Advertisements It started with a simple text message, trying to see if any of my friends were coming down to Arizona for the University of Utah college football in November. Nobody was, but people were going to the Oregon State game in Corvalis, and I was asked to come along. The weekend was going toContinue reading “OSU Vs. Utah”
Tag Archives: Portland
Tweedy
Advertisements She excitedly asks me if I’ve heard of the band “Wilco”. When I tell her no, she demands I stop everything I’m doing and listen to the albums 3 A.M. and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. [the_ad id=”11881″] My sister and I always had a way of connecting with music. Eight years gone she now is,Continue reading “Tweedy”
smell*bound
Advertisements Sunday morning in Portland, a light but steady rain was falling. I had a few hours to kill before heading to the airport, so I tried to see what I could do downtown that would be inside. [the_ad id=”11882″] Powell’s City of Books. Covering a city block and only a few minutes from my location,Continue reading “smell*bound”
Oneonta trail
Advertisements Whilst many first time travelers to the Columbia River Gorge make their way to the infamous Multnomah Falls, I find myself just a few clicks down the road to the much less crowded Oneonta trail. Today I search for cooling waterfalls and crystal clear rivers to splash around in under the summer sun. You haveContinue reading “Oneonta trail”
boy, you best pray that I bleed real soon…
Advertisements how’s that thought for you? Lyrics such as that are what hooked me to the artist Tori Amos back in 1990. We both have changed much since that time, but as the world continues to spin upon its axis, sometimes the stars align and fate brings things back together. July 18th was one suchContinue reading “boy, you best pray that I bleed real soon…”
MJ in Portlandia
Advertisements Following my theme this year of seeing more acoustic concert performances, I find myself in the quaint and charming section of Portland, Oregon known as Alberta. No cookie cutter housing districts here, only individuality and freedom of artistic expression. In the safety of this lies the Alberta Rose Theatre, and a performance by folkContinue reading “MJ in Portlandia”
Perfect Little Buildings
Advertisements There are many different things one looks forward to when in a new place ; food, entertainment, culture, sights and sounds that your senses haven’t yet experienced. [the_ad id=”11876″] I love all of those, but for me, one of my favorite things to do is to see a city’s buildings, shops, and parks.Whether itContinue reading “Perfect Little Buildings”
Japanese Gardens
Advertisements In my hometown, the closest one can get to Japanese culture would be a good sushi restaurant with over priced Sake, or perhaps you can find decent tempura on a good day. That’s it.So it was nice to expand my horizons and visit the most authentic Japanese Garden outside of Japan. [the_ad id=”13633″] InContinue reading “Japanese Gardens”
Wildwood
Advertisements “Walking reminds us of who we are.” – Paul Theroux( from The Bohemian Traveler ) On an overcast morning in a new city, I go for a walk with no predetermined destination in mind. I hope to get lucky and discover some new place, an unplanned adventure. Risky and careless perhaps, but itContinue reading “Wildwood”
Keep Portland weird
Advertisements One can feel winter on their shoulder, gently tapping to begin.The wind is swirling with electric energy causing the leaves to stand erect, then fall as they take their last tumble toward the earth. I playfully kick them up into the air, like one does as a child.Days like these are my favourite, theContinue reading “Keep Portland weird”