It Takes Stones To Wear Curling Pants
This year the Winter Olympics happened in our time zone. This means we don't get [...]
A Flap Of Skin
My daddy knew everything. You could ask him why the sky was blue or why [...]
Love Is In The Water
It's the middle of February, which can only mean one thing around here: it's time [...]
We’re A Coffee Town
Something wonderful happened last week, and I couldn't be prouder of Portland than if we [...]
A Putty Good Idea
A local homeowner burnt up his house during the recent cold snap, and all he [...]
We’re Toast
May 1, 2010. 2.2 billion of the world's top climate scientists today concluded their convention [...]
Get Me To A Nunnery
I watched The Sound Of Music the other day, with its familiar themes of courage, [...]
And It Makes Its Own Gravy
This just in from Las Vegas: Mr. Joey Chestnut is the winner of the Martorano's [...]
A Fine, Fat Fellow
We were ushered into a spacious room for the press conference. A row of people [...]
Abbie Normal
I don't know how many times I've said I wished I had my father's brains. [...]
Ten Good Inches Of Ink
Breaking news: former Governor John Kitzhaber will be taking off his jeans at his upcoming [...]
The Blogosphere Is Flat
I was trolling the Internet the other day when I tripped over a blog with [...]
Ticketmonster
Last summer we got the word that Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal were coming to [...]
Flyer, Flyer, Pants On Fire
It's hard to work up a heap of sympathy for your average suicide bomber, but [...]
Road Tripping
Back when I was a tadpole, our mothers used to broom us out the back [...]