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It feels like it’s all blue here, all the time. I started my Breezy Market Tote. Although Twisted’s Single Skein Club offering with my design was AllHemp6 yarn in pumpkin, I was able to swap my yarn for deep sea (blue), since I’d already made the original design in sand (nearly pumpkin). I wound the [...]

Karen and I got sprung from the hospital today, not long after my last push was completed.  We just got a call from Nancy letting us know what my blood counts were from yesterdays draw.  They only drew me once while we were there and those numbers are stable and still up.  Nancy told us [...]

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I hung out with some former high school classmates (and batch-mates) last night, and had a great time catching up on news and happenings from the past couple of decades.  So much has transpired– marriages, separations (there is no such thing as “divorce” in the homeland), and even some deaths– that

Article from the NW Examiner July 2010 edition. More than two years after construction was to begin, no one knows when work will start on Fields Park, the final and by far largest of thre

We had the opportunity to buy a whole tuna the other day--just about straight off the boat. I think it had been in the ocean not eight hours before. It weighed 22.5 pounds. Beautiful f

We had the opportunity to buy a whole tuna the other day--just about straight off the boat. I think it had been in the ocean not eight hours before. It weighed 22.5 pounds. Beautiful f

It has been reported on several Intertube sites that Los Zetas seized multiple ranches on U.S. soil near Laredo, Texas. In general it is best to look askance at such reports, but one of the breakers on this story is...

On a road trip, between S.F. and L.A. I caught these vanity plates: [

Made in England from solid stainless steel and sporting a no-nonsense look, the British Army Knife ($27-$32) is a fine pocket blade. Available in both two- and three-bladed versions, each one has a 2.25-inch straight blade and a hooked blade that serves as a can opener, while the three-bladed model also holds a pointed marl

Clueless doesn't even begin to describe such a comment. H/T the Daily Caller Ask anyone who has served in the Military, especially a combat zone if they feel the comparison is even close. But, what can we expect from someone so clueless as to berate a General Officer who was showing her proper respect?

Oregon State Police (OSP) Drug Enforcement Section detectives are continuing the investigation following the arrest of a California man during a Tuesday morning, July 20th, traffic stop near Eugene in which 11 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 1 pound of cocaine was found concealed within a vehicle. Due to an ongoing in

This may sound a bit ridiculous coming from an Oregonian, but among the many highlights of our East Coast trip that winds up today has been eco-tourism in New Jersey. Paddling around Grea

Back in 2007, NPR’s All Things Considered ran a story on adulterated olive oil. Some oil labeled “extra-virgin” is diluted with cheaper olive oils or other vegetable oils. In some cases, lampante, or “lamp oil,” which is made from spoiled olives fallen from trees, is used, even though it can

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Multiple media outlets are reporting today that Enterprise Rent-A-Car has entered into an agreement to purchase 500 Nissan Leaf electric vehicles and will rent them in 8 to 15 markets, including Portland. The deal also hints at Enterprise building charging stations in 30 cities which would likely include all cities where th

For those of us experiencing RuPaul’s Drag Race withdrawal — which should be everyone, really — never fear. The fabulosity is back in a big way with Logo’s Drag U, a fierce school for girls “where real women (the kind who don’t have to tuck) undergo extreme transformations…drag queen style.

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A fundraiser set for this Thursday night will help support a safe haven for GLBTQQ youth in Clackamas County. “Art for The Living Room” — an evening of wine, cheese and chocolate held at Ainsworth House — includes live entertainment and a silent auction. Just Out’s Ryan J. Prado previews the ev

dontsprainyourvagina: Now remember kids if you are going to repel down a 400’ cliff, have more t

With DIY ethos, minimal equipment, and, yes, a lot of time, Portland’s Billygoat creates the most magnificent worlds. Full of glorious imperfection, the group’s stop motion films shine like a beacon of warm light in a world of cold plastic. Using only a cheap point-and-shoot digital camera, found objects, handmade p

It isn’t at all times straightforward just after a rapport has ended, to decide whether you should find ways to get your ex back or not. Numerous unpleasant words have been shouted to one another, you’re not quite convinced if your ex still really loves you or not. Worse, at this point, you’re so distresse

There are several options with regards to cleaning your garage and making more cupboard space for the various things for my home. Garage shelving provides a simple way to store items that could be easily taken off and on the shelf for easy use. Within the distinctive line of shelving plans, there are also various [...]

It's too late for me to be this young and talented, but... gorgeous. Just gorgeous. Watch. via [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Our friends over at Yelp are having some great drinks specials all over Portland this week. $2 Rum & Cokes & $6 bottles of “Champagne” at The Tube…scary. If you are on the twitter and enjoying, take a pic and use the #pdxdrinks tag for retweeting on @pdxdrinks account. Reminder: Pipeline offers dri

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WOLF PARADE, THE MOOOLS (Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside) HOWL—Instead of splintering under their increasingly successful solo projects, the Canucks of Wolf Parade keep reconvening and making splendid rock albums. Case in point: Expo 86, their third ful

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Okay, it's been up there for a few months, but I just discovered it recently. So, grab a piece of red and a piece of blue cellophane, sit back and enjoy.Although Alfred Hitchcock was at first dubious of the 3D process (he correctly saw it as a flash-in-the-pan), he approached the technical challenge

Wow, this month flew by and Last Thursday is here in just two days! Crazy. On Twitter? Check out @lastthursday and use the #lastthursday hashtag. Related Info on Pipeline: Our Portland Monthly EVENTS LIST Portland Pictures: Last Thursday on Alberta Message from Pipeline friend Anna Todaro: My art buddy Drew Wheelen and I

Roosevelt High School (photos courtesy Homestead Images) This summer, local architecture and construction photographer Matthew Ginn of Homestead Images has taken on a project to photograph Portland's public schools. His first two schools visited are Roosevelt High and Wilson High....

(via inothernews) It’s not So Hard to picture her in a uniform.

Washington quarterback Jake Locker, appearing on the network’s “College Football Live” show as part of a three-day conference media blitz on the East and West coasts, called Oregon State the favorite to win the Pacific-10 Conference in the upcoming college football season.

Bill O'Reilly talking with Jay Leno...Okay, okay: no one in his or her right mind would subject themselves to five seconds of this, much less five minutes. Let's call it "non-required viewing." All you need to know is that on Leno last night Bill O'Reilly called on President Obama to im

The other day I wrote about the Mogi Doughnut Hypothesis and it occurred to me looking at the map of Oregon and Washington that while we are both earthquake prone states, Oregon has been quirt a long time. Are we living in a Mogi Doughnut?

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A long while ago I was turned on to Kate Noble's Compromised, which I thought was one of the most refreshing and delightful romances that I've read in some time. Her sophomore effort, Revealed, didn't quite do it for me in the same ways, but it was still an enjoyable read (and now I get to re-thank the author for sending it

The Portland Folk Festival has announced almost all of its schedule for the festival wee

Mohammed Abdollahi, a 24-year-old gay man who moved to the United States as a child when his parents came to the country to study in Michigan, is seeking asylum as he facing deportation after living as an undocumented immigrant for more than 20 years, according to ABC News. Abdollahi was detained following a protest in May

The number of Americans who own homes fell in the second quarter of the year to the lowest level since 1999, said a government survey released Tuesday.

The Portland Folk Festival has announced (most of) its schedule for the festival weekend

Each year, the Neskowin Chamber Music series presents world-class groups such as the Juilliard Quartet and Russia's St. Petersburg Quartet.

Oh boy! Letter of the day! There are quite a few red flags here (the use of the word "faggot" to describe something other than a collection

Note: I will be away from the computer for a few days--probably through Sunday. Rather than just leave the site idle, I've dug around and found some old posts I liked--probably a lot of you won't have seen them the first time. In today's edition, I considered Full Sail's Session. At the time, I w