This morning, I attended the 5th Annual Faith-Labor Breakfast, sponsored by Jobs With Justice (JwJ). The purpose of the Portland JwJ Faith Labor committee is “To promote the conscious relationship between the religious…

My grandfather was a Yorkshireman, and like many enjoyed a good cricket match. He told the story of a day watching Yorkshire struggle while bowling against another county team. Every time a batter…

As I said yesterday, I plan to post summer photos for the rest of the week, to bring some warmth to these cold days. Camping in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert for the week…

This cold, gray day is getting to me. I may be posting summer photos for the rest of the week, if this weather continues. This one is of the 2005 2006 Wilson High…

So, it’s February 27. Two months from today, ballots will begin arriving in mailboxes, asking voters to give one person sweeping power over everything and everyone in Portland, gut civil service protections, and…

Instructions: Turn on all lights/open all drapes. Maximize size of image. Breathe deeply, thinking over and over, “Summer will come again soon. Summer will come again soon.”

Rogue Pundit carries an interesting in-depth review of taxes in Josephine County, Oregon. The writer notes: “Josephine County currently has the lowest permanent tax base in the state, $0.5862 per $1,000 of assessed…

World Trade Center bomb terrorises New York, on the BBC web site (hence the “s” rather than “z” in the terror word). “A suspected car bomb has exploded underneath the World Trade Center…

Questions: What is this a photograph of, and which effect did Steve use to transform it from its real-life appearance?

Yesterday, a thief got away with more than $500 cash earned by Girl Scouts selling cookies outside the Hawthorne Fred Meyer. Stealing from Girl Scouts has to be pretty high up on the…