With all the talk about the avian flu scare in the past few days, WWP became a little more than nervous last week when that familiar, guttural tickle made its presence known, lodged deep down in the nether region of the throat, always the sure and unwelcome herald of an oncoming cold or flu bug. Indeed, that's exactly what it turned out to be, and most of the last week has been spent battling and recovering from a weird early flu bug this is now cycling itself through WWP's workplace. Thankfully, it's too early for the bird flu, just yet, if recent reports are right.
Thankfully, also, is the timing: WWP has a long-planned trip this coming extended weekend to Idaho, to see fond friends now located in the beautiful but impossibly located city of Idaho Falls, Idaho. [Flight to Boise, followed by a four- or five-hour commute; then repeat that trip on the reverse commute.]
There being no law against it in Idaho, WWP thinks he'll pick up a suitcase of this illicit substance while there.
We're taking orders, in case you're interested.
Here's a little geographical curiosity about I.F. that I've always found magically delicious:
If you have the chance, go out on First Street about 1 mile east of Holmes Avenue. There should be a right turn onto a street called N.W. Bonneville Dr (so called because it's north of First and on the west bank of a canal).
Proceed north on N.W. Bonneville Dr about 1/4 mile. After Garfield Street, the very next block will start a familiar sequence:
Halsey Street
Irving Street
Johnson Street
Kearney Street
Lovejoy Street
And that's not all. Defining the west side of this subdivision are the cross streets of Marshall Avenue (connecting Garfield to Halsey) and Northrup Avenue (connecting the west end of Halsey to Kearney and capping off Johnson and Irving).
One wonders why (and how) some streets in little old I.F. were named similarly to several streets in sequence in Northwest Portland.
Ahh, the mysteries.
Posted by: Samuel John Klein | Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 02:53 AM
We'll definitely look that up. Thanks for the tip!
Posted by: Worldwide Pablo | Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 03:31 PM