Monthly Archives: October 2011
Bye-bye Nashland (written last night)
I’m sitting in another airport. I gave up. Well, that’s kind of harsh. I could say that I decided to shorten my stay in Nashville. It’s a number of things, Nashville is, and a lovely town, but not a lovely … Continue reading
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NashVegas
I had no idea that Nashville had a nickname! If I had to come up with one it probably would have been something like NashDisney Land, but Nashvegas has a better ring to it. Vegas is like a caricature of … Continue reading
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Emerald City
After pissing it down with rain most of last night and this morning, it’s a beautiful sunny day again in Seattle! The clouds have cleared away and despite it being rather chilly, it’s a beautiful day here. It’s also my … Continue reading
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Sun Worshipper
I guess it was when the sun came out yesterday and it was glorious and I took a walk in the park that I realised that I had not been in the brightest of moods the last few days. Not … Continue reading
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Walking All Over the Law
Ever since I arrived in the NorthWest I’ve noticed people standing politely at the street corner waiting for the little man to tell them it’s ok to walk across the street. Being a New Yorker I don’t really take much … Continue reading
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Uphill Battle
When I think of San Francisco, I think of hills. When I thought of Seattle, I thought…water? Space Needle? Grunge? I don’t think I thought of hills, but boy, I wish I had. This city is like one freakin’ ginormous … Continue reading
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The Dream is Alive in Portland
There’s a song in the show “Portlandia” with lyrics along the lines of “The Dream of the 90s is Alive in Portland.” While this very well might be true, I would have to say that the Liberal dream is alive … Continue reading
Where do People in Portland Buy their Drugs?
I would have more appropriately written their pharmaceutical needs, but that wouldn’t have had quite the ring to it. In Manhattan, you can’t walk a block before passing a Duane Reade, CVS, or Walgreens pharmacy. It used to be Starbucks, … Continue reading
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Shining Light Through the Grey
Portland feels familiar somehow. I’m not sure whether it’s that the downtown is really a downtown according to my North Eastern city planning sensibilities, or that the trees feel like Hampstead Heath trees, or whether it’s just that the weather … Continue reading
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Whip in
Because modern technology is awesome…for a price, I am writing this entry from 28,000 feet above Texas. I am en route from Dallas Ft. Worth to Portland, Oregon, the next stop on the trip. The flight from Austin to Dallas … Continue reading
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