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Long Story Short: The Blazers try to beat the Nuggets with offense, which is a little like trying to beat the ocean with a garden sprinkler. Despite some heroic production from the supporting cast ...
Photo by Brian Libby
Two weeks ago I attended an open house at the Audubon Society of Portland, a chance to meet and see up close the organization's educational birds, those injured or otherwise unable to survive in the wild now used to teach about habitat and conservation - such ...
When the author of The Perfect Storm writes, "War is insanely exciting," you have to assume he knows what he's talking about. Sure enough, Junger's new book offers a thrilling account of the sustained adrenaline rush that is modern warfare, coupled with a horrifying depiction of humans pushed ...
Quite often at cocktail parties or in the first-class cabins of transatlantic flights I find myself engaged in conversations about rare books. The general belief is that if a book is old it must then be rare. Without going into a lecture on sociolinguistics, it has to be admitted that ...
The legendary University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler never hesitated when asked to describe his favorite play. "Fullback up the middle," he'd say with a confident smile. The most basic, simple hand-off was celebrated by the Wolverines in a sport that often tends to celebrate gimmicks.The most ...
As the Mikes said numerous times during the broadcast, something about this game felt weird from the start. 7:30 PST tip on a Sunday
While sitting at Backspace where I went to write with BrandonCutie and visit ZackDaddy, I met a guy who sat at our table to work, I think he was friends with BrandonCutie, anywhoo, he was re-mastering the color of early versions of Iron Man comic books on his computer, which ...
Mobile Monday PDX meeting
Monday, March 8, 2010 from 6–8pm
115 NW 5th Avenue
Portland , Oregon 97209
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MoMoPDX
Our next Mobile Monday event is just around the corner, next Monday, March 8th. The meet-up will be held at Backspace and since it’s right in ...
Hello! I'm here because I wrote a book: a non-fiction one, specifically. It's about the end of the world. I get some blank stares and a fair share of wary backing away when I say that. How can the end of the world be non-fiction?How can the ...
12:30pm – A briefing on the Conceptual Design Report for the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project. A warm-up for a hearing on the same topic in April.
1:15pm – A hearing on land supply assumptions for the Portland Plan. How much space for housing will we need? How much ...
Portland Area Humanism Meetup
This may be the last day to register for the NW Freethought Alliance Conference, held in Renton, WA, on March 26-28! To get more info and/or register, see http://nwfreethought....
Portland, OR 97210 - USA
Sunday, March 14 at 12:00 AM
Details: http://humanism.meetup ...
Yeah…I’m not taking my kids to the latest Alice reboot, have to admit that I’m so into it myself (sorry guys but I’m still feeling the sting from Charlie and Chocolate Factory)…
In a pinch, I’ll entertain them with first ever Alice in Wonderland film ...
The Ruling Class with Peter O’Toole.
Peter O’Toole gives a tour-de-force performance as Jack, a man “cured” of believing he’s God—only to become Jack the Ripper incarnate. Based on Peter Barnes’s irreverent play, this darkly comic indictment of Britain’s class system peers behind the ...
How many hours of your life have you spent working for money?
How many hours of your life have you spent watching TV or listening to the radio?
Many Oregonians would gain some enlightening perspective on our current situation if
they would spend ONE precious hour listening to the following ...
When:
03/12/2010 - 8:00pm
Singer/songwriter Dale E. Miller will be at The North End Pub/Rivergate Brewing, 3011 N. Lombard on March 12th at 8pm. He'll bring back an evening of "Some folk, some blues, some ballads" that was so well received for the North End ...
Now that my book is out, I'm starting to hear back from people who have lived the things I wrote about.Now that my book is out, I'm starting to hear back from people who have lived the things I wrote about. It's always a tricky thing ...
At Saturday market on Sunday, a larger woman is walking by the food vendors, presumably looking for something to eat:
Woman: Ooh quesadillas! Wait, whole grain tortilla? Oh hell no!
- Overheard by Tracy
A north/westbound i205 train approaches the bridge over Johnson Creek Blvd early this afternoon.
6:00pm Comprehensive BIKEmpowered School Site, 5035 NE 23rd Ave 8-hour class does it all, incl wheel truing and full pdf for after-class recall. $90
Founders Coffee
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 from 9am–noon
902 Nw 13th Ave
Portland , OR 97209
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Founder’s Coffee is a low-key, weekly get together for Portland entrepreneurs to connect with each other. No speakers, no pitches, just business founders gathering together to visit for an ...
Portland Ten Skill Development Workshop: Sales With The Olsen Group
Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 6–9pm
117 NW 5th Ave. Suite 210
Portland , OR 97209
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ADDITIONAL EVENT INFO
Schedule & Topics
Workshops are held January 28- April 16,2010, on Tuesdays 2-4 pm and Thursdays ...
Hello Dear Readers,
Last night I played at The Knife Shop in AristeiA. It was the first time I have been in it since the new stage and sound system was installed. I was impressed. I thought we played well we were followed by a Clap Your Hands Say Yeah ...
Portland Ten Skill Development Workshop: Debt Financing With Silicon Valley Bank
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 from 2–5pm
117 NW 5th Ave. Suite 210
Portland , OR 97209
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ADDITIONAL EVENT INFO
Schedule & Topics
Workshops are held January 28- April 16,2010, on Tuesdays 2-4 pm and ...
Happyface is like a mature Diary of a Wimpy Kid for angsty high-schoolers. (I know, awesome! I can't believe nobody has done this before... I mean, except Sherman Alexie's Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. But I digress.) This is the kind of book that sneaks up ...
My Dad asked me to stop by his house and drop off his mail. “Just use your key and leave the mail on my chair.” He asked. So, on my way into town last Friday, that’s what I did. Nothing unusual about that.
However, this is the first time ...
Joel Przybilla will undergo surgery on his right patella tendon in the next few days. He re-ruptured his right patella tendon Saturday morning after slipping in the shower at his home in Milwaukee, Wis.
He underwent season-ending surgery on Dec. 24 and was in Milwaukee rehabilitating the injury.
No timetable ...
PublicAlerts: The coldest & wettest weather to hit the area since last Dec is on the way. When it arrives late Sun & Mon, expect snow to 1000-1500 ft. ^MC
Everyone knows that there is weird scummy stuff on the beach. Sometimes it gets opalescent and piles up in a way that looks like it might make a good desktop background for one’s computer.
I like stuff that smells good, effectively to a fault. I routinely mix up cocktails of essential oils and in ceramic vessels and then set them alight. My library often smells like a forest or a savanna or a citrus grove. We own our own copper alembic still and distill ...
Isola: Marcus Camby in Knicks Plans?
Frank Isola of the New York Daily News writes that a return to the New York Knicks could be in Marcus Camby's future.
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The Knicks, according to sources, will make a strong push for Marcus Camby, who 11 years ago played a significant ...
I wanted to get this written before Sunday night’s game against the Nuggets in Denver. I expect the Trail Blazers to at least give Denver a solid battle tonight, if not win the game.
Yeah, I know — given the records of the teams that sounds a little crazy.
But ...
If all the reports coming out of Eugene are true, the Oregon basketball coach has already been told he’s out at the conclusion of the season.
My question is, “Why?”
No, not “Why is he out?” — he’s earned that the old fashioned way: by losing a lot of ...
I will plan to open the comments up again later today… and I must say it’s been a nice reprieve.
The reaction has been interesting, too. I would say 80 percent of the e-mails I’ve received about closing the comments were favorable to my decision. A whole lot ...
Apparently this was the week of lengthy report releases. I guess I know what I’m going to be doing on my flight to sxsw.
The State of Community Management Report: Best Practices from Practitioners
Altimeter Report: The 18 Use Cases of Social CRM, The New Rules of Relationship Management ...
I stopped by the 2010 Portland Street of Dream site on Friday and took these pictures. Framing has begun on one of the lots and there has been activity on a couple of the others as well. I started visiting NW Creasp Lane about every thirty days at the beginning ...
As the author of a book (it's called Bike Snob, and it includes drawings and stickers, which is a hell of a lot more than you can say about anything by Cormac McCarthyit includes drawings and stickers, which is a hell of a lot more than you can say ...
Mr. Ben, Tuesday, March 9, 10am: Join Mr. Ben for music and fun at Milagros every Tuesday at 10am. Suggested donation is $3 per walking human.
Infant CPR for New Parents, Tuesday, March 9, 6pm: This month’s CPR class is full. This class will provided hands-on instruction on what ...
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- May 7th at 7:00 pm
Since we had to cancel the last meeting, this time we will discuss the essays from last time.
I hope that some of our regulars can make it, and I'm always happy to welcome newcomers to our house. The discussion group ...
I’ll be at Northwest Dance Project’s studio in North Portland this afternoon for an onstage chat with Luca Veggetti, the Paris-based Italian choreographer who’s in town to update his dance Ensemble for Somnambulists, which he created on the company dancers in 2006.
This should be interesting. I ...
Taken in front of The Heathman Hotel and Restaurant on SW Broadway. The street you can see in the background is SW Salmon. I couldn't resist the regal-looking dog and the straightforward message on the sign.
Portland Puppet Users Group
Monday, April 5, 2010 from 7–9pm
222 Nw Davis St
Portland , OR 97209
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This time around Cody Herriges, the Lead Unix Administrator from Portland State University's Computer Action Team which provides computer infrastructure for the Maseeh College of Computer Engineering ...
People frequently ask me how it is that a poet becomes a foreign correspondent.People frequently ask me how it is that a poet becomes a foreign correspondent. The two kinds of writing are really not so different. Both require periods of intense observation, a willingness to risk telling the ...
Vendela Vida's ability to set a mood is masterfully displayed in The Lovers, an eerie travelogue laced with nuanced suspense. Recently widowed Yvonne travels to Turkey to retrace the steps of her honeymoon, but finds herself alone in an unfamiliar and foreboding landscape. A stirring story with an unexpected ...
My five-year-old son loves to draw, especially anything to do with Star Wars. I enjoy looking at his take on how some of the characters and starships look. The renderings may not be photorealistic or capture every aspect, but they are bold, personal, and thought-provoking. I often run kids' comics-making ...
I’ve spent quite a bit of time this weekend going through old reviews and double-checking things like restaurant hours and phone numbers. I am, to say the least, quite annoyed.
Scenario #1 – at home:
Why do I have to wait for some long flash file to load when I ...
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I just dunked it and now I'm showing you how I play Motocross Madness 2 in front of my TV at home. I am crazy.
Game Time: 7:30 p.m. Pacific TV: Comcast and ESPN
So here we go. Just ...
A nice mama took me up on my offer from the post about Jamie Oliver, and came over Thursday for a cooking lesson. While I'd quizzed her on likes and dislikes before she came (no mushrooms, she said, and her husband wasn't an onion fan), we hadn't ...