Observations, I Have a Few
Ok, no time for serious analysis but I do have a few fleeting impressions from my week-long stint in Oregon. While I’m not crazy about NYC, I have to say that I’ve grown to prefer […]
Beaver State of Mind
Portland Bound
In just about 12 hours I will be in Portland, then Eugene, then Manzanita. Should be interesting. My only dilemma is what to wear. I'm still scarred from the last time I visited over Labor […]
We Don’t Serve Your Kind Here
I'm only a few weeks away from my impending Portland trip. My itinerary is in order and Burgerville, the seasonal/locavore fast food chain that was simply a burger joint back in my day, was on […]
My Uncharitable Contribution
It seems unnecessarily cruel to single out one woman (and that's not really my intent) but in my why is Portland so Portland jag, sadly, she fits the bill. Certainly, it's horrible to lose your […]
Polar Fleeced
Oh no, I’m starting to become fixated. It’s one thing to look up boyfriends and crushes past but it feels even dirtier to me to stumble upon personal blogs of former frenemies. Ok, I don’t […]
Hare Raising
It’s very strange that I’ve developed an Oregon obsession this year. I couldn’t help but compare NYC to Portland in ’98-’99 when I was a fresh transplant but Portland began rapidly fading from memory like […]
Rage Against the Machine
I can't wait to rent a car in Portland come September. Frankly, I'm a bit nervous about driving—I've only done it twice in the past 11 years, which is kind of unbelievable but just being […]
Funny Is As Funny Does
I’ve been thinking about Oregon a lot lately. Mostly about how I hate what it’s become or to be fair, what I think it’s become. Perception is often worse than reality, so I’ll only know […]
Every (City of) Rose(s) Has its Thorn
Make the Portland stories stop now, please. I can't read lines like, "Few Jobs in Places Like Portland and Austin, but the Hipsters Just Keep on Coming" before I've had my first cup of (non-Stumptown) […]
Dead Last
Oh, Oregon, will you ever win? If I were to believe the incessant food media coverage of my home state I would believe that all of Portland was cultivating, harvesting, curing or pickling food or […]