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Things to do in Portland: 2008 Holiday Ale Festival 2008-11-17 22:08:30 The 2008 Holiday
Ale Festival
kicks off on Wednesday, December 3rd and runs through Sunday, December 7th. There will be 37 Oregon craft beers available at the festival, including beers from Alameda Brewhouse, Astoria Brewing Company, Collaborator, Hazel Dell Brewpub and Track Town Ales. Ah, yeah.It’s free to get into the 2008 Holiday Ale festival and then you can buy a mug and tickets for beer t
things to do in portland: 5 months of lompoc lagers at bailey's taproom 2008-11-16 15:24:39 Bailey’s Taproom is hosting a 2008 Lompoc Brewing Co. Lagers tasting event on Wednesday, November 18th from 4 p.m. until midnight. Visitors planning to attend the Oregon craft beer event will meet the brewers and have the opportunity to try the July through November seasonal lagers:Heaven's Helles 5% ABV Bavarian-style pale lagerSaazall 5.5% ABV Bohemian-style dry-hopped Pilsner or lagerOktoberf Read more:things
Day Trips from Portland: Newport Lighted Boat Parade 2008-11-16 13:56:17 The 14th Annual Lighted
Boat Parade
happens on Saturday, December 6th in Newport
’s Historic Bay Front. The holiday boat parade will include commercial fishing boats, charter boats and sail boats decorated for the holidays. Newport’s Lighted Boat Parade can be viewed from 5-6:30 p.m on the 6th. Many commercial fishing boats keep their Christmas lights going well after the holiday boat parade,
from the road: seattle 2008-11-16 12:00:26 I’m in Seattle* tonight, at El Gaucho Inn on first ave. I have a beautiful view of the water from my suite. And Seattle seeps into my consciousness… When I was driving in I came over the hill where the city is laid out to greet me and I leaned forward to see… and caught myself holding my breath. Cruel to be Kind came on the radio so I sang really loudly all the way to Aurora Avenue.Wednesda
the chanterelles 2008-11-16 11:57:54 Spending time with my family is never dull. And it often proves interesting.A couple of weeks ago, I ran down to the coast to visit my folks. Two of my brothers (the twins) were also visiting, for the start of deer hunting season. Slow, sweet days with my mother while the boys hiked over the pass were golden… And the days went by too quickly.And I’m reminded again, of the cultural divide that
the memo 2008-11-16 11:52:13 To: My faithful employeesFrom: Your Benevolent CEORe: Best Practices, Core Competencies, Integrated Solutions and Action Items for the New YearDear Employees:Well, another year has gone by and it’s been a good one.I’d like to take this time to recognize some people who really stood out this year and unfortunately, point out the few who proved to be a huge, huge disappointment to me:A big thank
the interview II* 2008-11-16 11:49:20 One part of the online dating process that strikes me as really, really strange is what can only be termed… the interview
.When you date people online, you’re supposed to have Some Goals in mind. Have an Idea of What You Want. So when you are emailing before you meet, talking on the phone or on that interminable first date, you can make sure that you’ve found someone who is Very Compatible wi
portland election night parties 2008-11-16 11:46:46 I'll be attending a partie privée on election night but for the rest of you jokers, culturemob has a list of election night parties
that will be taking place next Tuesday in and around the Portland area.
the list 2008-11-16 11:46:11 I am writing a fictional story for a women's fashion magazine and trying to clean up my place in anticipation of out of town visitors. During the razing, I found a list of things to bring to the coast for my dad's birthday, which was in September:- New David Sedaris book;- Rose's macaroons;- my sassy attitude.I have to think I was on the phone with my sister when I wrote the list; that last one so
2008 weblog awards 2008-11-07 22:56:09 You can nominate your favorite blog for the 2008 weblog
awards online now until Wednesday, November 19th.
the southern girl 2008-11-05 20:49:20 In the midst of champagne toasts and the ongoing celebration at the beautiful election party I attended last night, I found myself caught up in an extraordinary conversation. Even more extraordinary was the moment I found myself caught out when the person I was speaking with said, “I detect a southern accent.”Why, yes, I trilled. I’m from Northern Kentucky. I just moved here in April. We lau
historic Oregon photos available online 2008-11-05 17:21:28 Bathing beauties at Oregon
Centennial Exposition at Portland, Oregon, 1959 The Salem Public Library historic
photograph collection includes thousands of Oregon photographs dating from the mid-1800's to the present. You can search for vintage Oregon photosonline
in the historic Oregon photos database. The old photos of Oregon can be downloaded for personal or educational use and purchased for comm Read more:available
cell phone service in portland 2008-10-27 19:17:44 It looks like cincinnati bell wireless is going to pull the plug on my mobile phone
. I've been looking at portland cell phone service options and they all seem pretty much the same, price-wise. And they all require contracts, which I'm not crazy about.Before I sign my life away for two years can you tell me, if you live in portland, who do you use for cell phone service? Like them? Hate them? I'm
blog crush: cobalt blue 2008-10-23 15:51:56 My blog has a crush
on cobalt blue. From the gory details of signing up at a temp agency to remembrances of sweet growing-up years in Texas, the San Francisco-based blog splashes life across the screen- and it ain’t always pretty. But it is always energetic and it’s very often great fun.You’ve gotta love a blog that moves from flat-out bad boy behavior (presidential contender's policy choice
the pitch 2008-10-15 14:45:37 So a couple of unrelated events happened in the last 24 that got me thinking:I am at home last night minding my own business (working, actually) when a guy from Environment Oregon stopped by. Barely taking a breath (I watched for it but never saw one) he proceeded to natter on about the environment and then he.pushed.his clipboard.over the threshold.and into my face.and waved it around. I told him
the void 2008-10-12 22:23:53 A friend of mine emailed me from Vegas and was telling me how unfortunate it was, watching the tourists cavort on the strip. Drunk and stupid and littering the streets. He said it reminded him of that spot by voodoo doughnuts where people congregate and whoop it up after the clubs close. Oblivious, I think he called them. I told him this:Sometimes when I see people like you describe, I hate them.
the elimination 2008-10-05 20:01:19 So dear readers, I wrote about the craigslist experiment a couple of weeks ago and I’ve barely had time to catch my breath since. I still have lots to tell you but for now, I want to write about the elimination process; to share my experience in case you’re thinking about putting up your own personal ad.The sorting process for the responses to the ad has been interesting. Because how do you ch
been holding your breath? 2008-09-25 00:01:30 the resemblance is uncanny. So I told you all that I posted an ad online to meet men in the rose city. It was a long journey that got me to this place, this place where I posted an advertisement on a website to try to meet someone special. But here’s what led me along this path:In 2008, I had some goals. Move to Oregon. Spend lots and lots of quality time with family. Keep working to stay self e Read more:holding
updates 2008-09-22 16:11:55 More than once since I moved to the rose city I’ve had to apologize, belatedly, for not posting regularly. And here we are again, dear readers. So, some updates
, and a hopeful promise that I’ll soon have more news to share:A few days at the coast to visit mom and dad unearthed yet another interesting tidbit about their 80 + year-old neighbor, who is a dear friend to them and to me; it turns ou
growing up 2008-09-08 16:15:16 “You don’t know me at all. You don’t know anything about me,” she mumbled at me through tears. A whirling kaleidoscope of images came fast, almost choking me:That time she fell and the way that she looked around, finding me, and how she ran so fast, chubby little legs pumping, into my arms. And sobbed her heart out. How I held her tight and whispered things to make her rigid body soften.Wh
the clock stop 2008-09-01 12:31:49 I have to think that a lot of what went wrong in our relationships has to do with timing. Looking back at my most significant relationships and trying to figure it all out, it wasn’t so much that we didn’t get along or that we didn’t share the same values. I think that our timing was off.When I lived with him, I was just finishing college and we moved in together after something like, I don
Happy anniversary 2008-12-11 23:15:05 It’s been one heckuva year, readers. As many of you know, I moved from a small town in Northern Kentucky to Portland at the end of April. The blog moved too, and it’s had some growing pains along the way:Low points: Switching comment systems due to an influx of spam and effectively losing all of your comments. Blechh. And moving a popular geo-blog to a new city proved confusing for new visito Read more:Happy
Christmas Ship Parade 2008-12-09 15:08:25 For more than 50 years, the Portland Christmas
Ship Parade
has charmed visitors to Portland and its year-round residents. There are two Christmas Ship Parades, one that trails the Columbia River and one that follows the Willamette River. Approximately 60 boats are participating in this year's event. The Portland Christmas Ship Parade website offers information about where to see the boats, includ
the grinch 2008-12-08 13:01:40 When it comes to giving handouts to the homeless, I have to admit, I’m kind of a Grinch.Since moving to Portland, I’ve found that the city, like many cities on the west coast but more so, is exceedingly helpful, tolerant and generous to its considerable homeless population. The affordable housing program is doing so well, it’s being duplicated in other cities. The town turns a blind eye to
the mattress 2008-12-04 12:02:26 “I’m getting a mattress,” she said, smiling shyly. The pretty young student moved upstairs two weeks ago and has hardly any furniture at all. “I can’t afford a new one, so I’m buying one used.”I remembered when Tawny, who worked with me at the paint store, started work at the rent to own store instead. And her stories, gleefully told, of maggots in couches and roaches in beds.“You
losing perspective 2008-11-21 14:20:35 One time in Maui I was out on a boat, run by a friend’s charter. We saw whales everywhere- breeching, spouting, and frolicking. They’d just mated so there were families of whales, too. Mama whales. Baby whales. With Daddy close behind.The whales were so close that I thought I might touch one, until my friend laughingly told me- they were a mile away. That’s just your perspective, he explain
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