Saturday, July 04, 2009
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Nixon Agonistes
"Richard Nixon Avenue": Let that roll trippingly off the tongue for a few moments.
Couldn't happen to a more deserving city.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Twist of fate
A friend writes:
2007: Chinese year of the Chicken - Bird Flu Pandemic devastates parts of Asia.
2008: Chinese year of the Horse - Equine Influenza decimates Australian racing.
2009: Chinese year of the Pig - Swine Flu Pandemic kills hundreds of pigs around the globe.
Has any one else noticed this?
Next year: 2010, Chinese year of the Cock. What could possibly go wrong?
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
I am airport, hear me roar
If you live in northeast Portland, you're familiar with the attendant sounds of our "international" airport nearby. Seems this summer that the noise will worsen, as some jets will be diverted to the neighborhood noise-busting "crosswind runway" while the north runway is being repaved.
PDX's solution? Plug in your earphones. But only for one.
Monday, May 04, 2009
Overheard at Petco
Woman 1: "No, I didn't move this weekend, I ..."
Woman 2: "What?"
Woman 1: "... not ready yet."
[Pause]
Woman 1: "Gotta stay for the recall. You know."
Categories: Jumping the shark Death spiral Dead man walking
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
At last
Here’s something refreshing: a gay/lesbian organization that looks beyond the black-tie fundraising circuit and dares to accomplish something.
[h/t Joe.My.God]
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
And a talking donkey for a ringbearer
Ah, the sanctity of marriage.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
That is the question
To tweet, or not to tweet? MoDo asks the question.
Myth of the day
One of the more aggravating ideas to arise during the debate over same-sex marriage is the canard that religious leaders will be told whom they should be performing marriages for.
It's not so. In Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage has been available for nearly five years, the wall of separation between church and state is still quite intact, thankyouverymuch.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
Okay, so this has been all over Facebook and the interwebs today, but WWP cannot resist sharing it again. Watch it all the way through. If you're not the slightest bit choked up by the end, you might want to check to see if you still have a pulse.
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