“The TSA agents looked exhausted to hear another riot act from a Mr. So-and-so who should be allowed on the plane with [item everybody knows isn’t allowed on a plane].”
Read morethe Zen art of Hippo Hardware
We returned to Hippo Hardware one last time to redeem an $11 store credit. I brought my camera to snap pictures of every little thing in the store and remember how, even in a city as rapidly changing as Portland, there are still some genuinely beautiful pockets holding their corner.
Read moreA family moves from Portland to Minneapolis
How to sum up the incredible and complex forces, both pushing and pulling, that would provoke a family to leave their beloved home for a new city, across the country?
Read moreNight Ride, Portland Ore., 05/05/2019
At night, the whole city turns on its lights. Eyed disapprovingly by passing motorists, and hungrily by circling prowlers, there’s a gazillion fabulous pictures to be had—if you’re brave enough to stand in one place long enough to get your levels right.
Read moreNorther Cycles will save america
Stand anywhere in Portland, Oregon, throw a rock in any direction and, with that rock, you could hit two bicycle frame builders. Maybe though, don’t throw rocks. (Just a thought.)
Read moreMaking the same mistakes, and getting maced – twice: Excerpts from “How to identify a stolen bike”
I got maced, twice, trying to rescue a stolen bike.
Read moreReading
I win every staring contest
Giving a reading is the laziest form of show business. It requires no physical agility, unless standing still is considered agility.
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