Since moving to Oregon in August 2008, I have had the extreme good fortune to spend my birthday celebrations with friends and family, mostly in pursuit of wine and food. This year, Darby and I motored to Seattle early on the 4th. After a morning … [Read more]
Young Americans Challenging High Technology
Posted on March 27, 2013 // Leave a Comment
YACHT lights me up. Their grooves are infectious and the meaning in their work is at times profound. I know this is high praise for any artist, but it's not everyday that a New New Wave band with deep philosophical underpinnings kicks ass like … [Read more]
Netflix Encourages Binge Viewing With New Below The Beltway Series
Posted on February 25, 2013 // Leave a Comment
It's been one week and a day since the terribly disappointing season ending episode of "Downton Abbey." I do like a well made dramatic series, so Downton's seasonal close leaves a void. One we are attempting to fill by watching "House of Cards," the … [Read more]
How Adams’ Arrived At His Endless Horizons of Meaning
Posted on February 24, 2013 // Leave a Comment
Thanks to advances in point-and-shoot technology, everyone's a photographer today, or so we imagine. Of course, taking pictures for fun is a different practice altogether than making images of artistic quality with a camera. For more information … [Read more]
My Three Words for 2013
Posted on January 2, 2013 // 1 Comment
Chris Brogan has unleashed a meme, or narrative construct, that helps sum up what you want to work on, change or improve in the coming year. My friend, Dian Crawford, is participating in #mythreewords. Her three words are "Velocity, Simplicity … [Read more]
2012—The Year In Place
Posted on December 27, 2012 // 1 Comment
Oregon, as great as it is, is a long ways from a lot of people we love. Which means we must travel to our people, and the special places where they reside. Of course, we were not able to go everywhere and see everyone during 2012, but we did … [Read more]
Lilac Rain, Unbroken Chain
Posted on December 4, 2012 // Leave a Comment
It took me eight years, but I finally did purchase and read every word of Phil Lesh's autobiography, Searching for the Sound. I am glad I did, as Phil offers us his humanity and his immense mind with this telling. It's also the only first person … [Read more]
Karl Talks, Megyn Walks
Posted on November 11, 2012 // Leave a Comment
Politically speaking, last week was one for the history books. A black man with a funny name was voted to the highest office in the land for the second time, proving 2008 was no fluke. And the right wing's chief screw tightener lost his shit … [Read more]
Comrade Romney For Supreme Ruler
Posted on November 1, 2012 // Leave a Comment
Thomas Peterffy, 68, of Greenwhich, CT is the epitome of self-made man, a first generation American and one of the richest men in the world. He's also a political advertiser. According to Forbes, Peterffy was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1944 … [Read more]
From The Very Beginning, Portland Has Been A City of Makers
Posted on October 12, 2012 // 1 Comment
Design is so much more than the look of things. Design is also the way things work, or conversely, don't work. Portland, Oregon prides itself on being a place that does work, and the city has design and designers of every sort, throughout its … [Read more]
If Given A Second Term, Will The President Dare To Become A Liberal? I Hope So.
Posted on October 6, 2012 // Leave a Comment
It's political season again and the airwaves are full of polluted words. Presidential campaigning is a travesty, an official lie. And mainstream media is a diversion, at best. It's enough to drive a person to drink. Thankfully, there are voices … [Read more]
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