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My Honeymoon Story by Gerry Hickey

2009-07-03T17:55:00.000-07:00

What follows is the story of my mother's parents' honeymoon which my grandmother bestowed upon me in printed form before she passed on:

After our January 11, 1947 wedding in Tacoma we left for our honeymoon late Saturday afternoon. As we had no car, the Hickey family lent us their Lincoln Zephyr. We drove to Seattle to the Olympic Hotel. We were exhausted from the past several weeks of preparation and from standing during the reception, etc. So we had a nice dinner in the hotel dining room, danced a few dances to the live orchestra in the ballroom and then retired.

The following day we drove to Portland. We visited Maury's friend, Margaret Dudley. I had never met her or her mother before but they were very cordial and we had a nice visit. I found it quite amazing that she had picked the same sterling silver flatware pattern that I had chosen. We also visited with another of his friends, she was not home but we chatted with her parents.

Finally we went to my Aunt and Uncle's home to introduce Maury to the McMennamins. As they had 11 children it was quite interesting to meet most of them but it rather reminded me of the old Wonder Bread commercial where you meet the same child as a youngster, then as he grows to be an adolescent and finally an adult. The McMennamin children had a striking resemblance to each other.

Late in the day, we left Portland to drive to Timberline Lodge where we had reservations. It began to snow. We were dressed in our "Going Away" clothes, Maury and I both in suits, but had full length coats in addition.

We started off on our approximately 70 mile journey even though it began to snow quite hard. It finally got so heavy the windshield wipers could hardly handle it and I didn't see how Maury could even see the road, but we kept going. After it seemed an eternity, though it was only about 3 or 4 hours and we had gone only about 50 miles, we finally saw lights. It was the lodge and tavern at Rhododendron and there were some cars and trucks just rammed into the snow drifts. Maury drove the car into a snowdrift and went inside to check on the roads the rest of the way; or find out if it was passable. He was informed it was closed (which was why the trucks were there). He also said there was only one room available so we decided to spend the night there. The room was quite large with a double bed but the bathroom was down the hall for everyone to use. I don't remember if we had anything to eat before we went to bed.

The next day we wanted to make the last 20 miles in possible. They advised us that the plow would be coming through soon and that we could follow it to the bus garage about 12 miles up the road. That the bus to Timberline Lodge would be along in about another hour and we could take the bus to the lodge. So we did that. After about a worried hour or more wait, the bus finally came along. We got on with our two large suitcases, a cosmetic case, my purse and a box of Kleenex. There were about a dozen other passengers, all dressed in ski clothes and carrying their skis. The bus was nice and warm after waiting in the cold garage. A rotary snowplow was ahead of the bus, but we were only going about 5 miles per hour and occasionally the bus had to reverse itself to get traction to go ahead. This went on for a couple of hours though it was only a 6 mile trip. Finally, the bus driver said he couldn't make it any further, and that we were just across the parking lot from the Lodge, though you couldn't see a thing. He told us to get out that it was only a short distance to the lodge (it turned out to be a quarter mile).

When we got out of the bus, we stepped into snow almost up to our waists. And I was in nylons and high heels. We didn't go even a block when we were exhausted and so cold. Finally Maury just threw the luggage, my purse and the Kleenex onto a snowdrift and came to help me. We were just trying to follow where the other people were going. Maury having been in Alaska during the war was in a little better shape than I and had more appropriate clothes. I didn't think I would make it and kept wanting to stop to rest but Maury said I would freeze if I did. I kept thinking what a beautiful way to die, on one's honeymoon.

Fortunately, just about then a Ski Patrol member came to rescue us. Apparently either the bus driver had alerted them to the trouble or some of the bus passengers had reported our problem. I couldn't go another step, so the young man from the rescue squad said to get behind him on his skis and hold on. Maury had to continue to walk on his own. We finally came upon a snow cave about the length of our house that was the entrance to the lodge. I couldn't even get off but just collapsed very dramatically and said, "help me, please help me." And several people came to help me up and into the lodge where they practically carried me to the First Aid room.

Word had spread of the trouble we were in so they were prepared for us. They put me on a bed and tried to take my wet clothes off and get me warmed up. Our clothes were frozen on us. Maury's eyebrows and hair were covered with frost even though he had on a hat. We were given hot liquids while the men and women tried to peel off my nylons. They saw that my feet were frostbitten as were my hands. So for the next several hours we spent trying to thaw and warm my extremities in water and in snow, but I couldn't feel my fingers or feet. Then they started to thaw, and it was very painful. After awhile they said I could go to our room as it was about 8 or 9 pm by this time.

Someone had rescued our luggage, my purse, and the Kleenex which wasn't even wet because it was so cold. Finally, they helped us to our room, but instead of the room we had reserved it had twin beds, instead of a double bed, but we were too tired to think of moving again. Maury helped me into bed and got his pajamas on. Then he went to get into his bed and found that it was WET. Apparently, someone the night before had had too much to drink and had passed out in this room. Of course, there was not a phone in the rooms at that time, and as Maury was in his night clothes we decided to both try to sleep in the twin bed which, because of the pain in my hands and feet, was not all that wonderful. And the only pain killer I had was aspirin.

In the morning, Maury dressed and went to tell them of our predicament. They were very apologetic and immediately changed us to a very nice room with a view, a fire in the fireplace and quite luxurious, considering. And they didn't charge us for the first night.

We stayed there for five days, and each day I could walk a little better but my feet had been so swollen I couldn't get my shoes on for three days. However, we were quite the popular couple as everyone had heard of the young honeymooners and their experience.

Finally, the snow did stop and we were able to take the bus to get our car. When we got to the unheated garage, we found that a package with 2 bottles of soda water left in the backseat had exploded from the cold and shattered glass was all over. We did the best we could to get it out but didn't have much to work with other than our gloved hands. And thank goodness without too much trouble the car did start. So we started back.

There was still much snow on the road and little traffic. Then we noticed the car was starting to overheat. We worried it down to Portland. And eventually did get home from our memorable honeymoon adventure. It took several months for me to get my two middle fingers on my right hand to have any feeling in them but all ended very happily.

Geraldine Jeanette Hickey 1926-2009 RIP

Billy Kennedy Band 6/27/09 Laurelthirst Portland OR

2009-06-29T10:19:00.001-07:00

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Billy & the band do it up: Tim Acott, Jake Wray, others...

School of Rock Portland Reggae/Ska 6/6/09 Trumpet Edit Berbati's

2009-06-08T00:17:00.001-07:00

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School of Rock Portland Reggae/Ska 6/6/09 Trumpet Edit Berbati's

Billy Kennedy & Tim Acott Laurelthirst Portland OR 5/31/09

2009-06-02T16:59:00.001-07:00

Billy Kennedy, Tim Acott, & Jake Ray @ Laurelthirst 5/31/09

2009-06-02T00:24:00.001-07:00

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Billy Kennedy, Tim Acott, & Jake Ray @ Laurelthirst 5/31/09

Chamber of Commerce 5/3/09 Portland OR

2009-05-04T16:39:00.001-07:00

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Live @ Redeemer Lutheran Church, Portland, OR 5/3/09 Featuring all the members of Blue Cranes and Paxselin Quartet

Marine Dr., Troutdale pictures

2009-04-25T18:05:00.000-07:00

Can you find Mt. St. Helens in the last picture?

tag

2009-03-27T20:23:00.000-07:00

Commandos in the Shit vid comp

2008-12-21T15:36:00.001-08:00

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Commandos in the Shit vid comp: La Cucaracha, Christ Phase, Neon Gold

Blue Cranes 12/10/07 compilation Valentine's Portland

2008-12-21T04:34:00.001-08:00

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Blue Cranes 12/10/07 compilation Valentine's Portland

Blue Cranes: Early Morning 5/7/08 Holocene

2008-12-20T15:42:00.001-08:00

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Blue Cranes: Early Morning 5/7/08 Holocene w/ Anna Fritz of Portland Cello Project

Vodcasting!

2008-12-19T22:25:00.000-08:00

And an Itunes vodcast!:

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300153140

Flip floppin rss'in...digressin'...

2008-12-14T19:05:00.000-08:00

It seems blip.tv offers a far superior service to the ol' You Tube...

I now have an rss feed for that content:
http://pfin.blip.tv/rss/

showdanga!

Blue Cranes 5/7/08 Holocene

2008-12-14T18:27:00.001-08:00

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Blue Cranes 5/7/08 Holocene

Getting fired up at the World Series Parade

2008-11-13T12:46:00.000-08:00

Keith Olberman Speaks Out On Prop 8

2008-11-12T00:12:00.000-08:00

Ask supporters of prop 8 how they can reconcile their actions and beliefs. Stop Prop 8- www.jointheimpact.com

McCain and the POW cover-up

2008-10-24T19:27:00.000-07:00

One of history's great political taboos. An excellent piece hosted by the Nation Institute website.

It's Palin doin' the Pallin'!

2008-10-06T23:27:00.000-07:00

Interval Alphabet

2008-09-25T19:23:00.001-07:00

This is a chart I created for a student. It illustrates the interval alphabet and gives four examples. Below that is the intervallic content of popular scales. Finally, the quality of the triads of three scales are shown.

A short glossary:

Interval - the amount of space between two notes, which the ear can be trained to recognize regardless of pitch content

Triad - three note chord, traditionally derived from the diatonic content of a piece

Diatonic - without deviation from one scale's pitches

Do comment with questions/suggestions...!

[the fret and key titles at the top of the image apply only to the upper section]

Carrot Mob! {very much worth your time}

2008-09-15T01:30:00.000-07:00

Carrotmob Makes It Rain from carrotmob on Vimeo.

The real dirt on Palin

2008-09-05T21:00:00.000-07:00

Wow! She seems like my kind of hockey mom/president!

Recently deceased...what a sport...

2008-09-02T00:43:00.001-07:00

Blue Cranes: Inner Dialogue Doug Fir 7/12/08

2008-08-05T21:11:00.000-07:00

YYZ4UmK?

2008-07-24T11:28:00.000-07:00

Sunday Parkways in Portland

2008-06-25T00:16:00.000-07:00

Who are the CFTC?

2008-06-06T19:16:00.000-07:00

PDX Bikes on Democracy Now!

2008-04-16T16:57:00.000-07:00

This is a great piece. Nice work, Amy.

Today, We're All Irish

2008-03-16T16:02:00.001-07:00

Worth a read...

Zappa plays the Bicycle...Steve Allen

2008-03-14T17:46:00.000-07:00

Do It!

2008-03-12T15:15:00.000-07:00

http://www.dothetest.co.uk/

Skip the intro if you want...

Like Hope, Only Different

2008-02-11T17:51:00.000-08:00

R.I.P. Sheldon Brown 1944 - 2008

2008-02-06T14:32:00.000-08:00

A legend in his own time. He will be missed.

This is a link to some of his [painfully dry] bicycle humor.

http://sheldonbrown.com/humor/index.html

Cuckoos

2008-02-02T15:30:00.000-08:00

Nothing Depleted About Depleted Uranium

2008-01-29T17:14:00.000-08:00

WARNING: VERY VERY GRAPHIC. NOT FOR THE FAINT OF STOMACH!!!! Shows the effect of depleted uranium, which we are spreading all over the Arab world, on newborns.

I've had this link for a while, but I've been meaning to share it. Infuriating, but important to pass on!!!

The Story of Stuff

2008-01-28T22:47:00.000-08:00

Excellent short film by Annie Leonard. Pass it on...

Road Rage

2008-01-17T18:58:00.001-08:00

David Lynch on IPhone

2008-01-12T16:48:00.000-08:00

Most Terrifying Video You'll Ever See

2008-01-05T14:55:00.000-08:00

Blue Cranes play Dirty Bourbon by Joe Cunningham

2007-12-30T16:23:00.001-08:00

Not the Daily Show, with some writer

2007-12-15T15:24:00.001-08:00

Your pet is invited to join the writer's strike

2007-12-15T14:47:00.000-08:00

MORGAN FREEMAN RECEIVES HIS DISCBOX

2007-12-14T16:45:00.000-08:00

Damn this bicycle traffic! (from Copenhagen)

2007-12-14T16:02:00.000-08:00

Brindle, we hardly knew ya

2007-12-06T19:10:00.000-08:00

Or on You Tube

2007-12-05T16:44:00.000-08:00

Way Downs on Google Video

2007-12-05T16:42:00.000-08:00

R.I.P. Brindle

2007-11-25T15:32:00.000-08:00

Fatalities per One Million Hours

2007-11-04T14:48:00.001-08:00

Fatalities per One Million Hours

Nice clip

2007-10-21T15:10:00.000-07:00

FCC at it again

2007-10-18T16:37:00.000-07:00

Friends, Noblepersons, Countrypersons,

The FCC has been moving forward with a secret timeline to vote on sweeping changes to media ownership rules. This is just the most recent in a long series of outrageous moves the FCC has made to avoid public scrutiny.

If you go to the URL below you can check out what is at stake and send your own message directly to your elected officials. Take action on this campaign at: http://action.freepress.net/campaign/fcc_oversight/8g5i6ig4967x3ti?

Academic freedom at risk on campus

2007-10-18T14:21:00.000-07:00

"Academic colleagues, get used to it," warned the pro-Israel activist Martin Kramer in March 2004. "Yes, you are being watched. Those obscure articles in campus newspapers are now available on the Internet, and they will be harvested. Your syllabi, which you've also posted, will be scrutinized. Your Web sites will be visited late at night."

continued...

Hard Spectatin'

2007-10-16T03:55:00.000-07:00

Community Radio Action Alert

2007-10-11T13:50:00.000-07:00

I thought y'all might be interested in this activism campaign to support low power FM radio at freepress.net. If you go to the URL below you can check out what is at stake and send your own message directly to your member of congress. Take action on this action alert from Free Press at:

http://action.freepress.net/campaign/lpfm

Ha Ha Ha to Them

2007-10-03T02:30:00.000-07:00

Gorge bike trip montage video

2007-10-03T02:28:00.000-07:00

New Cucaracha Video

2007-09-21T16:55:00.001-07:00

the Real Rudy

2007-09-06T14:24:00.000-07:00

IMPEACH NOW GOTTA DO IT NOW QUICK NOW

2007-09-01T15:16:00.000-07:00

Be sure to follow the link to the White House website if you have any doubts as to the authenticity of the document or the underlying insanity of this administration. What's next could be an executive order declaring all forms of puff pastry to be harbingers of the devil...what?

Oh, and for the luvva Pete, contact your congresscritters about this. No, seriously. Do it. No, do it.

Neon Gold Teaser

2007-08-29T16:17:00.001-07:00

FCC Action Alert

2007-08-29T16:15:00.000-07:00

Unless we speak out to the FCC THIS WEEK they could move to allow large noncommercial entities to swallow all available radio frequencies. Visit this URL to check out what's at stake and send a loud message directly to the FCC: www.freepress.net/act/fullpowerradio

Philharmony?

2007-08-24T14:03:00.000-07:00

In an article about the Berlin Philharmonic's collaboration with the Nazi party, a bit of timeless wisdom:

"The even sadder truth is, it was symptomatic of what became of Germany and German society as a whole — how easy it was to be seduced," he said. "The moral compromises that started it seemed to be small prices to pay."

LNG - - bad hoodoo

2007-08-23T00:52:00.000-07:00

I just let Governor Kulongoski, my U.S. Representative and Senator, and Oregon agency directors know that I fully oppose the construction of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals at three Oregon sites.

The emissions involved with the transportation and storage of LNG more than cancel the benefits as a transmittable energy source. Additionally, construction of LNG terminals in the Columbia River Estuary and Coos Bay would have a negative environmental impact and expose surrounding communities to substantial safety risks given the inherent fire threats related to LNG.

You can visit Onward Oregon at www.onwardoregon.org for more information or to quickly send an email to your state representative about this important issue.

Foxy war games

2007-08-23T00:44:00.001-07:00

Hiroshima Day Video from Ben Cohen

2007-08-08T13:38:00.000-07:00

SURN (Sport Utility Rapa Nui)

2007-07-15T16:54:00.000-07:00

Nice piece. Cars and Planes or Food and Water: what'll it be Mr. Tollens?

Pledge-o-matic

2007-07-11T13:41:00.001-07:00

I know there are issues with his approach at LiveEarth, but we've got to get the ball rolling on this sooner rather than later. Please take the time to sign the pledge. Thanks.

Chickens of Ohtanaton

2007-06-27T18:38:00.001-07:00

Cat Feesh'n

2007-06-27T18:10:00.000-07:00

Why Hillary Scares Me

2007-06-25T21:11:00.000-07:00

Tasty goodness. Gravel, not Hillary (see link).

Movie Time!

2007-06-20T18:49:00.000-07:00

Not for neo-cons

2007-05-21T20:52:00.000-07:00

Nope. Not this one. Or this one. Hmmm...

Stamp Out Postal Rate Hikes Favoring Big Media

2007-05-19T14:53:00.000-07:00

Blades vs. Bicycles

2007-05-13T14:44:00.000-07:00

Funny stuff. The rebuttals are just as good.

Kurt Vonnegut's Last Interview

2007-05-12T14:32:00.000-07:00

So it goes.

Potato Roesti

2007-05-02T12:24:00.000-07:00

Quick, easy, delicious Potato Cake

2 1/2 lbs Yukon Gold potatoes

3/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp corn starch

4 tbsp unsalted butter

Shred, rinse, strain, squeeze dry, toss w/ salt n corn starch,

melt half butter medium heat

cover n cook 6 min

uncover, pat down w/ spatula, n cook 9 min

plate, melt rest of butter, flip, cook 8 min & check

Serve w/ carmalized onions, shredded cheeses, balsamic reduction, ...?

New Cycling Magazine out of Pittsburgh

2007-05-01T20:29:00.000-07:00

Nice little publication. Check it out.

Mike Gravel for President anyone?

2007-04-28T15:31:00.000-07:00

Mike Gravel's responses taken from the transcripts of
last night's Democratic Presidential Debate in South
Carolina:


Williams: Senator Gravel, for those who may not be
familiar with your past, two-term U.S. Senate from
Alaska. You played a role in the fight to cut off
money for the Vietnam War.  What would be your advice,
Senator, for the elected officials on this stage who
are at a conflict, opposed to the conflict, but also
feel the need to keep on funding the conflict?

Former Sen. Mike Gravel: Well, first off, understand
that this war was lost the day that George Bush
invaded Iraq on a fraudulent basis. Understand that.

Now with respect to what's going on in the Congress,
I'm really embarrassed. So we passed -- and the
media's in a frenzy right today with what has been
passed. What has been passed?

George Bush communicated over a year ago that he would
not get out of Iraq until he left office. Do we not
believe him?

We need to find another way. I really would like to
sit down with Pelosi and with Reid, and I would hope
the other senators would focus on, how do you get out?
You pass the law, not a resolution, a law making it a
felony to stay there. And I'll give you the text of
it. 

And if you're worried about filibuster, here's what
you do tactically.  They can pass it in the House.
We've got the votes there. We've got the votes there.

In the Senate, let them filibuster it. And let Reid
call up every -- at 12:00 every day to have a cloture
vote. And let the American people see clearly who's
keeping the war going and who's not.

And that's just the beginning of the tactic, if
they're tough enough to do it.

>
>

Williams: Senator Gravel, at a forum earlier this
year -- I want to get this right -- you said it
doesn't matter whether you are elected president or
not, so then, why are you here tonight?  Shouldn't
debates be for candidates who are in the race to win
the race?

Gravel: You're right. I made that statement. But
that's before I had a chance to stand with them a
couple or three times.  It's like going into the
Senate. You know, the first time you get there, you're
all excited, "My God, how did I ever get
here?"  Then, about six months later, you say, "How
the hell did the rest of them get here?"

(Laughter)

And I got to tell you, after standing up with them,
some of these people frighten me -- they frighten me.
When you have mainline candidates that turn around and
say that there's nothing off the table with respect to
Iran, that's code for using nukes, nuclear devices.

I got to tell you, I'm president of the United
States, there will be no preemptive wars with nuclear
devices. To my mind, it's immoral, and it's been
immoral for the last 50 years as part of American
foreign policy.

>
>

Williams: Let's use a little moderator discretion
here. Senator Gravel, that's a weighty charge.  Who on
this stage exactly tonight worries you so much?

Gravel: Well, I would say the top tier ones. The top
tier ones. They've made statements. Oh, Joe, I'll
include you, too. You have a certain arrogance. You
want to -- you want to tell the Iraqis how to run
their country.   I got to tell you, we should just
plain get out -- just plain get out.  It's their
country. They're asking us to leave. And we insist on
staying there.

And why not get out? What harm is it going to do? 
Oh, you hear the statement, "Well, my God, these
soldiers will have died in vain." The entire deaths of
Vietnam died in vain. And they're dying in vain right
this very second.  And you know what's worse than a
soldier dying in vain? It's more soldiers dying in
vain. That's what's worse.

>
>

Williams: Senator Gravel, same question: Other than
Iraq, the three most important enemies to the United
States?

Gravel: We have no important enemies. What we need  to
do is to begin to deal with the rest of the world as
equals. And we don't do that.

We spend more as a nation on defense than all the
rest of the world put together. Who are we afraid of?
Who are you afraid of, Brian? I'm not. And Iraq has
never been a threat to us. We invaded them. I mean, it
is unbelievable.

The military industrial complex not only controls our
government, lock, stock and barrel, but they control
our culture.

>
>

Williams: Senator Gravel, your two terms in the
Senate representing Alaska have sat on top of, of
course, a huge reserve of oil. With the French system
as the model, is the United States, in your view,
woefully behind in its use of nuclear energy?

Gravel: No, not at all. I think there had to be a
maturation process.  And I'm the one that started the
nuclear critique in this country.

I'm also the one that denied the boots on the ground
for George Bush today, when I filibustered the end of
the draft. 

And I'm also the one that brought about the Alaska
pipeline by one vote in the Congress.  So when you ask
about the energy issues or the other issues, let me
just tell you -- I wanted to answer the question on
the war and on what's going on.

We are mischaracterizing terrorism. Terrorism has
been with civilization from the beginning. And it will
be there to the end.

We're going to be as successful fighting terrorism  as
we are fighting drugs with a war. It doesn't work.
What you have to do is to begin to change the whole
foreign policy.

The Republicans, who are charging Democrats about  not
going for the defense of this country, my God, this
invasion brought about more terrorists. Osama bin
Laden must have been rolling in his blankets...

Williams: Senator...

Gravel: ... how happy he was over our invading Iraq.

>
>

Obama: I just got some time and I wanted to respond
to this.  I think it would be a profound mistake for
us to initiate a war with Iran.  But, have no doubt,
Iran possessing nuclear weapons will be a major threat
to us and to the region.

Kucinich: (OFF-MIKE)

Obama: I understand that, but they're in the process
of developing it.  And I don't think that's disputed
by any expert.  They are the largest state sponsor of
terrorism...

Kucinich: It is disputed by...

Obama: ... Hezbollah and Hamas.

Kucinich: It is disputed.

Obama: And there is no contradiction, Dennis,
between...

Kucinich: It is disputed.

Obama: Let me finish.

There is no contradiction between us taking  seriously
the need, as you do, to want to strengthen our
alliances around the world -- but I think it is
important for us to also recognize that if we have
nuclear proliferators around the world that
potentially can place a nuclear weapon into the hands
of terrorists, that is a profound security threat for
America and one that we have to take seriously.

Williams: Way, way over on time.  Senator Gravel, 30
seconds, please.

Gravel: No, with respect to Iran, we've sanctioned
them for 26 years. We scared the bejesus out of them
when the president says, "They're evil."

Well, you know something? These things don't work.
They don't work. We need to recognize them.  And you
know something? Who is the greatest violator of the
non-proliferation treaty? The United States of
America.  We signed a pledge that we would begin to
disarm, and we're not doing it. We're expanding
our nukes.

Who the hell are we going to nuke? Tell me, Barak.
Barak, who do you want to nuke?

Obama: I'm not planning to nuke anybody right now,
Mike, I promise.

(Laughter)

Gravel: Good. Good. We're safe then, for a while.


{Editor's Note: But for how long?...}

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Laugh. It beats crying.

2007-04-03T16:38:00.000-07:00

Yes, Sport Walking.

Helmetosis

2007-04-03T16:33:00.000-07:00

Common Beliefs about Bike Helmets. Sure to get the goats of many herders. "The cyclist who is likely to resist helmetization is much like the ordinary pedestrian who sees no need to wear a full hockey goalkeeper outfit just to walk to the corner store."

P-town Bike History Dissertation

2007-03-09T16:14:00.000-08:00

Excellent piece on the history of the bicycle in Portland here.

Grrrr....

2006-07-14T14:19:00.000-07:00

Hulk SMASH idiot talk show goons!!!

Excellent Article

2006-06-26T11:49:00.000-07:00

Beyond Hope by Derrick Jensen

Thas' wut I's talkin' abouts

2006-05-21T13:25:00.000-07:00

Bicycling MAY BE ACTIVITY TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE

BikeWalkVote announces endorsements

2006-04-30T13:35:00.000-07:00

Bike. Walk. Vote!

Portland Bicycle Link Roundup/Rodeo/Get-down

2006-04-24T18:09:00.000-07:00

Shift to Bikes: list (you subscribe to receive/post to blog) and website.

PDX to Coast map (major routes; Hwy 26 not recommended past the junction with 6)

BikePortland.org

Portland Critical Mass

Guiness Book of Meth Records?

2006-04-21T17:50:00.000-07:00

Oregon man survives 12 self-inflicted nailgun shots to the head.

Truth Be Told

2006-04-11T22:36:00.000-07:00

Respek de acamedia: Scholars for 9/11 Truth

Also, this one, too.

Like I said...

2006-04-09T13:33:00.000-07:00

Ta. Wa da ta.

Israel Lobby Synopsis

2006-04-08T12:06:00.000-07:00

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

Keep in mind that, although this paper has been met with the expected cries of anti-semitism, it contains no "negotiable" facts. Everything in here has pretty much been accepted by the academic world (particularly the international).