Covered in snow and ice, Portland, Oregon, can be a frozen hellscape, or a winter paradise. How it works for Portlanders comes down completing some essential snowy weather preparation or lack there of. Here are 6 things one can do to have a great time when it snows in Portland. Snow is coming… …what will… Continue reading Portland Snowstorm 2019: How to Have a Fabulous Time When in Snows
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Google Maps List: My Favorite Restaurants in Portland
When I tell people I’m from Portland, they often ask if it really rains all the time (it’s complicated), if it’s really like the show Portlandia (it is), and where I love to eat. On the last question, there are WAY TOO MANY PLACES IN PORTLAND THAT I LOVE TO EAT. Even if I just… Continue reading Google Maps List: My Favorite Restaurants in Portland
Using Google Fi in Portland Oregon and Beyond
Update 1/18/2020: I’m still using Project Fi! I’m using a Pixel 4a 5G and love it. It wasn’t only around $400 bucks for Fi users during the Black Friday sale. I’m getting 5G coverage in Portland, and down most of the Willamette Valley in cities like Salem, Eugene, and even outside of Eugene in the… Continue reading Using Google Fi in Portland Oregon and Beyond
7 Things I Learned When I Started Bicycle Commuting in Portland
7 things I learned both good and bad when I started riding my bike to work in Portland.
Google Maps List: Portland Garden Centers and Farmer’s Markets
The Google Local Guides team just published a fun game on their Twitter feed to help more people learn about Google Maps and to share their favorite locations. Are you up for a #LetsGuide challenge?1. Screenshot the wheel to find out who you should guide next 🎡2. Share it using #LetsGuide đź’¬3. This weekend, add… Continue reading Google Maps List: Portland Garden Centers and Farmer’s Markets
Meals for at or less than $5 in Portland, OR
A number of restaurants in Portland Oregon have decent menu offerings for at or under $5. This is a mix of independent and chain restaurants. Important to note is that none of these $5 options come with a soda, so we recommend sticking with free water. Many of these places accept tips, so we encourage… Continue reading Meals for at or less than $5 in Portland, OR
“The Soil Killer” Invasive Species Lesser Celandine.
My Portland, Oregon sidewalk median strip is full of invasive species Lesser Calendine. The species is so prolific it’s one of 7 plants not allowed in Portland City compost (we have a city wide compost pick up program). It’s destroyed entire ecosystems in the NE United States where it was first introduced from Europe. The… Continue reading “The Soil Killer” Invasive Species Lesser Celandine.
Wim Hof Breathing, Basic Income, and My Eczema Cure; Top Article Roundup 🤠2020
This article is a list of my most read articles of 2020 — this has been a busy year, with less writing and fewer pageviews. A big part of this is that 2019 was very much about Andrew Yang and Universal Basic Income. In turn, I had a great deal of 2019 traffic thanks to… Continue reading Wim Hof Breathing, Basic Income, and My Eczema Cure; Top Article Roundup 🤠2020
Ode to leaf day
I don’t move my car on leaf day. I move it the night before. Several neighbors slept in and moved their cars, but by 9 am most of the work is done and their spots won’t be cleaned. Several neighbors don’t move their cars at all. Several neighbors sleeping in their vans probably didn’t get the mailer about leaf… Continue reading Ode to leaf day
How to Eat Cruelty Free in Your Neighborhood
A neighbor on Nextdoor recently posted about trouble finding organic and cruelty free meat in Portland. This is a task that is surprisingly confusing and ripe with misinformation. Here’s the original question, with my response below. The Cruelty Free and Sustainable Question “A question I’ve been struggling to find the answer to for years. Where… Continue reading How to Eat Cruelty Free in Your Neighborhood