At 10:15 a.m. this morning, January 26, I’m joining 35,000 other Oregonians in practicing for a major earthquake. I’ll drop, cover and hold on. A little-known fact is that Oregon is in a subduction zone and will have a major earthquake, probably sooner rather than later. Today is the 300th anniversary of Oregon’s last big [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Oregon'
Great Oregon Shake Out Today, 10:15 a.m.
January 26th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Oregon, health & well being, sustainability
Tags: earthquake·Great Oregon Shake Out·natural world·Oregon
This Place Called Oregon
September 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Oregon, nature
I’ve been merrily preparing for my 50th birthday party, which will take place November 13th and includes my singing in a rock band with friends new and old. Here is one of the songs we’re performing — I like writing new lyrics to existing melodies. Feel free to
Oregon’s Popularity: Be A Giver Rather Than A Taker
July 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Oregon, food & drink, lifestyle, sustainability, transportation
Here in Chicago at the BlogHer conference, I find a near-uniform reaction from people when they learn I am from Oregon. They almost swoon. “Oh, Oregon!” these nice ladies exclaim. “It’s so green and beautiful.” Learning I am from Portland in particular amps up the positive response. “Oohhh, Portland. I love Portland. I want to [...]
Tags: 97215·BlogHer·land use laws·Oregon·Portland·quality of life·volunteering
Oregon’s Best Writer, Part II
July 14th, 2009 · No Comments · entertainment, health & well being, work
Who read Moby Dick in the fourth grade, has a great-grandmother who starved to death in post-Bolshevik Russia, believes you should retire at night tired from honest work, and notes that many corporations exhibit sociopathic behavior? That would be Robert Leo Heilman, the author from rural Oregon I interviewed recently on the phone. I see [...]
Tags: art·autodidact·family·life·Oregon·Overstory: Zero·relationships·Robert Leo Heilman·transformation
Ban the Bag Portland!
July 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · community, health & well being, lifestyle, money, sustainability
The following is a guest post by Hanmi Meyer, Diamond-Cut Life’s site admin. Portland Rise Above Plastics Single-use plastic bags represent one of the greatest environmental catastrophes of our generation. It is estimated that 60-80% of all debris in the ocean is plastic. Plastics take hundreds of years to break down at sea and most [...]
Tags: activism·climate change·conservation·energy conservation·environment·green living·Oregon·outdoors·peak oil·petroleum·plastic·saving money·surfrider foundation·thrift·waste
