Mount Hood from NE 122nd and Shaver

View of Mount Hood in the distance

Exotic pine

The trees grow tall here

Panoramic view of Washington

Taken from the high school parking lot down the street. Click on pic for larger size.

Prescott Street in NE

Where I live the sidewalks are intermittent. Not that this bothers me.

View from apt

At This School, It’s Marijuana in Every Class

via nytimes.com

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Get Excited and Make Things! - WWdN: In Exile

via wilwheaton.typepad.com

This is an inspiring read. I've been thinking about alternate ways to make ends meet while weathering this economy.

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Rob Hopkins: Transition to a world without oil

via ted.com

hat tip to Taylor for posting on Facebook.

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Markos: We must avoid the Afghanistan trap

Markos: We must avoid the Afghanistan trap

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Tell 'The Nation': Recession Stories

via thenation.com

That first story is from a Portland resident, and I sympathize so much with what she's saying.

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Dead Kennedys @ Earth Tavern Portland OR 1979 (ht: ben)

Animator vs. Animation II

Animator vs. Animation II by Alan Becker is one of the most creative uses of Flash that I have seen in awhile. Hat tip to Stacey and Terry via Facebook.

Miike Snow's self-titled debut is probably my fave tho.

Fever Ray. One of my favorite albums this year.