November 2009
23 posts
Breakfast @Pho Hung (Beaverton) →
I found myself out in Beaverton on a recent morning and decided to step into Pho Hung for a bowl of soup for breakfast. At Pho Hung they don’t bring out the ngo gai (sawtooth herb)…
Nov 28th
Seattle - Coffee Houses | http://groovemine.com →
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Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines... →
ESCONDIDO, CA—Provoked by a presidential administration he believes is guilty of numerous transgressions, self-described American patriot Kyle Mortensen, 46, has become a vehement defender of ideas…
Nov 18th
Cormac McCarthy on The Road - WSJ.com →
Author Cormac McCarthy, 76, talked about love, religion, his 11-year-old son, the end of the world and the movie based on his novel The Road. He was just getting going.
Nov 17th
The Times, They Have A-Changed →
Nov 17th
What Is Jonathan Foer For? →
One joy of the Internet: fearless, skewering reviews of otherwise well-received books. Money quote: [Foer] doesn’t have time to mention [Peter] Singer, but he compares himself to Kafka, quotes…
Nov 16th
Portland Mexican (Part 3, Vancouver): de Leon, Don... →
Portland Mexican (Part 3, Vancouver): de Leon, Don Paco, Colima, Poncho’s
Nov 16th
Nov 13th
GUITAR GOD DUANE ALLMAN | BEHIND THE ALLMAN... →
Nov 13th
Penalty! Unnecessary Blandness! Redesigning the... →
Nov 12th
Keep your bikes cozy in a (locally made) bike shed... →
Portlanders like to take care of their beloved bikes. Here are a few locally made examples; some by an entrepreneurial builder and one sent in by a reader who did it DIY style. Local artist and…
Nov 8th
Bicycle Master Plan Comments Supporting North... →
 Let the City know that you want to see car free trails given priority in the Bike Master Plan. Comments to Portland Office of Transportation staff are due by November 8th. This is an opportunity…
Nov 8th
Keep your bikes cozy in a (locally made) bike shed... →
Portlanders like to take care of their beloved bikes. Here are a few locally made examples; some by an entrepreneurial builder and one sent in by a reader who did it DIY style. Local artist and…
Nov 7th
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Nov 5th
Mockingbird, Cappuccino, and what really matters.... →
Nov 5th
Mockingbird — Web-Based Wireframe App →
Interesting new wireframe tool. It’s a true web app (no Flash), written in Cappuccino. (Via Justin Williams.)  ★ 
Nov 4th
Jono Bacon's The Art of Community released for... →
looks fantastic and worth buying [via] 
Nov 4th
The history of innoculation →
The process of innoculation against diseases like smallpox has been known for at least 1200 years. An 8th-century Indian book contains a how-to chapter on smallpox innoculations. Chinese use of…
Nov 3rd
Video: United Streetcar, the only manufacturer of... →
Nifty promotional video for United Streetcar, subsidiary of Oregon Iron Works, and only manufacturer of modern streetcars in the country. Related posts: Portland’s streetcar…
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