Archive for April, 2006

Room(s) with a View

Posted in April 30th, 2006

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by PAgent in FYI, Portland

The Pittock Mansion is one of Portland’s landmarks. Situated on a 46 acre estate on a hilltop 1,000 feet above Portland, it was the home of Henry and Georgiana Pittock.
Henry Pittock came to Oregon in 1853 at the young age of 19. Starting out penniless, he eventually attained ownership of the Oregonian newspaper, with investments [...]

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It isn’t easy, being cheesy

Posted in April 28th, 2006
by PAgent in Flotsam

a Cheesemonger
Congratulations! You scored 26 Crottins!

People from Dean and Deluca have been calling you with job offers. The smell of rotten anything makes you strangely hungry. You probably own the Cheese Primer. You likely have to include a cheese allowance in your personal budget so you don’t overdo it. Your cheese [...]

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Sometimes the Truth Hurts

Posted in April 28th, 2006
by PAgent in FYI

Man, biking to work two days in a row is no fun. My legs feel like noodles cooked way past al dente. But, if Nietzsche is to be believed, since it didn’t kill me, it will make me stronger.
The other day the Program Manager at my favorite radio station sent me an email. It seems [...]

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A Penny Saved…

Posted in April 27th, 2006
by PAgent in Cycling, FYI, Recumbents

My desire to bike to work has virtually nothing to do with saving money, or saving the planet. While those are laudable goals, they are not mine. I’m mostly interested in not dying prematurely. I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes this rationale for bicycling seems terribly ironic (see “Dear Idiot” below).
However, as the [...]

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Dear Idiot

Posted in April 27th, 2006
by PAgent in Cycling, FYI, Recumbents

Dear Idiot,
I’m the cyclist you cut off this morning when you made your right turn from Barbur onto Hamilton. I’m sure you remember me. I was on a blue recumbent bicycle, in the bike lane, and I had to slam on my brakes to avoid hitting your piece-of-shit blue car.
I’m just curious: What were you [...]

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Cleansing my Aura

Posted in April 25th, 2006
by PAgent in FYI

There is an upscale rock and gem shop near my office. I often shop there because, as I have mentioned previously, my wife and daughter are rock freaks. Virtually nothing makes them happier than for me to bring them home a rock. And while some rocks are quite expensive (diamonds, for example), there are some [...]

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