Making a Bento Box quilt is not only a great deal of fun, it's also intrinsically creative. Using noth

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It’s summer time and the camping life is easy unless you’re a newcomer to the camping experience. This week, I’ll  show you an easy, friendly way learn campout basics on a getaway to Silver Falls State ...

There’s nothing like spending a summer afternoon in the cool shade of a large oak tree with a picnic or a book or just a few good friends. But what if you could climb amongst ...

Adam Rifkin argues that Google looks at solving every problem with search while Facebook and Twitter are cleaning up the social realm. He's probably right, but today it's easier than ever before to have a toolbox full of all the best stuff for what I need right now. Possibly related posts:

"Alien Skull" PDF Tutorial cover.I'm happy to announce that I've finally produced my first collection of self-contained tutorials called

I just finished watching a liveblog of the Apple press conference where supposed antenna problems with the iPhone 4 were discussed. Steve Jobs persuasively pointed out that all smart phones have similar problems, and very few users of the iPhone...

Congress passed a financial reform package today, and President Obama is expected to sign it, perhaps as early as next week.I'm nervous about what this will mean. That's not because I'm some big-wig investor or mega-bankers. I'm just a schmuck swimming in credit card debt. And the reason I'm scared is because the last time

I wasn't quite sure what I was getting into back in June 2005, when I reported to work for the first time in the Capital Press main office in Salem, Ore. Frankly, I wasn't sure if I would fit in here. These people were pretty serious about their agriculture here, and I was not, by training or experience, an agriculture jour

Our booth at the Bite and Brew, July 30- Aug 1 at Riverfront Park, is starting to look like a mini Bite and Brew. We just received word of more gift certificates to be given away at the weekend event. La Capitale, Andaluz and Prudence Uncorked are the latest restaurants to donate to our raffle. Here's the list so far; Jonat

Summer is here in all its hot, hot splendor and we revel the season’s high temperatures in the cool comforts of our favorite waterways! Whether it’s a kayak or a raft, whether you’re a front-seat ...

Yesterday a regular visitor to this blog, tucson, left a comment on a post that deserved more attention than it likely was going to get. (Irritatingly, TypePad, my blog service, doesn't take a click on a "recent comments" link directly...

Caruso's Now Serving our New Summer MenuSome new additions are:Caramelized Onion, Chevre CrostataPancetta Wrapped Dates Stuffed with Marcona Almonds Cappellini with Peas, Pecorino & ProscuittoBaked Ziti with Bolognese SauceLobster Ravioli with Mushrooms & ArtichokesHalibut PiccataPollo alla CapreseEggplant Parmagian

I was adding a few books that I've finished to my sidebar, when I realized that there are two new (new-ish) widgets that I'm kinda loving and never mentioned. The first one is a widget for my Flickr photostream so...

I guess every iPhone 4 should come with one of those legalistic disclaimers: "Your results may vary." Because I've been playing around with my new upgraded phone for five days now, and my review is pithily simple. Love it! The...