Portland

“There’s a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning.” – Jimmy Buffett

March 14, 2012

“Where the hell am I?” I peered through squinted eyes as I started to notice the smell of stale beer and burnt popcorn. I couldn’t see over the blankets that had created a fort around my head. Slowly, painfully, I forced one eyelid a little more open, then the other. I realized I was on the [...]

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Sunday Drives and Three-Volcano Days

February 6, 2012
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Sunday in Portland was a Three-Volcano Day, a term I coined (as far as I know) to note those days that are so sunny, so crisp, and so clear, that you can see three volcanos at any given time from the city of Portland. Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, and either Mt. Adams or Jefferson [...]

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New Year, New House, New Header… New Magic

January 6, 2012
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Happy New Year! So, it’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted, but I loved this break from everything except the things that were directly in front of me, like Christmas, moving across town, and much-needed rest. Here’s what’s been shakin’ in these parts since we last met here: To the [Whiskey] Cloud Miraculously, [...]

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Just Relax Already, and Other Lessons Learned on Ice

December 16, 2011
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While I spent half of my formative years in Minnesota, I definitely did not grow up ice skating. Sure, I owned my own pair of white skates with hot pink laces, and sure, our neighbor had an ice rink in his backyard every winter through junior high and high school, but Minnesota is cold in [...]

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Sparkle

December 12, 2011
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Chris and I arrived in our downtown apartment here in Portland, Oregon on December 21, 2010. We were too busy unpacking and settling in to even think about decorating for Christmas, let alone getting a tree. I think our only “decoration” was this gorgeous red butterfly pin that my uncle (who just so happened to [...]

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