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Entries from January 30th, 2009

Bike-Commuting While Pregnant

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments · sustainability, transportation

Today is my friend Noelle Studer-Spevak’s birthday. I met her for breakfast recently at the Daily Cafe on SE Grand, and hugged her. “You look beautiful!” I said, and she did: glowing skin, glossy hair, sparkling eyes and smile. Being pregnant as Noelle is can do that for you, but her cheeks had particularly high [...]

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The Emotional Bandwagon Condemning Sam Adams

January 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · politics, sustainability

I just read another denunciation of Portland mayor Sam Adams, this one by Timothy Egan in the New York Times. Mr. Egan is outraged that Adams lied about his affair with an 18 year old in 2005. Lots of people are riding that bandwagon with him. I’m on a hill with a different perspective. What [...]

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Mid-Winter Haiku

January 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments · lifestyle

by Alison Wiley My blog Diamond-Cut Life is a medley of money-saving advice that reduces carbon emissions at the same time, critical thinking on current events and U.S. culture, and a personal journal of treading as lightly and joyfully on the earth as I can. Friendship, community and the arts are big elements for me [...]

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Top Ten Tips For Carpooling, Part II

January 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments · sustainability

I have a 100-mile commute here in Oregon, from Portland to Salem, the state capitol, that I do three times a week with a congenial carpool (six of us in total). Carpooling is saving me $6,800/year, using this cost calculator. I also telework two days a week, and teleworking will be the subject of a [...]

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Nights Of Passion, No Regrets Part II

January 24th, 2009 · No Comments · entertainment, lifestyle

Last week in Part I of Nights of Passion I noted that the arts make our lives richer and juicier, more soulful and joyous . . . . . definitely diamond-cut life attributes. I wrote this essay in the past while listening to the Portland Symphony Orchestra at Arlene Schnitzer Auditorium — but it’s set [...]

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