My Dog is Chelsea

I am really lazy about digital photography. I have countless friends who send emails with links to their online photo albums—Flickr this, Snapfish that—with thousands and thousands of photos for me to peruse. What? Really? How??? When digital cameras first came out, they promised to be this infinite repository of photos. No more pricey film [...]

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Not Maine. Oregon. A temperate rain forest. And yet:

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Snow!!! It actually snowed!! It rarely does that in Portland. The last time I remember seeing snow here was about a month before Chelsea died—that was nearly two years ago. Now, I must put the “snow” into some context, because I have quite a few readers from the East Coast who, if not for the [...]

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Don’t get me wrong—I love lower-cased whole foods. But I don’t love Whole Foods. Here’s why: There is a local grocery chain in Portland called New Seasons. I cannot say enough wonderful things about this store. Yes, the prices are higher than those at Kroger-owned chain Fred Meyer or (un)Safeway, but the food quality is [...]

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I called my mother today to figure out what days work best for me to come home for the holidays. She answered her phone during a meeting: Mother: Hello? [Chattering in the background ensues.] MDIC: Hi, are you in a meeting? Mother: Yes. MDIC: Can you call me when you’re done? I want to talk [...]

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