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Entries from January 2006

We value your opinion, really

January 10th, 2006 · 14 Comments

Today I learned that sometimes it’s better to just keep your mouth shut.
You see, several weeks ago I was perusing the tampon section of my local New Seasons Market, a Portland grocery chain that has recently piqued the interest of the New York Times for its focus on local, homegrown products. There, in the feminine [...]

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Tags: Portland

A New Year Solution

January 5th, 2006 · 12 Comments

My editor said to me the other day that I tell him about problems and he’d rather hear my solutions. Asa says that I am ’solution shooter’—I decide ahead of time that a particular suggestion won’t work and leave myself with no option. So I guess I’m very good at complaining about what’s wrong and [...]

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Tags: Life