My Dog is Chelsea

One of the things I do with my free time is run the quarterly newsletter for the neighborhood association. For instance, tonight I spent an hour doling out assignments to writers, contacting local business owners to sell advertising to them, creating invoices, editing content, etc. I will likely need to spend at least an hour [...]

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

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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 excellent, [...]

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I said I would tell the whole story of the surprise party, and I will (promise! It’s even saved as a draft in Wordpress). Right now I’ve got a debate to talk about.
1) I won’t even go into “Joe the Plumber.” What I do find quite funny is that “Joe” has turned up in the [...]

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The view when I get out of elevator at work looks something like this:

Minus the orange leaves, of course. Also minus the skyscrapers—my view actually includes the Willamette River and Ross Island. But whatever. The point is for you to see Mt. Hood.
When it’s time to leave work, I often take a longcut to the [...]

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