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*closed door*
…muffled noises…voices approaching closer…
Unidentified male voice, possibly doctor: “..and then let’s bring bring him in here and give him a rectal exam.”
Unidentified female voice, possibly nurse (so stereotypical and sexist, I know): “Well, wait…isn’t that the ear doctor?”
…voices fading away…muffled talking resumes.

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Where did this totally awesome weather come from?
The other day I was grilling with a friend and it felt like late November, then all of a sudden mother nature is like, SUN FOR YOU MOFO!  It’s great. Tonight looks to be a great night.  I’m starting out at a podunk bar with some friends and […]

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Let’s play the ‘What’s on your desk?’ game.
I have my Macbook with a dual monitor attached.  One pair of green headphones. A pad of paper full of my sloppy-ass writing. A Staples brand ‘medium’ pen. Two empty paper cups of coffee, one full cup of coffee. A bar of Scharffen Berger semi-sweet chocolate. My temporary, […]

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Well this week has just flown by, hasn’t it?  I am so excited for the weekend but I will tell you what I’m not excited for, gas prices.  I had ten dollars to use for gas and the needle only made it halfway to the quarter-tank mark!
Last night I drank a Snoqualmie Vineyards merlot and […]

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“If you have been rejected many times in your life, then one more rejection isn’t going to make much difference.
If you’re rejected, don’t automatically assume it’s your fault. The other person may have several reasons for not doing what you are asking her to do: none of it may have anything to do with […]

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2006 Fulcrum Pinot Noir
Pairs with: Arctium lappa! Otherwise known as Great Burdock, this weed is native to Eurasia but has now been thoroughly naturalized in North America.  In 18th century America, this weed was prescribed as a cure for both syphilis and gonnorhea and in Europe to heal minor wounds.  The roots of a first […]

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Recently, I’ve been trying to organize the cds in my music collection. It hasn’t been an easy task because everything is everywhere; there are albums in the bottom of old moving boxes, jewel cases in the trunk of my car and I even managed to find an old 25 cd holder case full of […]

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Try to think of something that wine has not been paired with.
Music? Done.  Art? Done. Sex? Well, isn’t that one just a given?
In light of this, I propose to you an entirely new way of pairing wine with something that many enjoy but few give much thought to.  The veritable Mary Jane!  Yes, weed and […]

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Via Monster Munch right here.

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2004 Bergevin Lane Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon
Pairs with: The Sellwood Bridge, 1,971 feet long with 75 feet of vertical clearance above the Willamette river. Portland’s first fixed spanned bridge is also one of its most recently controversial. Critics argue it has reached the end of its useful life while others would […]

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