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Re: New Site

rick — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 01:47:12 -0000

oh, by the way, the TrackBack thingy is like a link tag in other places as far as I can tell. PingBack is the same but different, actually I have no idea how it works and will probably just remove it soon.

There are a few bugs to work out here, but I think it'll work just fine. The leaving comments part of the site seems a little askew, as I sit leaving my first, but that will go onto my list.

Re: New Site

rick — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 09:12:32 -0000

okay, so it appears that you don't need to register to leave comments. So, in the near future I'll move the comments over with the proper attributions, and not worry about accounts.

Re: New Site

rick — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 16:59:36 -0000

do you host through them also? I think I'll be happy with this current software. It has a few shortcomings, but it's prety slick, and nothing that can't be ironed out. Is Pmachine php/mysql-based? What platforms does it run on, the site doesn't really specify.

I've been digging your blog by the way, keep it up!

Re: New Site

rick — Thu, 13 Mar 2003 02:51:24 -0000

nice, similar with the attbi setup, though not anywhere near 12e3 hits per day...honestly, I like the OR blog quite a bit, but I'm afraid to even look at the privacy blog...I feel like it's a game to find the LCD.

Re: Oregon Courts SOL

rick — Fri, 14 Mar 2003 02:05:41 -0000

A bit of anecdotal evidence in support of this here. Talking to people yesterday (and reading blogs) I heard mention of two cars being broken into and two bicycles being stolen in the recent past. Also, walking down the street near where I work (the fancy-pants Pearl district) I am frequently seeing car class on the ground along the sidewalk.

Re: It has begun. Has it begun?

rick — Fri, 14 Mar 2003 02:11:35 -0000

I believe they did subside for awhile during the Clinton administration. And resumed during that period as well. Not totally sure why. To me they they have a different flavor when mixed with an 'occupation' sentiment.

Re: Evil Blimp

rick — Fri, 14 Mar 2003 02:13:18 -0000

btw, I was turned on to this link by my buddy abrichar. thx!

Re: Little Surprise Here

rick — Fri, 14 Mar 2003 02:14:52 -0000

Also, there's this happy article about how GWB's credibility has deteriorated in the eyes of the world.

Re: Cool Runnings Cafe

rick — Fri, 14 Mar 2003 02:19:55 -0000

Forgot to leave the address!

4110 NE Fremont

Portland OR

Re: The Pig-n-Ford

rick — Fri, 14 Mar 2003 02:20:32 -0000

In my rush to do something productive with my life I neglected to watch Bridezillas. Oh, well, maybe they'll show Boston Public sometime again.

Re: Teaching

rick — Fri, 14 Mar 2003 14:28:17 -0000

Emma over at the Oregon Blog writes a very interesting and related article regarding the motivations of Charles Starr, Oregon State Education Committee chair. They are very suspect to say the least.

Re: Lagunitas New Style Old Ale

rick — Sun, 16 Mar 2003 11:18:18 -0000

updated this one with a coupla links

Re: Lagunitas New Style Old Ale

rick — Mon, 17 Mar 2003 20:35:26 -0000

ooh, that sounds pretty sweet! I'd be up for grabbing a pint sometime, and checking that out. I've never had anything at the Raccoon Lodge, but it seems they are partners with a place or two around?

On the not being able to post...I'd had that capability before, but it didn't seem like the direction this blog was going (based on posts), so to ease administration I scaled back.

Re: To The Coast

rick — Tue, 18 Mar 2003 15:52:39 -0000

I walked up and down the coast at Seaside several times, but saw no blue plastic flakes littering the beach. Augie (my dog) had a blast too. Actually it was really cool, I didn't see any trash of note, the only strange thing was that the ocean seemed much foamier than I remembers, to the point of the foam blowing in the wind.

Re: Migration update

rick — Tue, 18 Mar 2003 20:06:20 -0000

I infer from lack of opinion that either the look is alright or it's totally unreadable ;)

cheers. rick.

Re: Troop Support

rick — Fri, 21 Mar 2003 15:20:01 -0000

From Tom Tomorrow, this link illustrates the bullshit rhetoric that comes from these people, and how little there words mean. freakin jerks, I can't believe that anyone can support the horrible horrible people on the right and in the power right now. Totally unacceptable. Who's supporting troops now?

Re: Eel River Amber Ale

rick — Tue, 25 Mar 2003 10:16:23 -0000

I'll have to give that one a shot. I do recall seeing the sixpacks out there, and the County Cork is right around the corner from me (sorta...). Full Sail makes some fantastic brews. btw, I'll fill in a few links on this article shortly.

Re: Eel River Amber Ale

rick — Wed, 26 Mar 2003 15:02:47 -0000

ah...thank you! I was going to include that info after my next journey. Talking to the fellow at the counter, he mentioned that the owner looks to be expanding the beer area too, so expect a lifetime of beertastings. Also, had hoped to get at that Equinox last evening, but it was my buddy's bday, and ended up drinking pbr at My Father's Place...maybe tomorrow.

Re: Full Sail Equinox 1

rick — Wed, 02 Apr 2003 13:46:55 -0000

you ask the tough questions Emma! Can't say that I'm too versed in Swedish Ales...but I will go try some out shortly, maybe after the meetup tonite.

Right now, my instinct when I order a pint is for an IPA, roughly ordered Terminal Gravity, Lagunitas, Bridgeport for the top 3, then I like to mix it up with others, but nothing has approached these. I'll put up a full post on my beer preferences.

Re: Educatin Peaceniks

rick — Wed, 02 Apr 2003 16:55:31 -0000

yes, I am. If you're going to be there, here's a picture of me, except I'll have glasses and a bit of facial hair. Perhaps see you there ;)

Re: Howard Dean Meetup

rick — Fri, 04 Apr 2003 10:29:59 -0000

yeah, just a point about the use of email for spreading informations and that it's a good way to do it...as Chris had expressed reservation about using it very much. I figure that we're there for a reason and as long as the mail is relevant I'm happy, so send away, people who don't like it can get off.

Re: Operation Iraqi Freedom the Drinking Game

rick — Tue, 08 Apr 2003 16:18:30 -0000

This is a living drinking game, the rules may change. Let me know any other suggestions.

btw, this game is making fun at the propagandists, such as politicos, media, and the war itself. It is not taking any fun at the expense of the soldiers. The moment of silence and associated social toast should be taken seriously. In fact, a variation would be to expand it to any US casualties, and any Iraqi civilian casualties. And any POWs. Have fun!

Re: Quiet times

rick — Wed, 09 Apr 2003 11:30:07 -0000

looks like I pay for being a smartass about my Idaho trip (actually looking forward to it) and am on schedule for being sick into my little vacation...

Re: Operation Iraqi Freedom the Drinking Game

rick — Mon, 14 Apr 2003 00:11:10 -0000

yeah...there are so many of those

assumptions they drive me crazy!

The one that is on my mind right

now is that just just because we

won the war is okay!

I like your site also...the song

in my head thing is really cool.

Re: Quiet times

rick — Mon, 14 Apr 2003 00:13:46 -0000

not so wet this week ;) you actually know Wendell? It is on 84, so I only need to make like 7 turns the whole trip from door to door (neg food/rest areas).

Re: No Child Left Unarmed

rick — Thu, 17 Apr 2003 22:04:44 -0000

yeah, not the most recent tidbit of news, but on my mind...I should stop by your other blog a bit more.

Re: La Cruda

rick — Tue, 29 Apr 2003 02:08:30 -0000

wow, never been there. I will have to try it.

Re: I have no opinion on Mike Hawash

rick — Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:04:42 -0000

while I didn't mention it, I am aware that charges have been brought against him. That's all well and good. Due process is a good thing, but I think that charges should be brought against Ashcroft, Bush, Cheney, the people who wrote the Patriot Act, and those who voted for it. I am appalled at the manner in which it passed congress. Stop the madness. Get representatives who represent you.

Re: I have no opinion on Mike Hawash

rick — Tue, 29 Apr 2003 18:30:39 -0000

I just keep hoping they get it and put their wallets away...I do not look forward to the buyer's remorse.

Re: Cup-a-Pizza

rick — Thu, 15 May 2003 15:43:05 -0000

props deet for that one, btw

Re: Back

rick — Fri, 16 May 2003 12:38:35 -0000

thx ;) my jet-lagged, soccer concussed mumbling was whether or not it's a bad thing to artificially set the timestamp for the post to the time it actually happened rather than when it was blogged...

Re: HSV vs. Bayer Leverkusen (corrected)

rick — Tue, 20 May 2003 14:40:34 -0000

okay, I've set my blog to report to weblogs.com and blo.gs. Now to see if it works. Doesn't have a setting for blogrolling.com, maybe I'll look into that...is the the main one?

Re: HSV vs. Bayer Leverkusen (corrected)

rick — Wed, 21 May 2003 15:03:53 -0000

hey, cool! I updated my site and *poof*, to the top!

Re: Software Upgrade

rick — Thu, 29 May 2003 02:59:13 -0000

cool...checking that out...thanks much, and nice stuff! My current dev site is http://www.beerdrinker.org/index3.php and index2.php is what I'm looking to achieve/improve on.

Re: spiffy new road tax idea

rick — Wed, 04 Jun 2003 13:40:58 -0000

I definitely agree. While I'm not going to assert that SUVs do not have a time or place, I think that their times and places are far fewer than evidenced by our cronies. There isn't a lot of need for the super-huge vehicles (the ones coinciding with that nice new tax credit), like Suburbans, Hummers, Excursions, Navigators, etc. Maybe if you live in the mountains with a large family...? One of those smaller, more efficient vehicles like the RAV-4 is totally suitable for 95% of SUV demands. And let's see some reasonable demands on fuel-efficiency. But that still doesn't cover emissions, safety, and cost of materials.

Re: my new career

rick — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 12:19:46 -0000

yeah, you wrote an interesting article on anonimity and the blog. After some hemming/hawing I decided that I didn't care too much, so why not just be me. It'll make it easier for y'all to buy me a pint when you see me at the pub.

Re: my new career

rick — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 19:10:49 -0000

Rob at one point had suggested an OR bloggers pubbin. Seeing that I'm frequently there anyway, I think it would be fun. Course it would do funky stuff to the internet anonynmity, but I know people who met on the internet and then liked each other in real life too. But they're crazy. eh, Sean?

Re: system upgrades

rick — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 19:11:51 -0000

no problemo. I like to look at your web page. hope you enjoy this one ;)

Re: turnin the dial

rick — Mon, 16 Jun 2003 15:27:11 -0000

thx y'all. it's a fun little community going on. At first I thought I'd just be writing for myself, but I quickly discovered others out there, and while I'm still writing for me, there's the community too. I don't have aspirations to achieve maximal blogginess, I just like to keep up interesting and fun content, and spew from the mouth every now and then. cheers!

Re: CDs artificially too expensive?

rick — Tue, 17 Jun 2003 03:52:30 -0000

probably 7$ for lawyer fees. postage, handling, etc, will probably come out of the 13 (estimated) to make it like $3. btw, IANAL, and offer no substantive opinion on the subject, just my usual stuff, so if you recording industry jerks want retributrion, don't turn here.

Re: Do as I say not as I do

rick — Fri, 20 Jun 2003 13:00:35 -0000

props controld for this link, btw

Re: I taste the winds of change

rick — Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:32:19 -0000

but instead of a scythe you wield a 7' bottle opener. yeah, that's true. but there's not much local about Pabst either. my post is related more to an observation that there's going to be a shift away from PBR as PDX's cheap beer of choice, and I believe that shift will be towards Oly. The people are going to shift away from Pabst's patrioic colors and cold metallic splendor to Oly's quaint northwest feel in the unimposing 11-oz bottles, and its cool refreshing taste.

Re: I taste the winds of change

rick — Tue, 24 Jun 2003 13:42:56 -0000

and if charming, crack open another. There's no room for that pretty-boy crap on Guys Night Out.

Re: Morgan Freeman

rick — Tue, 24 Jun 2003 16:31:16 -0000

if I got a list of all those translation engines it'd be fun to randomly run all the comments through them. prolly not too tough, just need to acquire the 411.

Re: too obvious to mention?

rick — Thu, 26 Jun 2003 03:05:17 -0000

I'll share over beers, but not with the whole internet ;)

Re: interesting conspiracy theory

rick — Tue, 01 Jul 2003 02:02:42 -0000

I agree...rarely have I missed my bus stop so many times as when I was reading that book.

Re: three o’clock high

rick — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 19:56:37 -0000

oh, that's funny. thx for a nice weekend starter guys

Re: blogcross

rick — Tue, 08 Jul 2003 13:55:25 -0000

righton...yeah, I'm local portlander, inner NE corner. Lucky Lab'd be cool, though I'm partial to the patio at the Produce Row. And if you know any good secret spots on the westside out of downtown I'd be curious too.

Re: new blogs finds

rick — Tue, 08 Jul 2003 23:04:08 -0000

uh...new to me, btw. cheers.

Re: hello Deutschland

rick — Tue, 08 Jul 2003 23:09:17 -0000

that'd be quite an endeavor to translate and post. maybe I'll just try to learn German. I'm adding a new category of links...'altblogospheres'...

Re: bend weekend

rick — Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:23:53 -0000

dontation sounds about right ;)
isn't there some nice river stuff around there, rather than the pool?

Re: bend weekend

rick — Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:24:30 -0000

I have to work on monday unfortunately, so I'm out on sunday. I'm thinking about trying to coordinate a blogger beering sometime soon...like next thursday or the following. You interested? When are you returning?

Re: bend weekend

rick — Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:25:31 -0000

as for swimming in the river, Jake'd know better than I...

Re: Tear down the Wal

rick — Wed, 16 Jul 2003 00:24:56 -0000

sure, I don't shop there. I never have. I think I was fairly clear on why I despise WalMart. They do horrible things to a community. It goes much further than your shirt or your kitchen, WalMart strikes at the heart of the community. It destroys local businesses, and creates menial labor jobs in their place. It supplants any local flavor by doing this, instead bringing in truckloads of generic goods. This is true for many of the chain and 'big box' stores, Target, K-Mart, Home Depot. One major difference is their method of competition, which is not just immoral but illegal (selling below retail to drive out competitors has been documented), and their labor practices, which are oppresive and prejudiced. The reason for the mention of the DOS approach is that in order to slow the juggernaut opponents need to actively oppose the machine.

Re: Ashcroft visit

rick — Fri, 18 Jul 2003 18:37:06 -0000

yeah, I saw qute a few ass permutations out there today. good times, eh?

Re: republican viewpoint

rick — Thu, 24 Jul 2003 14:58:34 -0000

not worried about that with all the hot air emitted from the radio, I should be safe

Re: Jever Pilsener

rick — Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:15:41 -0000

that's funny...I'd made some boastful claims not long ago and my brother brought me a blind test with about six macros....kokanee, pbr, coors light, miller somethin-somethin. Got them all wrong as well. I chalk it up to the several Bridgeport IPAs I'd had before that, but it's been haunting me ever since. I'll try again with a clear palate sometime to clear my name, but in the meantime I wear my shame on my sleeve. But who the heck knows what kokanee tastes like anyway?

Re: on and on

rick — Tue, 12 Aug 2003 18:55:06 -0000

sorry,Roger, had to delete your comment, as I've seen stuff about Portland Flash Mob (there's your plug, if google works) elsewhere, so it felt spammy to me...especially being way off topic. However, if you'd like to send me an email requesting a guest posting, along with the post, I'll happily consider posting it (needs to be unique). I wish you luck and many confused onlookers.

Re: soldier rough life

rick — Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:53:31 -0000

via Robot Wisdom, btw.

Re: blog hosting

rick — Thu, 14 Aug 2003 12:46:46 -0000

I went with your recommendation and am using Ventures Online. I'm happy so far.

Re: Monkeyhands

rick — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 19:35:11 -0000

thx amanda for this one.

Re: bitchiculous

rick — Thu, 11 Sep 2003 18:46:38 -0000

yeah, well, just to ive an idea of how we got going in that direction, one of the reasons I've heard for using overhead projectors is that they're 'more like television'. Mind you, I'm fully aware that they are good for reusing transparencies as well, but it was an interesting point.

Re: Bumper Sticker Philosophy

rick — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:31:19 -0000

funny...at about the same time I was writing this, Annie was listing some clever stickers as well.

Re: Bumper Sticker Philosophy

rick — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:32:09 -0000

errrmmm....that is, if I could read a calendar. She was busy on it yesterday.

Re: Bumper Sticker Philosophy

rick — Mon, 22 Sep 2003 14:09:22 -0000

thank you Claudia! I'm checking out the various purchasing options, as, as you are aware, there are several. So, if you are ever in Portland you should drop a line so that I can make good on my pint offer! My lady is already familiar with the mag, so I'm thinking the subscription option looks like a winner ;)

Re: Kangaroo Hero

rick — Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:39:42 -0000

oh, you're just hopping (npi) on the Kangaroo Jack bandwagon! hehe.

Re: Smell the Glove

rick — Tue, 23 Sep 2003 19:32:07 -0000

btw, as I may be called upon to 'determine a winner', please suggest any ways that you think may be interesting to measure blog consistency. In my opinion, if we get more words out of these two, we're all winners. But, more importantly, how do we tell who won? Most days with a post, plus 1/2-points for extras?

Re: s/w upgrade

rick — Fri, 10 Oct 2003 16:44:53 -0000

alright, it's all set there, I have a coupla custom functions I needed to set in the code...they actually have a function that does about the same thing, but it doesn't seem any better than mine and doesn't do the same thing anyway, so I'll stick with this one for now.

Re: Maria’s

rick — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:12:36 -0000

sorry lady, I'm married ;)

Re: Splitting hairs

rick — Thu, 23 Oct 2003 14:33:55 -0000

via MSNBC apparently the heckling was related to the treatment of two Australians detained at "A US naval base in cuba". Is that a euphemism for Guantanamo Bay?

Re: Front of the class

rick — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:39:31 -0000

that's true, but completely misses the mark if you're trying to comment on this particular point. The point isn't that celebs shouldn't be criticized, but the manner of the criticism, which basically lumps them into the screaming liberal priviledged bunch, but so readily embraces, lauds, whatnot a right-winger from the same den of libral sin. It's a comment on potential hypocracy, or more lightly, a humorous irony.