Lunaya Pravda

Eugene, Oregon, police complain about a lack of time for revenue enhancement traffic enforcement.

“It’s totally frustrating,” said Barab, a five-year veteran of the police department’s patrol division.
“Traffic (enforcement) is what I love to do, but it seems like I don’t have many opportunities anymore,” she said. “Normally, as soon as we hit the streets we [...]

I’m off to the Garden State for three days.  Even if you don’t admit it, I know that deep down, you’re all jealous.

I love it.  Embued with new meaning today, I think.

Updated every Monday, Craig Damrauer offers up little mathematical gems such as:
pirate = thief + boat + bandana - leg
and
cleanliness = godliness -1
Brilliant.

A project meeting in Portland the week before last gave me occasion to visit Voodoo Doughnut, a place an acquaintance had mentioned in a discussion of the wonders of bacon.
Backing up… bacon is something of a hallowed meat in my circle of friends.  Bacon is to food what black is to fashion—we’re almost certain there [...]

Been meaning to do this for awhile - the blog needed a new look.  I’m still tweaking things, so if you notice something amiss, please let me know.
Seemed like the header images were taking too long to load, so I decreased their image quality a bit this morning.  Hope that helps for you people who [...]

Life is calming down a bit.  I find myself more interested in DOING and less interested in TALKING ABOUT IT.  I’m making an effort to learn how to bake bread, I’ve taken up knitting again, and in general I find myself imbued with a desire to get my life in order.
On the bread making front, [...]

Asian Salad (Serves two)

Marinated Meat

~1/2 lb of pork loin (chicken, beef, or salmon all work well, too)
1/3 C soy sauce
1 tbsp fresh grated ginger

Mix soy sauce and ginger in a small bowl. Place meat in a well sealing container. Pour soy sauce mixture over meat and turn meat to coat. Marinate for up to 4 [...]

Yes, I know I’ve been quiet.  It’s been a busy couple of months: between a heavy work schedule, work upheaval, and social activities, I just haven’t felt the presence of the muse overlap with a precious few hours of uninterrupted time.
Work has been going well.  Really well.  But being this busy for this long—I think [...]

Naked runners face registering as sex offenders
Twelve of the runners who streaked the Pearl Street Mall on Friday night wearing nothing but pumpkins on their heads will have to register as sex offenders if they are convicted of indecent exposure.
The 10th year of the Naked Pumpkin Run started as usual — with laughter, beer and [...]