Asking questions at the Portland Polish Festival
On Saturday night, a few friends and I attended the Portland Polish Festival in Portland, Oregon. For weeks I anticipated the celebration of Polish culture, if only because of my […]
Adventures in Stumptown
On Saturday night, a few friends and I attended the Portland Polish Festival in Portland, Oregon. For weeks I anticipated the celebration of Polish culture, if only because of my […]
If pressed to name my favorite band, I might namecheck U2 and their three decades of unimpeachable music; I may mention Pearl Jam, who blend visceral emotion and classic rock […]
I like having goals. They give me structure, purpose, and direction. They keep me focused and help me stay disciplined.Yet, not long after settling into Portland late last year, I […]
I love a good story. Telling or listening, it doesn’t matter. There were too many good stories from the Timbers/Sounders game-day experience to fit into one blog entry, so I’m breaking Saturday’s […]
I love a good story. Telling or listening, it doesn’t matter. There were too many good stories from the Timbers/Sounders game day experience to fit into one blog entry, so […]
This time last year, I was a day removed from hand surgery when Dave’s all-day bachelor party arrived. The plan included breakfast at the Screen Door, an urban scavenger hunt, […]
Zoo Brew — the Oregon Zoo’s annual beer festival and fundraiser — is billed as a yearly summer kickoff event. But with occasional rain and clouds tonight, only the humidity […]
My feet are killing me. I’m more than a little dehydrated. And I came home with some Mardi Gras-style beads I don’t remember acquiring. Yes, it was a successful Holiday […]
I knew this weekend would be cold and wet. I hemmed and hawed about hiking today, thinking that finishing the new Steve Jobs biography and making progress on “Breaking Bad” […]
Tonight’s soundtrack: This weekend was definitely night and day. Here was my Saturday: Wake up, watch the first two episodes of “Breaking Bad,” go to counseling, watch the rest of […]