote by mail process, and it is so the nicest thing. I remember waiting patiently at the Grange Hall for my mom to vote, and really I like this idea better. Or at least I did [...]
Last week I had a lot of crappy days. All kinds of bad stuff happened, and normally I would have considered it a very VERY bad week.
It wasn’t.
My attitude was fine. I just kept coming home in a good mood, sounding almost chipper as I related that day’s tragedies to Mister Fishbones. I felt really [...]
Cliff Richard, who’s been making music for FIFTY years, is coming out with a book and a box set. I like some of his songs, and happened across an article talking about his book and how he refers to his “companion”. I presume they mean partner or boyfriend or husband or something like that, it [...]
So I know this person who used to write on the Metroblog with me, her name is Cami and she’s awesome. At the last Metroblog meetup I went to I was there with Miss Cami when she officially met Miss Burrows. I could tell at the moment they officially met that it was the [...]
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