Black Firday Questions
posted about 15 hours ago | 4 comments
Actually, the first store openings were at 3:30 pm Thanksgiving Day. Apparently there are just not enough hours for shopping.
Nike ad Banana Republic kicked off the holiday season at a couple of outlet stores here.
For those of us who had a lat...
Nike ad Banana Republic kicked off the holiday season at a couple of outlet stores here.
For those of us who had a lat...
Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers of the Colony of
posted 1 day ago, updated 8 minutes later | 3 comments
Plymouth by Alexander Young Boston 1841
....In this little time that a few of us have been here, we have built seven dwelling houses and four for the use of the plantation, and have made preparations for diverse others. We set the last spring, so...
....In this little time that a few of us have been here, we have built seven dwelling houses and four for the use of the plantation, and have made preparations for diverse others. We set the last spring, so...
Is there a normal family out there?
posted 2 days ago | 7 comments
This morning I'm reading Thanksgiving wishes from so many Eons friends - some coming to me directly and others in groups. And of course I'm thinking about who is coming to share the holiday here and who is sharing the holiday with others who are i...
Once Upon A Pet Rock
posted 3 days ago | 8 comments
Black Friday is nearly here and grandparents are asking what's the hot Christmas thing this year.
Is there a Tickle Me Elmo?
I remember the year of the Pet Rock. And there was a Tomaguchi way back when. And there were the Bratz dolls. I don't q...
Is there a Tickle Me Elmo?
I remember the year of the Pet Rock. And there was a Tomaguchi way back when. And there were the Bratz dolls. I don't q...
Out of the Box Medicine
posted 4 days ago | 5 comments
Over the course of listening to the health care debate, I had wonders.
Regency Health Care is the largest health insurer in the state of Oregon. It started as a weekly voluntary assessment by loggers. The common fund was used to fund the income a...
Regency Health Care is the largest health insurer in the state of Oregon. It started as a weekly voluntary assessment by loggers. The common fund was used to fund the income a...
Lavender in Mendocino
posted 5 days ago, updated 25 minutes later | 7 comments
Mendocino is a pretty post card town. So many white buildings. So many water towers- never seen so many wooden water towers in one place before. So much art. Weather vanes and rooftop sculpture. Even Captains Walks here and there on the rooftops.
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Shoreline Highway
posted 11 days ago | 9 comments
Map quest said to take shoreline highway on my latest California road trip.
On paper that looked like the way to go. Saves about 30 miles on road miles from the alternative of 101 to hwy 20..
What they didn't figure was the hairpin turns, the ro...
On paper that looked like the way to go. Saves about 30 miles on road miles from the alternative of 101 to hwy 20..
What they didn't figure was the hairpin turns, the ro...
Hometowning Christmas Trees
posted 12 days ago | 5 comments
Someone the other day posted saying this year's White House Christmas tree is coming from Arizona. Sat up and noticed.
Oregon produces 70% of the live trees sold for Christmas. The local news is reporting that all is not well in Christmas Tree la...
Oregon produces 70% of the live trees sold for Christmas. The local news is reporting that all is not well in Christmas Tree la...
What Language To Learn
posted 13 days ago, updated 1 minute later | 6 comments
When my kids faced high school one of the requirements was a foreign language. My son took German. My daughter Spanish, although she had wanted to go to a Japanese emersion school in her younger days.
And we have a President in China today.
The ...
And we have a President in China today.
The ...
Where Do Old Real Estate Folks Go?
posted 14 days ago | 4 comments
On Veteran's Day, I had coffee with an old friend. P was an independent mortgage broker for decades. She and another individual put together funding for many of the deals that fueled Portland's growth over the last few decades. I am happy to say I...
