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Voting from the Middle
The mailman just delivered our property tax bill and mail-in ballots. With my larger project well underway, this inspires me to take a pause and consider the mid-term elections. A few years into my time working in Portland City … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018 Mid-Terms, Democrat, Kate Brown, Knute Buehler, Non-afiliated, Portland, Portland City Hall, Republican
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Nostalgia and the Typewriter
Nostalgia is tricky. You can bath in it or just feel it as a gentle rain. It can hold you and put lead in your shoes or awaken you and set you running out the door. As with any memory, … Continue reading
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Tagged California Typewriter, Nostalgia, Olympia DeLuxe Portable, Portland, Typewriter
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Portland City Hall: It’s the System Stupid
Portland City government is badly broken but not in the way that some people think. The public servants in City Hall work hard in a world of constraints, endless demands and never enough money or time to meet outsized expectations. … Continue reading
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Tagged City Government, Garbage Night, Portland, Portland City Commissiners, Portland City Hall
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Sticks and Stones…
Today, George W. Bush made the case against the rise of Trumpism. I don’t doubt the fact that Bush is a genuine patriot deeply concerned about the state of our republic. While I could go into a “lying sack of … Continue reading
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Tagged American creed, George W Bush, Portland, rasist, white supremacy
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The Problem with Portland’s Lawn Sign
Dog walking around my neighborhood I see dozens of Portland’s favorite lawn sign. It must have a generic, shorthand name known but to a few. I ain’t the few. There was a time when I was a Unitarian. I enjoyed … Continue reading
The Joy of the Broken Urinal Blues
Half the world has no idea what it is like for a guy to piss in a rock and roll club. Women are better for it. Last week I went out to see my buddies in the band Volcker. (Yea, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ash Street Saloon, La Luna, Men's Room, Portland, Rock Clubs, Satyricon, Volcker
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Death on the Eastbound MAX
What’s going on here? Like so many people I had to stop to ponder the vicious attacks on humanity at the Hollywood MAX station. As I read about the reactions to the violence, things just keep getting more complicated. … Continue reading
