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Girls Are The New Guys

July 1st, 2007 · 12 Responses

I didn’t coin the phrase “Girls are the new Guys.” It might have been Denis, I can’t remember. But over and over, this theme has been repeatedly evidenced in the behavior, attitudes and general outlook of the ladies that are around me. It’s possible that no better example of this theory exists but in the [...]

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Tags: Grave Generalization · Life · Meghan · Portland · Society

Time as a Human Commodity

May 10th, 2007 · 4 Responses

It sounds like science fiction, something out of the Blade Runner days, but imagine if every human’s time could be managed and spent more wisely, globally.
I drive, walk and look around and frequently wonder, as I see people doing less than nothing, “What are your plans today?”, “What do you have going on?”. It sounds [...]

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Tags: Grave Generalization · Life · Philosophy · Portland · Society

Becoming Burlington

March 6th, 2007 · 21 Responses

I will start with an apology to the likes of Aaron Draplin and other Portlanders who are unhappy with (…or LEERY of…) the Vermontification of Oregon. I guess when you combine enough transplants from one area of the country in a new one, they begin to recreate the societal norms of the zone they hailed [...]

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Tags: Fellows · Life · Meghan · Portland · Society · Vinceland · Work

Heaven on Earth

February 1st, 2007 · 3 Responses

Contractors = Paid
Employees = Paid
Quickbooks = Dealt With
Websites = Managed
Copy = Delivered
Work = Accomplished
Takeout = Ordered
Evening = Unplanned
Dinner = $7.95
Meal = Thai Peanut Curry
Protein = Poulet
Starch = Rice
Freebie = Salad Rolls
Pets = Fed, Emptied, Relaxed, Quiet
Feet = Bare
Toes = Scratched
Remote = All Mine
Entertainment/ Comedy = The Office
Entertainment/ Drama = Law+Order
Entertainment/ Sports = Motorcycle Racing
Tummy = [...]

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Tags: Dogs · Grave Generalization · Life · Portland · Society

Space Around You

January 29th, 2007 · 4 Responses

Back in the day, human lives were way more naturally connected to the outdoors. With the advent of shelter, and eventually densely populated cities, people distanced themselves a bunch from their local environment and the effect it had on their lives. I kinda think that’s made people meaner, stupider and more stressed out, over time.
People [...]

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Tags: Life · Portland · Society · Vinceland · Writing