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... by Walter Brasch Up to two feet of snow hit the Mid-Atlantic and New England states last week, the second storm within two weeks. Wind gusts of up to 50 miles an hour and temperatures in the 20s created severe wind chill and extreme hazardous driving conditions. Pennsylvania ordered all commercial trucks off

Yesterday:21:37 Watching "Lady Vengeance." Like the other two parts of the trilogy, it is totally fucked up and absolutely brilliant.

Lordy, didn't know these guys* were still doing their thing. So good. (*Music plays automatically at their site.)

In this edition of Saturday Morning Cartoon, we take a slight detour into the hilarious and oftentimes disturbing world of the Saturday morning PSA. Obviously we never gave two craps about what our parents said about anything, right? However! If it's a semi-nude He-Man telling us to talk to a rabbi if a pedophile touches

The news is, that Boeing's Portland plant (located out at 181st and Sandy in Gresham actually) is going to be expanding: Boeing Co. plans to pour up to $120 million into its Gresham operation,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The news is, that Boeing's Portland plant (located out at 181st and Sandy in Gresham actually) is going to be expanding: Boeing Co. plans to pour up to $120 million into its Gresham operation, replacing a 30-year old chemical processing plant and adding 152 jobs in the next three years. The company, based in Chicago, plans

Guess I am in a complaining mode today...Did you know that it costs around $300 a girl to get the blood work done. Can you believe it?! I am sure you can. Now, let me ask you how much do you think our co-pay for that would be? It's an essential exam both kids have Galactosemia so one would think that the dedu

..March and it looks like it will be a crazy month full packed with medical appointements. We started it out yesterday with Mia Rosie's 4 year old check-up coupled with immunizations for both girls. Next week it off to the Ophthalmologist for the routine exam. Neither girls really remember Dr. Aaby

by Will Durst Dear Canada. Way to go, you hosers. Did yourself proud and put on one heck of an Olympics. Congratulations for providing an incredible 17 days of thrills and spills on the ice and snow and in the slush and fog. That was a winter games for the ages, except for that excruciatingly obvious [...]

While they're dismantling Portland's parks and schools, the city's politicians cry crocodile tears about how suddenly there's no money for essential services. City Commissioner Nick Fish pulled this act earlier this week, in

A few days ago my sister and my husband's brother called to tell me that the daffodils and cherry trees are blooming in Portland, and the grass is greening up, too. Daffodils and cherry trees make me happy, but of course they can't do me any good

Yesterday Mia Rose and I met a few people at Little t Baker for breakfast before going to the playground. Their bread is outstanding and all but the Brioche as well as the Pretzel bread are without milk derivatives. Note, that the Pretzel bread (aka Laugenstangen) are available for special order

There are 20 properties scheduled to be Open in Lake Oswego Sunday, according to RMLS.  Enjoy! L/Price Address # Beds # Baths Total SF Style Open $129,000 4 TOUCHSTONE 2 2 979 TWNHSE 12-4PM $298,000 12868 BOONES FERRY RD 2 2.1 1136 TWNHSE 1-3PM $309,000 12892 BOONES FERRY RD 2 2.1 1136 TWNHSE 1-3PM $329,500 5

Fare-checked for the first time ever on MAX today, blowing my 20+ year streak (I did have my fare, fyi) # I love how the new MAX green line from CTC takes you right by Union Station and Backspace.

The clouds have finally parted for school-aged children around the state—Spring Break is here! There are countless options to do with the family, from the coast to the desert, for toddlers, teens and grandparents—gamble at ...

Remember that awesome Ramona Falls video I posted a while back? Pretty cool, right? Well here is another one for Ramona Fall’s leader Brent Knopf’s other band Menomena, also animated by Stefan Nadelman. It is equally as good.

Politico makes the argument that 10 people have all the power in the upcoming vote on healthcare reform. Pennsylvania Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper — Stupak’s soldiers Indiana Rep. Brad Ellsworth — looking to move up in the world West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd — guardian of Senate tradition North Carolina Rep. Larry Kis

Classical music critic David Stabler prepares for a packed schedule of new music options.

What if they threw an Indie Spirits Awards show and it was terrible?

I’ve been using the Nokia N900 now for a month or so and I am finding so many cool uses for this phone.  You see, I do a lot of Skype calling throughout the day because I work with folks up and down the West coast of the U.S. and folks in the UK quite [...]Post from: Techcraver.com

By Dick Morris & Eileen McGann All aspects of President Obama’s Chicago-style tactics are on display as he cajoles, bullies, and bribes the House to pass his health care proposals despite the overwhelming public rejection with which they have been met. To some, he offers bribes.  Congressman Jim Matheson, endange

Nationally renowned critics and authors such as Robert Christgau, Peter Plagens, and Portland's own Douglas Wolk contribute to the re-launched ARTicles site.

“President Obama’s proposed budget would add more than $9.7 trillion to the national debt over the next decade, congressional budget analysts said Friday. Proposed tax cuts for the middle class account for nearly a third of that shortfall. The 10-year outlook released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Offi

Just fantastic video here of an Eagle Owl landing in slow motion. I have watched it over and over again, just noting how the feathers are moving around. For the camera geeks in the audience, here is the Youtube writeup:New Photron SA-2 High Definition High Speed Camera. Shot of 'Checker

Here are video selections from The Union News last week. For all the videos and stories that day, click on the date. March 5. Sen. Lincoln ad rips Prog-Obama agenda Old-school Dems run away from...

Joel David Moore has been a working actor in Los Angeles, but 'Avatar' has made the Benson High School grad part of movie history.

Leno's Tonight Show Reality Hacking, adds Laugh Track to Sarah Palin Appearance "I've dealt with sound engineering for 30 years, as a film maker, interviewer, musician,

Importance of Acne Product Reviews A lot of people now make money from beauty. Women of all ages flock the malls in order to seek that right beauty product to keep their skin healthy and beautiful at all times|all the time|alwaysMoreover, this demand has pushed companies of beauty products to create more product

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“To the attentive eye, each moment of the year has its own beauty, and in the same field, it beholds, every hour, a picture which was never seen before, and which shall never be seen again.”~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Come & see what MOMS CLUB is all about! We are holding an open house – sort of a meet and greet type of event. MOMS CLUB N/NE Portland is part of MOMS CLUB International – a non profit organization dedicated to supporting mothers. We are a group of local Moms who meet in person [...]

Image by Salim Virji via Flickr Portland Mayor finds way to fund bike boulevards with sewer money. Adam’s plan would combine Portland’s “green streets” initiative, the building out of green patches to  manage and reduce storm runoff, with the bike plan’s call for bicycle boulevards. “If w

One Party slogan described it as "A Village for

One Party slogan described it as "A Village for

Readers have been asking me what I think about this week's announcement by my colleague, Jim Huffman, that he's running against Ron Wyden for the U.S. Senate. I don't blog about my workplace, and as with John Kroger's attorney general race, I'll keep this short. Jim is a staunch Republican. I can't imagine I would want h

Coykendall's new record, "The Unbearable Being of Likeness," represents only a portion of what he's doing these days at his home studio, which includes engineering most of the new Blitzen Trapper record; engineering and playing on the new She & Him record. After his release show, he'll tour with She & Him

This sounds just like what a love song ought to from a band called Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The band plays tonight at the Wonder Ballroom.

I have heard that standard poodles are way smart. These two certainly look it, perched as they are in the driver's seat. Their people must have been buying gas for the motor home. I can't remember for sure--I just know I couldn't resist taking the photo.

Secrets Behind Best HGH Supplement Human growth hormone, or HGH, is a necessary hormone that helps us all to mature into adulthood. It stimulates growth on a cellular level, increasing production of new cells so that you are constantly renewing yourself just as you did when you were younger. The best HGH supplement is one [

The Oregon legislature is once again increasing the web of red tape for Oregon’

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After writing my last post around 11:30 a.m. yesterday, my computer decided it was high time to go on the fritz. First, it froze up -- something that rarely happens. After the reboot, my sound system failed to initiate. While I was working on THAT issue, I then found that my RAM was screwed up. Next, I discovered s

There’s an old adage that eyes are the window to the soul, but we here at Wend HQ prefer the windows to the outside world (though, that’s not to say we don’t appreciate our eyes). When we have spent hours on end staring at our computer screens getting some work done, just one look out [...] Related posts