… once in a while. Today is one of those rare occasions, with his editorial on the need to ban cell phone use while driving. Actually, I shouldn’t say I totally agree with…

This photograph illustrates the complexity of life in Portland, to me. So many levels, from the obvious mountain with the blue sky and sunshine above, on down through the fog to the details…

The Portland City Council Agenda for the morning of Wednesday, February 28th and the afternoon of Thursday, March 1st, looks busy (or it did, before PortlandOnLine became PortlandOffLine this morning. A jinx from…

The hike along Eagle Creek to Punchbowl Falls was one of the first Steve and I did after the birth of our firstborn son in 1986. Steve carried him in the back carrier…

One of the reasons I don’t support the proposed shattering changes in Portland’s Charter or form of government, is that the City isn’t doing the simple things that would improve efficiency and citizen…

This coming Thursday, March 1, at 2 p.m. in City Hall, the Portland City Council will vote on the Measure 37 claim of Gary Dye (Staff Report, Word document) Wow. What a waste…

Off Highway 26, on the way to the coast

Today, February 22, is Thinking Day for Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world. “World Thinking Day was first created in 1926 at the fourth Girl Guide/Girl Scout International Conference, held at…

I learned a lot over the course of my campaign for City Council in 2005-6. Some things I would rather still be ignorant about, others I’m glad I know. One of the latter…

Swordferns, I think.