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I hope this is just a bit of varnish that is easily washed off rather than a base coat. The twins spent the morning doing what good four year-olds should do.
I can’t believe the Portland Police brought the Mounted Patrol into this madness. Horses.. really?
Why not wait until 4:00 am?
http://www.livestream.com/occupyptown
“When I say NON, you say violent” The chant-leader shouts “NON”, and the folks up against the protest line in riot gear are supposed to shout “Violent.” Not the best chant.
It was with guarded excitement I read about a new Trader Joe’s product in the latest Fearless Flyer. Man, their ad copy makes everything sound so good, but I’ve been down that road before, having been tricked by the seemingly delicious looking Shepard’s Pie more than a few times.
Unfortunately, this Pho goes into the Shepard’s Pie column, on the Do Not Buy side of the shopping list. I took two sips and ate a chunk of beef and then the whole thing took a trip down the disposal. No bueno.
At least for me. I mean, some has to like this stuff, right? I’m assuming they do product testing of some type.
You'll wish you hadn't
I bought two packages and one is still in the freezer. I should have given it out last night during trick or treat to a kid in a store bought costume.
Here’s a video from a guy that I didn’t know about 2 weeks ago. This song is brilliant. And I support cracking a book open and screaming as a song reaches it’s…
“Life is about love, last minutes and lost evenings,
About fire in our bellies and furtive little feelings,
And the aching amplitudes that set our needles all a-flickering,
And help us with remembering that the only thing that’s left to do is live”
I haven’t felt that musically alive since my early days with David Gray. Thanks Frank!
Just caught a few minutes of a candidate’s debate in Beaverton, televised over one of the local PEG channels. The initial discussion concerned a debate over Urban Renewal (don’t do it), with the current mayor, who appeared to be huge proponent, tossing out comments like “if can spend just a few seconds thinking about this, it totally makes sense” and other slights against a couple of the citizens who had joined the panel in opposition to the civic gamble (hey, it’s just your property taxes).
The event moved on to the candidates running for the 1st Oregon Congressional District seat vacated by David Wu.
I got my first taste of Jim Greenfield and couldn’t spit it out fast enough.
The hubris and vitriol that gushes from him and his ilk (the AM radio hate merchants) . Take it from him… He was a lawyer and a used car salesman and now a real estate investor and politician.
“I don’t want to compromise and collaborate with Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi. They are the people that created this disaster.”
Classic.
These guys are like broken records, repeating the same tired lies and becoming more and more upset when their fractured message of partisanship fails to resonate.
Update: 10/31/11 – Tonight I read that he supports ending all wars of opportunity and is interested in auditing the Federal Reserve. So there are a couple of things we can agree on.
After installing the Origins client,updating the updater, creating an account, messing with the browser plug-ins and security, and then updating those, the browser not supported error messages, I’m starting to think the joke is on me.
These aren’t my words, however I support every one of these tenants:
Congressional Reform Act of 2011
1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.
2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.
3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/12. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.
If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S.) to receive the message. Maybe it is time.”
Shopping at Barbur International Foods last week and some folks were giving out samples of a new salsa, which looked a bit more like hot sauce than the Pico de Gallo I normally crave. And it was Hot Sauce. And man, was it good. I went back the next day to to pick up a tub and have gone through a couple in the last week.
Presenting Romero’s Salsa; Mexican Hot Sauce.
Beautiful, Beautiful Hot Sauce, with just the right amount of picante and a rich flavor and kiss of garlic that calls me back to dip chip after chip or spoonful after spoonful. I’ve been ladling it over everything from tacos to stir-fry to eggs.
And they are local folks, so good on them. Check out the website for a fun song that makes you want to dance.
Too many photos to catch up on… Here is a link to year’s collection.
http://gallery.sendelbachpdx.com/v/2011/2011+07+31+-+The+Big+Float/
http://gallery.sendelbachpdx.com/v/2011/2011+07+29+-+Twins+Bday+Boating/
http://gallery.sendelbachpdx.com/v/2011/2011+07+29+-+Blackberry+Trip+and+more/
http://gallery.sendelbachpdx.com/v/2011/2011+07+04+-+SoCal+9+Train+Home/
