What is it that makes people move, anyway? Jobs, usually? When you’re 18 — school. Or maybe for family. Or for love. It’s usually not just impulse.. I think. When we were little, our parents only moved once. We only grew up in 2 houses — one in Lynnwood, and one in Springfield. I was 8 years old whe …
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Plan A — Move To San Diego!
It’s been a hot minute since I’ve written a blog. A lot has happened since November when I posted my last little post with that high quality video of Dane Ueland and I singing about his friends ball sack. Some of the stuff has been pretty heavy and not really the kind of stuff you write about in a b …
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There are moments in time that often stay with you long after they have passed. It maybe your first kiss or the first time you really fell in love, though sometimes it’s little things that seem to have no deeper meaning. For me, one of these moments was living in Portland, Oregon and cutting through …
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Moments
So, when last I left you, dear Reading Public, I had just subbed a class at my gym. What I hadn’t gotten around to mentioning was that occurred the week after Spouse and I a) had our 2nd anniversary, and b) were at an attorney’s conference up in northern Indiana. I love going to these conferences be …
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There and Back Again, or, Where the H3ll I’ve Been Lately
If it's April, there must be flowers! And we don't mean in your yard; we mean in the Columbia River Gorge, where more than 700 different species of wildflowers bloom throughout the year, many of them right now.
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Hike(s) of the Month: Flipping for Flowers
If you love coastal scenery, flowers, meadows, big trees, wildlife and hiking, youre bound to love Cascade Head.
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Hike of the Month: Cascade Head Nature Preserve
Anyone caught shooting off illegal fireworks in Oregon will be fined $1,000.
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Police warn of fines for illegal fireworks
Animal shelters across the country will be open for extra hours on July 5th, expecting to get the usual influx of stray animals that run away from home because of the scary sights and sounds of fireworks on July 4th.
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Keeping pets safe on July 4th
Even with record rains in May and June, there have already been 45 fires started by careless people, officials said. Last year, 116 campfires left 200 acrres of state and private land charred.
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Safety tips for holiday campers
The average price of gasoline in the Northwest during the Fourth of July weekend will be about $3, and nationwide, between $2.80 and $2.90.
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Many expected to travel for July 4th
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Sahalie Falls
Barbecues, ballgames, beer…you know what makes up a classic all-American celebration.
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2010 Fourth of July Fireworks in Oregon
Just last year in Great Britain, Procter & Gamble argued in court that Pringles are not potato chips (and hence not subject to tax rules) because they do not contain enough potato to have the “essence of potato.” The court rejected the argument. In his new book “How Pleasure Works” author Paul Bloom …
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Beer on trial: You be the jury
Sunday, May 20
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