Portland Must-Dos

Geyserite. G-E-Y-S-E-R-I-T-E. Geyserite.
Concordat. C-O-N-C-O-R-D-A-T. Concordat.
Equinoctial. E-Q-U-I-N-O-C-T-I-A-L. Equinoctial.
Shuttlecock. S-H-U-T-T-L-E-C-O-C-K. Shuttlecock.
Quite Enjoyable. […]

See me. Hear me. Touch me. Heal me.

I’ve turned various powders into something tangible, something that feels good, sustenance you can hold in your hand. I wish I had an excuse to bake more often. I need that practice, if I am ever going to open my own bakery. Sadly, dear reader, my bread is not something I can readily share with you. (Unless […]

A letter to ZWB (and a diversion for everyone else)

Dear Zack,

Thanks for sharing your web comic, Thawed Out […]

Transenthusiast

Couldn’t find a seat so I had to stand
With the perverts in the back
It was smelling like a locker room
There was junk all over the floor
We’re already packed in like sardines
—Weird Al Yankovic, “Another One Rides the Bus” [...]

Books & Food for Thoughts

I admit that I kind of like the idea of keeping a record, tooting my own horn, to borrow an expression from Becca, but it all to invite discussion. If you’ve read these books, what do you think? If now, should you? And do you have a suggestion for me? If so, pony up. Between the Multomah Public Library and [...]

YouTube Changed My World

Unfortunately, Mr. Hat, has a stereotypically mediocre intellect to go with his eponymous sombrero, bandoleros, and bad teeth; he comes up with one of the lamest excuses for why he can’t produce a badge proving his claim to be one of the Federales. So why did I find that line ( “I don’t have to show you any stinking badges!”) one of the funniest in the whole movie? Blame it on [...]