DISQUS

yep...ears of corn from the clam bake we did over the weekend.

I think I'll get the recap up tnite. Tons of photos!

broke my wrist last year, so it's just a shot of me being dumb. Thanks on the SJ shot, I thought it came out pretty neat ;)

believe me...I was tempted. But I was downtown to get things done, and I was on a roll. Plus I was still a bit sore from playing soccer ;)

Yeah, it's pretty neat. Sorta like Paidea on speed (Reed thing). N's got her finger on the pulse of stuff like this all over PDX, and I try to stay fairly abreast of tech stuff, so this one wasn't too much of a stretch.

VF- totally. Or we could even checkout some eastside joint for vegan-friendliness...I like food. There's the vegan pho joint I mentioned, but many many other places.

and be sure to drop a line if you're ever in portland, we'll help you find some tasty beers!

yeah, I got there at 5pm yesterday, and it was packed. I got a mug and some chit against my better judgement, the line was terrible. The beer (Holy Diver) was tasty, but I drank it and left.

I like Ricky just fine. funny you just dropped by, I was over on yours just now.

well look who's back...and hitting the ground running I see.

I agree, it would be nice to have dedicated bike paths off the road. They have them all over Europe and in places in NYC. But that's not really feasible right now, since for some reason people complain even about their tax money going to the paint necessary to create bike paths.

I feel that I'm against the grain on compaints about cyclists "running" stop signs and red lights. I do not think that is the problem, and I would bet that only a tiny fraction of bike-related incidents are a result of this. Stop signs should work like yield signs, and stoplights should work like stop signs.

My feeling is that bikes are more like pedestrians than cars, since that's where they reside on the kill or be killed scale. In a similar vein, I feel that slow moving bicycles on busy roads have no place there. In other words, don't impede traffic unless it's necessary.

she must have seen you channeling the accident faerie. I think we'd be safer if more driver's could talk on their cell phones more so they don't have to crane their heads to yell at somebody.

heh...I'm already behind too, but I did manage to get through chapter 1.

I suppose based on their stock price today most of the world would disagree, but I don't usually call financial firms for computer advice.

thanks! I'm planning to feature at least a beer a week. This photo wasn't as good as I'd like, but I think I captured the beer pretty well. Still working on that a bit.

thanks ;) I'm the guy with the unicorn hat. And that's my dog (augie) with the sweet brown eyebrows.

I'm in ;)

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cheers!

yeah, I picked it up in Portland, OR.

You let me know when you do, I'll be looking forward to it! Thanks for the good times and the great food.

It's off. Still kinda funky. Wrist no worky, gotta go to PT.

I'm pleased with it. Session is aptly named, and suits me when I'm in the mood for a commodity beer. The LTD is a pleasant lager, a lot less dry than a european pilsner, and pretty drinkable.

I also think it's a timely move for them in Oregon's competitive brewing industry. Session was well-positioned after Olympia short-sightedly discontinued their stubbies, and it paved the way for additional lagered efforts.

Without the lagers, I feel that Full Sail was falling beihind. Their ales don't stand out much among all the newer breweries, though we all seem to have at least one Full Sail old standby.

So it's a good move, though I'm with you and like the Oregon norm. It's nice to be able to step outside it.

It really took this to convince you? btw...I think I saw you driving south shortly before the event.

It's not nonsense at all. Look at what's happenened to radio. Insufficient regulation has led to massive consolidation of stations into a tiny handful of parent corporations (primarily Viacom and Clear Channel).

Maybe it would be a bit easier to stomach with a sports analogy. Sports have rules. Say football, which has tons of them. The rules exist for many reasons, but primarily they exist to promote competition. If they broke Peyton Manning's knee every time he stepped on the field, or if the Raiders put 150 receivers on the field, it wouldn't be very competitive.

And we need to pay the referee to show up and blow the whistle.

Monopolies are the outcome of deregulation, and they are the antithesis of competition. Just like cultural anarchy, economic anarchy is a beautiful ideal but one that cannot be successful on any but the smallest of scales.

I actually just ate there the other night. It was late, so we were limited to the bar menu, which is pretty good. Once again, I was pleased. N and I split a club sandwich with onion rings. The club was excellent, and the rings were crispy and tasty. But I was really hungry, so who really knows...all I can say is that I've always had good food experiences there, though I've heard some complaints.