2009: the Best, and the Worst

Normally, every year I reflect back and report on the favorite things that made my year. This year, I am providing a more well-rounded view and including a worst list. Here it is, the Best and Worst of 2009.
The Best
1. TriMet
OK TriMet, you made the list this year mostly because I used you more than [...]

Jan 03, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Snip! Snap! Dragon!

Every year, I tackle the personal challenge of designing a Christmas card to share with friends, family and clients. This year’s Christmas card is actually a postcard that highlights a long forgotten Winter Solstice traditional game called Snapdragon.
I read about this traditional game when researching the subject at the library (yes, the granite building with [...]

Dec 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Faux Celebrities and the art of Nothingness

I encountered “Gambini” out on my normal First Thursday route. It was the last real art gallery extravaganza of summer, and we were busy hopping from gallery to gallery taking in this month’s offerings, casually sipping on our glass of 3-buck-chuck. Gambini was hard to miss with his coke bottle glasses, giant red feathered coat, [...]

Sep 06, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Proud to be an Amercian

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Nov 04, 2008 | Have your say »

Easter Weekend

Another spring hits Oregon, and another non-traditional Easter weekend passes. I paused to honor and admire this ardent display of Easter love on NW Everett. These eggs did not hide tucked away in tall grasses, but were strung from the trees like Christmas lights in all their pastel painted glory.

Fanatic Easter displays aside, this was [...]

Mar 24, 2008 | Have your say »

Rebel code

Im sure Hellen Keller is rolling in her grave. For years we have bought into the stereotype of the blind, being kind, mild-mannered and overcoming obstacles that those of us who are sight-enabled couldn’t imagine. Well no more! Apparently a rebel gang of the blind is leaving their mark on our fair city. Here is [...]

Sep 09, 2007 | Have your say »

The antithesis

There is a small pizza shop on 23rd, where you can find a sinfully delicious slice of greasy NY style pizza for 2.50. The man behind the counter will ring your order in manually on a cash register circa 1930. As you settle in with your slice you notice that the napkin dispenser lectures you [...]

Mar 11, 2007 | Have your say »

You collective

“But look at 2006 through a different lens and you’ll see another story, one that isn’t about conflict or great men. It’s a story about community and collaboration on a scale never seen before. It’s about the cosmic compendium of knowledge Wikipedia and the million-channel people’s network YouTube and the online metropolis MySpace. It’s about [...]

Dec 12, 2006 | Have your say »