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This morning I ran in the Turkey Trot at the Zoo. It's a 4-mile run that starts at the Oregon Zoo Forestry Center, descends down to the street next to the International Rose Test Garden…...
November 26 2009, 10:29am | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
Today's ramble (at the 4.5 level) started off with the announcement by the ramble leader, "I'm going to go a little faster today because we need to cover the distance." Behind him, someone quietly quipped,…...
November 24 2009, 10:22pm | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
Movie Review: Inglourious Basterds
I watched "Inglourious Basterds" at the McMenamins Kennedy School the other night. This is Quentin Tarantino's latest film, following the exploits of a Jewish-American team of guerilla fighters (and a traumatized teenage girl) in Nazi-occupied…...
November 23 2009, 1:05am | Comments
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Today is the release day for the highly anticipated sequel to the successful multiplayer zombie survival game Left 4 Dead: Valve's Left 4 Dead 2. On my calendar you'll see an entry for the release…...
November 17 2009, 11:07pm | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
This last ramble that I went on was a trip to Portland Heights, which, as the ramble leader put it, "is where the super-rich went after they fled 19th street". Yes, we're talking about history.And…...
November 10 2009, 11:11pm | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
I did an amazing street ramble last night. Starting at REI in downtown Portland, we went towards Governor's Park, a little-known small plot of land in SW Portland. Apparently this park was named in honor…...
October 28 2009, 5:28am | Comments
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So my girlfriend and I are spending a couple days in beautiful Cannon Beach, OR. The nice thing about going to the beach in October is that it's far less crowded than normal, and because…...
October 24 2009, 11:35pm | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
I think all of us who grew up as part of the Nintendo Generation would recognize the Tetris theme A if we heard it. It's an iconic part of our cultural identity, and, honestly, makes…...
October 18 2009, 12:35am | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
I saw Zombieland last night with a group of friends. Now, my own prior documented interest in zombies aside, I was looking forward to this movie for a variety of reasons:humor + zombies = goodthe…...
October 11 2009, 3:57pm | Comments
