Dear AmandaFritz.com blog friends, Please come to my City Commissioner Swearing-in Ceremony, Saturday, January 3, 2009 6 p.m. (Gathering starts at 5:45 p.m.) Multnomah Center 7688 SW Capitol Highway Easy access from I-5…

We’re all probably familiar with the email scam running, “You don’t know me, I’m the widow of a rich person in Africa who wants your bank account number to entrust you with millions…

Our family’s friend Ryan Bowen is making headlines, and today was interviewed on National Public Radio, by bicycling from Los Angeles to Washington DC for President Obama’s Inauguration. Ryan played football at Wilson…

I am writing this sitting at my computer at home, with the window cracked open to let in a little cold, fresh air. Listening to the willow tree rustling, because it’s covered with…

The Portland City Council Agenda this week lists a very, very rare event: An evening hearing, outside City Hall. WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM, DECEMBER 17, 2008 — WEATHER PERMITTING — Special Meeting Location LOCATION:…

Steve worked Sunday, at Oregon State Hospital’s Portland facility. Had the results been different on November 4, I would have been working at OHSU, which would have presented a challenge since we only…

Something to consider when deciding when/whether to venture out today and over the next week.