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February 2009
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November 2008 Archives... I can understand a "thumbs up". Little Mustafa Abed gave me that sign when I asked him how he was feeling today. I met Mustafa and his father,Ahmed, at Ronald Mcdonald House today. It's 2:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning as I write this. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I am still at my desk in the newsroom finishing up a story about Mustafa that will run on Wednesday,December 3rd, the day Must...
You're probably thinking this is a Thanksgiving post. It's not, really -- although it IS about food. I happened past a Rib Joint on 33rd today, and thought I'd stop in. It's right in the middle of the bustling intersection at Ainsworth - and the smell alone seemed to pull my car into the crowded parking lot.
Having lived in Texas, I usually judge a bar-b-q joint - by the crowd in the lot. And the line str...
So I don't know if you seen them yet, but we are one of the test cities for the "new" dollar coin. Not the old Susan B or Sacagawea dollar coin. The "new" dollar coin. With... wait for it. Pictures of old presidents on them. Yawn. I don't mean to be disrespectful, but really if t... Okay, I should start this with a disclaimer. I don't get to the movies much. Life is pretty full. Usually too full to spend a few hours at the movies. It's hard to multi-task in a dark theater. I watch the trailers sometimes online before the Academy Awards so I can at least follow al... Pretty, pretty, pretty... Yes it was! From Timberline this Sunday, I could see Mount Jefferson and brilliant lakes in the distance. The bluebird skies were brilliant. I marveled when my daughter called my cell from London where she's studying for the semester. I told her you won't believe where I am right now. She was near Hyde Park and I was near the top of Mount Hood. "It's a spectacula...
It's not the caffeine keeping me up... it's the compelling book. "Three Cups of Tea" is written by Portland author, David Oliver Relin. I got hooked on the book because of an event I helped host, St. Mary's Academy's "Food For Thought". Relin was the keynote speaker and I had the privilege of introducing him. I had been so busy with preparing for... The answer to that at 5pm is our smart, funny, adorable producer Gina Zandy. We wear an earpiece so Gina can talk to us during the show. She's always offering sweet nothings like "DROP A-15 IT'S NOT READY!" or "FLOAT WEATHER! GO TO BREAK." "GO TO BREAK! DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME!?" But ...
I'm always amazed - at how things work out in this world. There seems to be a general serendipity about life -- from the timing of an event, to the quiet coincidence of a meeting, or the random intersection of unknown - but connected paths.
I was walking through 'Borders' recently - looking for a book to read - when an employee suggested 'Three Cups of Tea.' She couldn't say enough about it, and now I know why. I'm 10... Galoshes is a terrific word isn't it? Paints a perfect picture of the day. While we are preparing to puddle jump the folks of Vernonia are preparing for worse. Just in case. After last Decembers massive floods who can blame them. Kyle is out there today and he'll be live there in the... I love election night. I don't always love the endless cranky campaigns leading up to it. Or the millions of dollars spent on ads filled with half truths, grainy freeze frames and scary voiced announcers. I will certainly never eat a hot dog in public. I now know it can later be used again...
When you get to a certain age, there are not a lot of 'firsts' left to experience. You've been there, d... |
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