What’s the Mission?
In case you didn’t know, yes, I do blog elsewhere from time to time! Here’s a sampling of what I’ve been doing lately. On What’s the Mission, I post spiritual reflections and book reviews (I belong to a great program called Viral Bloggers in which I get free books!). Latest reviews include Picking Dandelions by [...]
If you don’t live in Portland, you probably don’t know that a Portland man, Aaron Campbell, was shot and killed by police at the end of January. This happened in an apartment complex fairly close to where we live, and many people believe the police acted improperly (although a grand jury cleared the officer of [...]
I complained only yesterday that I have a drawer full of old cords and power adapters at work, which I can’t really use for anything. So of course today, I read on Mother Jones that I can re-use those cords — as coasters! Blogger Kiera Butler posted complete instructions for coiling an old power cord [...]
I was intrigued when I read about Earthtechling on the Silicon Florist blog. If there’s one thing we like in Portland, it’s the whole sustainable and green movement. If there’s another thing we like, it’s the whole shiny technology object thing. So why hasn’t anyone around here had the gumption to marry those two oh [...]
Google Buzz appeared in the Gmail inboxes of millions of users last week. Does it matter? I’m not sure it does. I’ve used it a little bit. I hooked my Twitter posts, blog posts, Flickr account and a few other things to Google Buzz, so anyone who’s following me will see those items in their [...]
Last Saturday, I hopped on my bike to go to the store and immediately hopped off, realizing that the rear tire was very low. I pumped it back up, and the air stayed in, so I didn’t think anything of it. But Sunday morning, when I wanted to ride my bike to a tweetup at [...]
I picked up my new glasses last night, and I’ve been wearing them all day. And I’ll probably be wearing them daily for now. You see, my insurance coverage allows for either glasses or contacts once a year, and my contacts cost more than the allotted amount, because I have low vision and astigmatism. So [...]
I read on SeattlePI.com last month that Seattle’s sewers are getting clogged with grease. You know how doctors warn about too much cholesterol in your diet and how it can plug your arteries? That same phenomenon is wreaking havoc on Seattle’s underground sewer pipes. If some of those pipes were your arteries, you’d be having [...]
