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JessPDX: February 2007
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Musings about music, writing, Portland, my new house, my travels, my family, politics, whatever. Wednesday, February 14, 2007. We won't be afraid to be alive anymore. I haven't posted here in a month, what to say? Well tonight I went to a reading at Powell's that was really interesting. It was Byron Katie, the founder of a school of spiritual teaching called The Work. Which is quite comprehensive. Or see her somewhere on her book tour. Also this evening I bought the new Patty Griffin. My Pictures at Flic...
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JessPDX: September 2006
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Musings about music, writing, Portland, my new house, my travels, my family, politics, whatever. Monday, September 25, 2006. Americana and No Depression. Got back from the Americana Music Association. Between the showcases and the AMA awards show at the Ryman, I saw Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal, Dave Alvin, Darrell Scott, Abigail Washburn, Casey Driessen, Sam Bush, Buddy Miller, Alejandro Escovedo, Rodney Crowell, Mindy Smith, Tres Chicas, Elvis Costello (! Posted by Jess @ 11:03 AM. To the lovely pictur...
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JessPDX: August 2006
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Musings about music, writing, Portland, my new house, my travels, my family, politics, whatever. Thursday, August 31, 2006. With exactly no help from the government.". I finally read the rest of the Mother Jones cover article from the May/June issue so I could send it to Rebecca: "The Revolution Will Not Be Shrinkwrapped: Breaking the Industrial Food Chain." I liked this sentence: "The [$14 billion market in organic food] was built by consumers and farmers working informally together outside the syst...
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JessPDX: December 2006
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Musings about music, writing, Portland, my new house, my travels, my family, politics, whatever. Tuesday, December 19, 2006. Trains and carpal tunnels. I write this on the train from Portland to Seattle on Monday at 2pm. I am going up for my grandmother, Happie's, 87th birthday, which is today. But I'll keep this short and focus on listening to the new Winterpills album, The Light Divides (Flora some lead vocals on this one! OK, no more writing for me. Posted by Jess @ 4:09 PM. Thursday, December 14, 2006.
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On the Banks of Minnehaha Creek: November 2004
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On the Banks of Minnehaha Creek. An infrequent look at my life and the insular world of Nokomis East. Sunday, November 21, 2004. Mediocrity Night at Al Vento. Posted by Lemony at 10:16 PM. Saturday, November 13, 2004. Why Would I Do Such a Thing? What could I write about day after day? A list forms in my mind of possibilities:. Being thirty. Pros: I would only have to write about it for a year. Cons: What's to say? It feels a little like 29, and a little like I suspect 31 will feel. A chronicle of the fa...
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On the Banks of Minnehaha Creek: May 2006
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On the Banks of Minnehaha Creek. An infrequent look at my life and the insular world of Nokomis East. Monday, May 29, 2006. 98 Degrees in the Shade. Having finally finished painting the kitchen and installing the counters, not to mention painting the foundation of the house and building my fountain, we decided that it was time to have people over. So last night a few of the weekly Daily Show. Party goers lounging in a post-dining daze. S lounging after slaving over a hot grill. Posted by Lemony at 2:08 PM.
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On the Banks of Minnehaha Creek: July 2006
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On the Banks of Minnehaha Creek. An infrequent look at my life and the insular world of Nokomis East. Monday, July 24, 2006. Bocce and Becky Two Great Reasons for a Party. Mojo and Kormy bracket Becky in a poignant leave-taking tableau. Mojo as a BBQing Babe. Whatever is Ms. Waldorf thinking? Write your caption in the comments section below. Mojo's super snazzy Bocce court in play. Imported Michigan sparklers create a nifty chiaroscuro. We salute Becky by detonating a teeny tiny volcano. Thursday morning...
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On the Banks of Minnehaha Creek: April 2006
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On the Banks of Minnehaha Creek. An infrequent look at my life and the insular world of Nokomis East. Friday, April 28, 2006. I'm a sucker for a broken car (meet Chico). Why this long-winded recap? Posted by Lemony at 9:55 AM. Tuesday, April 25, 2006. So Far the Braces Don't Suck. I suspect that as the months progress and I am moved to less flexible bands I will have painful interludes, but at the moment I'm just asking myself why I waited for so long to get my teeth straightened. Thursday, April 20, 2006.
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On the Banks of Minnehaha Creek: June 2006
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On the Banks of Minnehaha Creek. An infrequent look at my life and the insular world of Nokomis East. Sunday, June 18, 2006. A Good Sort of Surprise. Posted by Lemony at 10:17 PM. Friday, June 16, 2006. Yesterday We Turned 60. As my friend Jon summed up in an early morning email, we do, indeed, have an EXCELLENT circle of friends. Posted by Lemony at 12:16 PM. Wednesday, June 14, 2006. Dilly likes to listen to:. Dilly doesn't mind hearing:. They Might Be Giants. And Land of the Lost. When I will receive ...
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JessPDX: November 2006
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Musings about music, writing, Portland, my new house, my travels, my family, politics, whatever. Wednesday, November 29, 2006. Thanksgiving trip to Vancouver. So this year for Thanksgiving, I went to Vancouver, BC, where it was not Thanksgiving and I had no relatives. Lisa had a discount at a nice downtown hotel, so we went up for 4 days to explore the city and hang out. We ate lots of good food, drank lots of yummy cocktails, and walked around Stanley Park. And walked across the suspension bridge. The n...
