Category: inter-world
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Oregon has lots of green leafy and granola daytrips and weekend excursions, including Mt. St.Helens, the Columbia River Gorge, and Crater Lake (at right, i LOVED the area when i saw it on vacation with The Custard a few years ago). you can explore by the gorge by paddle boat, the foothills of Mt. Hood…
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now that Savannah has rated a Starbucks, it's got a Summit and some real excitement. be sure to view the photo gallery, very amusing.
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the G8 Summit is coming to Sea Island, Georgia. nearest city? Savannah! oh my, Bush being well, Bush, increased security, news media, rallies and protestors….is sleepy Savannah really ready for this?
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first camera phones, now mobile blogging (here's Tom's)….pretty soon we'll all have hat-coptors like Inspector Gadget…. it's starting to make me feel old, not being able to keep up with the technology. there was no doubt i was feeling my age the other day when i found a group of loitering french teenagers intimidating—i think…
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another movie poster shot… Ryan is off to his favorite place on the planet, Amsterdam, or "The 'Dam" as he says….i suppose there he can pay the ladies to stop nagging at him….ha ha quoted Ry: "Damn, I love the Dutch!"
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we went to the Musee de la Carte Postale today, an amusing way to kill two hours, where we were treated to a personal tour that encompassed not only a history of the postcard but a bit of French history as well. there were 5 or 6 American examples…one of which was from Portland, Oregon.…
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one small handbag, one large tote (for someone else) and a large summer-weight scarf…how did i forget to get sunglasses? that's what i went there for!…just gonna have to go back next week… and Ryan still needs to get those mandals…
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still on the Starbucks quotient: Savannah, pop.135k: 2 Portland, pop.490k: 45 Chicago, pop.2.7m: 72 Los Angeles, pop.3.6m: 56 Atlanta, pop.400k: 23 Madison, pop.224k: 3 San Francisco, pop.747k: 63 Fond du Lac, pop.40k: 0
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hey! i wasn't crazy with this idea! seems someone has compiled a list of the Best Places for Dating.
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a statistical side-by-side comparison–Savannah vs. Portland. surprising: though having fewer rain days, Savannah overall actually has more rainfall than Portland. encouraging: Portland has a markedly lower crime rate, not a big shock as Savannah can be crime central. slightly alarming: 45 Starbucks in Portland? 45?!?!? how would i find which one Miss Dawn is at???
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