Three Photos from Portland
For those of you that care, Panasonic Lumix ZS20. J. took the one of me.
Pam Mandel
Two Portland Conversations
1. Downtown parking garage Me: Brrrrr. It’s cold down here. Valet: Damn straight it is. You know, it’s funny, we get these guests in from Wisconsin and they’re all, “Meh, it’s not THAT cold. In Wisconsin…” And I say this, “I’m from HERE and for HERE, this is cold!” Me: [Laughing] Valet: … and we’ve …
Seattle Gray
My friend Knox is doing all the routes in Seattle Stairway Walks and he invited me to join him on today’s walk around West Seattle’s Pigeon Point neighborhood. It was dull gray all day long, but still good to get outside.
If You Missed It, Well, You Missed It.
I know that Friday nights are hard, I know it as well as anyone. I have some friends that I used to go out with on Friday nights — they said the trick was to just go for it, to haul yourself into the shower, change your clothes, and head out because after an hour …
Guest Post: Signs
By Katrina Woznicki My first encounter with a gun happened in 1985 near my house in rural upstate New York. I was hitting my neighbor—a girl across the street who was a bit of a bully. She was two years younger than me, but about my size, and had been calling me names. It was …
We Hold These Truths to Be Self Evident
On Martin Luther King day, I think of my dad. He was so flawed, but also, deeply against racism.