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rose city journal
http://www.rosecityjournal.com
Rose City Journal blog highlights news, opinions and relationships about Portland, Oregon. Written by a Midwestern transplant.
- Added on: Dec 11th, 2006
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Lisa
- Listed in: Culture News & Media Society
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Recent Posts
the simple life
A while ago, I wrote about dating someone who wasn’t…exactly an intellectual, who didn’t really…challenge me, but who was just fun. Really fun, in the way that I’m fun, laughing and silly and crazy and fun. That isn’t me all the time, b...
fine, thanks
A friend of mine used to say that people don't want or expect an answer when they ask "How are you?" They say it automatically, because it's what you do, after all, when you run into someone you know. But most of the time, people have too much ...
the anniversary party
Over the past year, a lot of things have happened. We had a 20-year blizzard. Seeing Portland residents skiing downtown is a sight I’ll never forget. In Scotland, I found a resurgence of civic pride in Glasgow and was charmed by lovely Ed...
the whitewash
Looking back at our trip to the Big Island, I fondly remember the soft blue water pushed up against the sharpness of the sun in the early morning. Long walks on private beaches, stumbling in and out of bars that were just shacks, really, drinking fun...
the suitor-writer
While running around with my friend Diana this weekend, we started talking about our friends who are also writers. Diana is a (wonderful) writer, a great friend and is helping me with a new project I am working on, too. We feel lucky to know so many ...
Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society Rich with Memories
When my father was growing up, he used to hop freight trains to travel the country. I can’t endorse this form of travel, dear readers, but it was free, got him where he needed to go in a couple days’ time and from the stories he tells us, it wa...
