Happy birthday, David!

Fibre workers reject contract offer, strike, strike, strike!!!
A Tea Party Foreign Policy
Japan pop artist's Versailles show sparks protests
Young investors wary of stock market
Trust me, I'm a financial advisor
Half of world's top global cities Asian
Companies opt to spend on acquisitions and mergers
Should public transportation be free?
Our Storied Lives: The Quest For 'Something More'
Intel To Buy Infineon's Wireless Operations
Researchers Fight To Save Fruits Of Their Labor
'L.A. Times' Database Angers Teachers, Union
Has Celebrity Worship Gone Too Far?
What Does It Feel Like To Be 75? Say Goodbye To Spry
Here's Something You Don't Want To Know
Glenn Beck's 'Restoring Honor' Rally: What Do You Think Now?, Glenn Beck And Obama's Christianity, another lunatic, escape from asylum.
Do Youz Knowz What I Meme?
Some Thieves Steal Much More Than Money
University Attendance Scanners Make Some Uneasy.. interesting concept, we can't let them fail, right?
Is Believing In God Evolutionarily Advantageous?
New York Rebounds From Slump, but Unevenly
How to Sell an Idea to Your Boss
Oregon Symphony Waterfront Concert | Fireworks, Military Cannons, Portland Youth Philharmonic & Oregon Ballet
On the Precipice, Wings Spread
7 Ordinary Things Turned Hi-Tech
10 Profound Innovations Ahead
Over-50 Flock to Facebook, Twitter
The billionaire Koch brothers' war against Obama
In Hard Times, One New Bank (Double-Wide)
Nike patents plan for self-lacing shoes; Info
Mobile Power Comes of Age
Dumbed-Down Dialing
Rulings Cover Political Donors In Veil Of Secrecy
When Right-Wing Extremism Moves Mainstream
Top Republicans: Yeah, We're Calling Obama Socialist
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Gives Big To GOP..bad wrinkling man.
Former RNC Chair Ken Mehlman Says He's Gay, Regrets Party's Position, scandalous you betcha.
The Brothers Koch: Rich, Political And Playing To Win
Is 'Giving The Finger' Getting Out Of Hand?
How To Spend $1.25 Trillion
If There Is An Anti-Universe, It's In Alaska, mental list, boycott AZ and AK...where next?
'USA Today' To Reconfigure, Slice Jobs, so Mr. Opsal, can you explain?
It’s a Dog Day
All the candidates Sarah Palin backed had a great night. I am terrified.
Korea and Bolivia sign deal on precious lithium
New Life in America No Longer Means a New Name
For Your Viewing Pleasure: The Sheriff Elizabeth Warren Rap Video

It's about time, hello old friend!

So sweet...

There will be one next year..............

Burning men

Lunatic..

Beck's Followers Speak Out

Are we still arguing?

Food for thoughts!

雜感 - 鳳凰
by Herbert Chan on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 4:42am
在不同民族的古老傳說中，都不約而同地出現一種神鳥，在古埃及名為貝努鳥 (Bennu)，在古希臘稱為不死鳥，即菲尼克司 ( Phoenix)，在波斯稱作胡馬鳥 (Huma Bird)，在印度則為迦樓羅，在中國便是我們熟悉的鳳凰。翻查資料，才發現鳳凰跟菲尼克司原來是兩種不同的生物，但Phoenix的中譯依然是鳳凰。很巧合，不同民族的不死鳥居然有著相似的外型及相近的象徵意義，都有著赤紅色的羽毛，有著長長的尾巴，都代表著風及火，也有代表著太陽、公義、忠誠。

相傳不死鳥每隔五百年左右，便會採集各種有香味的樹枝或草葉，並將之疊起來後引火自焚，最後留下來的灰燼中會出現重生的幼鳥，因此 Phoenix 便有著浴火重生的形象，也有著堅毅不屈，置諸死地而後生的意義。至於中國的鳳凰，並沒有浴火重生的傳說。兩者的分別也在於此。然而，近代的翻譯家習慣把不死鳥當作鳳凰，在我看來，其實並無不可。反正這些神鳥都是來自神話傳說，從遠古一代一代的傳下來，今天聽到的傳說當然跟幾千年前的說法很不同。傳到今時今日，不妨把浴火重生的說法加進去，再往後代傳，沒有甚麼問題。而且我覺得，浴火重生的鳳凰比沒有的，不是更美嗎？

古代的神話中的人物或生物，或多或少都表現著當時人們心中的理想人格。例如中國的堯、舜、禹，無一不是賢君；北歐神話中的齊格菲，則是勇氣的表現；古希臘的海格力斯，也代表著勇敢；還有上文提到的不死鳥，也有其象徵的理想人格。而且，大家最崇尚的英雄人物，幾乎無一不是從最惡劣的環境中扭轉過來，或是從失敗中振作起來，獲得勝利(即使是慘勝，或者以自己的生命換取勝利)。一直以來，人類都在跟大自然搏鬥，跟命運搏鬥，大部份人都在這場搏鬥中敗下陣來，但憑著英雄人物的傳說，也給人們帶來慰藉及希望，這份希望給予人類頑強的鬥志，繼續在失敗及痛苦中跟命運搏鬥。

現希望把鳳凰這美麗的圖騰獻給馬尼拉慘案中的生還者，願他們也和不死鳥一樣，浴火重生，堅強地生活下去，讓他們綻放出人性的光輝，也讓我們從他們身上再見到古代傳說中的英雄。

Mocha would do the same as the USA rep!

爆笑_狗狗一握手就變恐怖臉

Toyonaga.. woohoo..

I (& my team) got the highest score, 85!!!!

"The less said about life's sores the better."-- Oscar Wilde

Way back into love.

Pink martini @ zoo.

Hood to Coast!

Go Wayne!!!!!!!!!!

3 months count down begins

... tick tock.. tick tock...

Hm.. no heritage month? Just people!

New Kindle Leaves Rivals Farther Back , Kindle 3, you got nothing on me, listen up iPad, you 2!
Why do Ken Cuccinelli's legal opinions always match his personal ambitions? .. give it up lunatic!
Women Are Not Marshmallow Peeps, And Other Reasons There's No 'Chick Lit'
Germany May Block Employer Facebook Checks
Climate, Energy And Stem Cells: Ceding the Frontier
The 10th Parallel: Where Christianity And Islam Meet
Saving For College: How Much Is Enough?
The End of Management: Corporate bureaucracy is becoming obsolete. Why managers should act like venture capitalists
The Economist reports China now world's largest beer market
How Joe Miller—the Palin-endorsed, Tea Party-supported candidate—surprised everyone in Alaska, so Chuck Norris won!.. So officially, AK is hopeless.
Google plugs free PC-to-phone calling into e-mail
Philippine Police Show How To Not Handle Hostage Crises
Building Homes to Age In
Digital Overload: Your Brain On Gadgets
European Islamophobia Finds A Home In The U.S.
DIY Wedding Cake: Secret Ingredient Is Love
Spacing Out A Bit: Chicago And The Shuttle
Is Apple working on a 'desktop iPad?'; Patently Apple
Why Men Still Get More Promotions Than Women
5 ways to stay fabulous on a budget
10 ways to divorceproof your marriage, Fi.. those are good advices!
achin' bacon
Philippines police: Authorities botched hostage rescue; Ten things the Philippines bus siege police got wrong; Manila police admit bungling deadly bus siege
Drinking water before meals helps dieting, says study
Mama Grizzly Man.... watch out!
Educators learn about logging industry
Carry-Ons and Courtesy Need to Co-Exist.. actually, I like th idea.. $$$
Sliced Bagels, Taxes on Top. how do they come up with that? Why?
Utah Meets Pac-10 Opposition, say no to Utes!
"one whose diet includes fish but no meat"
People of walmart ... gross!
Inside the Secret World of Trader Joe's
Japan's hunt for missing elderly exposes social woes
Roommates Who Click
Paper mill is gone, but the picnic goes on
'L.A. Times' Series Examines Teacher Ratings
China's Economic Rise Enables Military Growth
'Virtual Shellfish' Aid In Studying Oil's Effects
Should Boys Also Get Vaccinated For HPV?

The 13th Annual Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival
FESTA ITALIANA PORTLAND, yummy.

Margaret Cho

Hey, who is keeping tracks, right?

AbitibiBowater permanently closes two idled Quebec paper mills that employed 570

Tour de Fat & Tour De Lab

Tour de Fat comes to Portland Saturday .. missed!
TourDeLab .. hm... how could I miss this?

This chick from Beijing rocks in Taiwan!

閻奕格

Cool stuff from research.

ATSUSHI (EXILE)、楊千嬅 - 小城大事

Respect, reconnect and review, Portland River Fest
Alberta Street Fair, Aug 21st.
Portland Baconfest 2010, also Aug 21st.

Stay Tuned for Special Dividends
Innovate, Yes, but Make It Practical

Facebook Feels Unfriendly Toward Film It Inspired
Ivy Grads Outperform Their Public-School Colleagues on Loan Repayments
'Pop-Up' Restaurants: Where The Foodies Flock
A Mom's Tough Standards, Imported From Vietnam
After A Turn To The Right, McCain Looks Ahead
Tracking The Companies That Track You Online, watch out for cookies...
Single? You're not alone , 96 million people of us :D
Greetings, 18 Percenters!, do I have a label for 3X Idiots?!
Bon Appetit names Portland's Laurelhurst Market one of the 10 best new restaurants in America
Facebook Knows Where You Are
Are You Really in Love? Want to take the test with me?
Sarah Palin Said What? The 15 Craziest 'Palinisms'
A special way to do sit up, Sung, what do you think?
The 15 Most Overrated Contemporary American Writers; wow.. Amy Tan and Jhumpa Lahiri are on the list.
Born in the U.S.A.
badass math guys meet the president
Yummy yummy Indian food
Alan Yang, 10 Screenwriters to Watch
緬軍趕絕 少數族裔求醫無門
癌超心臟病 全球頭號殺手
Wheel of lunch
American Apparel Nears Bankruptcy, this store is god awful!
Beijing Fireworks Display Sets Off Deadly Inferno
2010 Global Cities Index, HK ranks #5.
Hong Kong Has Second Highest Carbon Footprint, shame, shame, shame!
New York renamed top fashion capital but Asia sashays in, the big apple comes in 1st, HK is 2nd.
A (Load) Balancing Act: The Challenge Of Clean Power.. Chanting "solar" and "wind"...
Do's And Don'ts For The Great American Garage Sale
His Sperm, My Choice
Hungry For Oil: Feeding America's Expensive Habit
In Egypt, Carrie Bradshaw In A Headscarf
Electronics Sales A Bright Light In Dim Economy, I am sick of the word "smartphones"!!!!!
Turn ugly dresses into nice ones for $1
yummy yummy in Seattle

500 safety dats

Woooooooooooooohooooooooooooo!

The Swell Season

at the zoo!

Rudy, you disappointed me again!

Blazers' Rudy Fernandez fined by NBA
Disgruntled Rudy Fernandez prepared to sit out final two years of contract after Trail Blazers fail to trade him

International Homeless Animal Day 國際流浪動物日
Portland Folk Festival

Top 10 Items You're Too Old to Wear

1. Message T-Shirts
2. Too-Trendy Denim
3. Costume Shoes
4. Micro-mini Skirts
5. Anything Showing Excessive Cleavage
6. White, Ribbed Cotton Tank Tops
7. Hair Gadgets
8. Oversized, Overly-Decorated Hobo Bags
9. Cheap, Unflattering Underwear
10. Loud Accessories

LInk

Lover boy is a viagra salesman.

Part II was gross... let's skip it and go straight to conclusion.

Singer from “the first lip synching case in China” attempts suicide
We’re No. 11! .... seriously.. Newsweek is not cool.. it is my No. 111 magazine choice...
Facebook May Unveil New Products Tomorrow, Including Geo-Location Tool
Forget Random Matches: Find A Dorm Mate Online
Finding True Love Beyond The Love Story, go Liz. Dating in the Odyssey Years
Gov't Unlocks Apple's iPhone But Is The Jailbreak Era Over?
Government Vs. Telecoms: Where Does The Consumer Fit In?
Video Games And Their Evolution Into A New Breed Of Spectator Sport , I don't like this sports.
'Wookieeleaks': Popular, It Is; Because 'Geeks Love To Go Deep On Things'
How Black People May Or May Not Use Twitter
Computers Are Becoming Cupid's Best Weapon
Husbands Who Earn Less Than Wives Are More Likely To Cheat.. need to get me a second job.
The 'Mindset List': Do College Students Really Think Beethoven Is A Dog?
Montreal's Muzique Nightclub Posts 'NO FAT GIRLS ALLOWED' Invite On Facebook
"The Newspaper" as the Best e-Reader On the Market
yummy yummy
Superheroes 'poor role models for boys'
Take This Job and Shove It
Protesters denounce Google plan for 'two-tier internet'
Cult of less: Living out of a hard drive
Facebook 'dislike' scam warning
How the internet is changing language
Old Irish bones may yield murderous secrets in Pa.
The Popularity Issue
China overtakes Japan in 2Q as No. 2 economy
3D Fast Bus in China Goes OVER Cars
Can Your Smart Phone Double As Your Wallet Yet?
Skies Aren't So Friendly For Many Flight Attendants
OMG, Retailers Are, Like, Totally Giving Me Free Stuff!
Former Oregon Lumber Town Tries To Reinvent Itself
Who Gives A Damn About Scarlett O'Hara's Dresses
Home needed for dog allegedly dragged behind truck by owner

So wrong....

Happy V day, love!

Happy Qixi Festival
Happy Tanabata

Michael, do you remember Stephen Chow?

Homework for this week.

I am a bee!

I love my honey! We are all hard working bees! Study, study, study!

Apple takes gulp of strong, glossy Liquidmetal.. this is some cool stuff! A hybrid of glass and metal!
Sovereign citizens spin history, reject government
In new TV ads, Mormons pitch message to Middle America.. watch out..UNCLE LDS wants you!!!
The World's Most Enduring Brands.. very nice, but very spendy.
Charlie Chan: A Stereotype and a Hero
Chinese Baba
Austin family finds clues in attic to Chinese pioneer
Obon, A Different Kind of Holiday
Girl quits her job on dry erase board, emails entire office.. pretty cool!
OK Cupid advises Panasonic cameras, iPhones for lonely nerds. Michelle, thanks for the forward. Now I will be beautiful. Don’t Be Ugly By Accident!
The Most Expensive College Dorm Rooms
The First Lady's Vacation From Empathy, I am not giving up my vacation, Fi will get on a place and come after me! Just kidding, sweetie.
'Tapped': Just Another Excellent Indie Documentary Likely To Bring You Down
China Orders More Than 2,000 Inefficient Businesses Shut
Foreign Policy: Five Rock Stars I'd Let Rule The World, I want Flea.
When Did We Become Mentally Modern?
Check out the the outrageously Frrronzen Hot Cholocate at Serendipity; Serendipity 3 Creates The World's Most Expensive Dessert; 19萬元甜品全球最貴
Here Comes the iBike? Apple Files Patent for a Bicycle
College Inc.. watch out and pick your "COLLEGES" wisely.
Europe's irreligious
The 2010 Presidential Citizens Medal
Mongolian neo-Nazis: Anti-Chinese sentiment fuels rise of ultra-nationalis
Mom and Dad, Meet My Budget in Nicaragua

Sorry.. hon.. so much to do, so little time!

2010 Hawthorne Street Fair, August 15th.
2010 India Festival, August 15th.
Best of oregon food and wine on Aug 14th.
Tree to tree; how do I manage to miss 2 in a row? I am missing the tree and the river!
The Tualatin Crawfish Festival , August 13th to 14th
PDX ADULT SOAPBOX DERBY, August 14th Fun, and it's free!
Deschutes Brewery Street Fare, tonight, don't miss it.

Ramadan 8.12

refrain from eating, drinking, and certain behaviors as a means to cleanse their bodies and bring them closer to God. The most prominent event of this month is fasting. Every day during the month of Ramadan, Muslims around the world get up before dawn to eat and then they perform a prayer. They have to stop eating and drinking before the call for prayer starts (daybreak) until the fourth prayer of the day. Muslims break their fast at sunset with a meal. Muslims may continue to eat and drink after the sun has set until the next morning's prayer call. Then the process starts all over. This lasts for 28-30 days.

The basic
In Egypt, Turning Back The Clock For Ramadan
What You Might Not Know About Ramadan

Apple all the way for me!

iPad vs HP Slate
Dell Streak
iPad vs Kindle DX

Study, study, study...

School is moving along and I have so much to do with it for the next 30 days...

Oh.. brother.. here we go, the fighting begins...

Chico= Mocha + Ewok! Shhhhhh.. don't tell Lois!

More Free stuff at the park.

Aug. 11, Apple Jam, Washington Park Rose Garden Amphitheater, 6 p.m. This Seattle group offers Lennon/McCartney songs the Beatles never recorded.
Aug. 12, Loveness Wesa, Kgotso African Dance & The Bantus Band, Washington Park Rose Garden Amphitheater, 6 p.m. Traditional African dancers and drummers highlight the roots of the marimba.
Aug. 13, Do Jump! Washington Park Rose Garden Amphitheater, 6 p.m. Do Jump “actorbats” blend physical theatre, dance, acrobatics, dynamic visuals and live music by Klezmocracy.
Aug. 14, Felicidades, Washington Park Rose Garden Amphitheater, 6 p.m. Salsa and calypso get the whole crowd up and dancing.

The idiots are so special that they have a post all by themselve.

First lady went to Spain to spend time with grieving friend, The first lady is not the blame, Andrea Tantaros is the idiot. I am looking forward to her next article about not to get married because it will cost you, just look at the Clintons. I wonder if Andrea Tantaros enjoys her nice "things" or if she lives in the homeless shelter and eats from the soup kitchem, so that she can be "down" with her "people", the rights.

Palin pushes back on video of testy exchange

Palin and her entourage likes to be in the spotlight, don't them. Levi Johnston seeks Sarah Palin's old job in Wasilla

Month of thinking dangerously

Stephen Hawking's Warning: Abandon Earth—Or Face Extinction, which planet should we move to?

8/10 #9: Open Our Borders
8/09 #8: Sell American Citizenship
8/08 #7: End Aid to Africa
8/07 Death by Cruise Ship, Lithium, and Suicide
8/07 #6: Leave Children Behind: Don't Prepare Everyone for College
8/06 #5: Stephen Hawking's Warning: Abandon Earth—Or Face Extinction
8/05 #4: Blot Out the Sun—Or Face Extinction
8/04 #3: Erase Traumatic Memories (and Achieve Your Own “Eternal Sunshine”)
8/03 #2: Sell Your Kidneys
8/02 #1: Drug Our Drinking Water

OMG! You are fired!

It's official: M's fire Don Wakamatsu
Scapegoated in Seattle: Mariners give Don Wakamatsu the boot
Manager firing, triple play make for wild M’s day

It’s the first time something has gone according to plan in this wacky Mariners season, which has featured:

— Wakamatsu benching storied slugger Ken Griffey Jr.(notes) because he was hitting .200 without a home run, and then the franchise icon angrily driving away to Florida—but not informing the Mariners he was retiring until he was hours into his drive, almost out of the state.

— Outfielder Eric Byrnes(notes) inexplicably pulling his bat back on a suicide squeeze play to get a runner thrown out at home. A few minutes after that 2-0 loss in 12 innings to Texas, Byrnes drove out the clubhouse door on a beach cruiser bicycle and did a 90-degree left turn in a tunnel around startled general manager Jack Zduriencik. Byrnes was cut a few days later.

— Wakamatsu taking mercurial slugger Milton Bradley(notes) out of a May game and sending him into the clubhouse because Bradley was irate for striking out. Bradley left the stadium during the game, and then got pulled over by a traffic cop for speeding on his way home. He came in the next day to ask Wakamatsu and Zduriencik for help with emotional issues. Bradley spent two weeks in counseling and on the restricted list.

— Ace Cliff Lee(notes), the prized winter acquisition and presumed piece that would get Seattle to its first postseason since 2001, missing the first month of the season following an unsuccessful attempt to heal his strained abdomen with unproven blood-spinning treatment. Lee returned to dominate, only to be traded to division-rival Texas last month when the Mariners fell so far out of the AL West race.

— Chone Figgins(notes), whom Zduriencik signed to a $36-million, free-agent contract last winter, repeatedly clashing with Wakamatsu. The last time resulted in an in-game dugout fracas. There was shouting, pushing, players trying to jump over others to fight, and infielder Jose Lopez(notes) getting his shirt pulled over his back—all in front of half the home stadium and a national television audience. Figgins never apologized.

Monday, when approached following Wakamatsu’s firing, Figgins smiled, shook his head and politely said, “I’m not going to talk about it, man.”

— First baseman Russell Branyan(notes), the lone consistent threat to hit a home run on the worst offensive team in baseball, injured his foot recently when a table in his hotel room fell on it as he was trying to close curtains.

— And starting shortstop Jack Wilson(notes) slipped in his bathroom early Sunday and broke his right hand. He’s headed to surgery Wednesday and is likely out for the season.

Ichiro Suzuki(notes), Seattle’s perennial All-Star and cornerstone, called Wakamatsu’s firing “frustrating.”

“It’s not just his responsibility (that we’re losing). It’s the whole team’s responsibility,” Suzuki said through his interpreter. “I don’t think it’s fair to say the manager’s responsible to take the blame, because he’s not.”

Suzuki sees his Mariners back at square one, less than 12 months after Wakamatsu finished a revitalizing, 85-win season.

“That’s the only way we can look at it,” Suzuki said.

Very interesting learning.

北朝鲜人在中国(上)


北朝鲜人在中国(下)

Hm.... I can't wait for Part II and III, so funny, Connie!

The new dean of Harvard Business School promises “radical innovation”
Nohria Says MBA Grads Thinking More Broadly After Crisis: Video

張惠妹-記得

Campaign Aims To Make Meatless Mondays Hip, sign me up, meatless Monday, actually ramadan is around the corner! Fasting, anyone?
The death of my friend Karen, so sad, British surgeon among 10 medics executed in Afghanistan
In Superman’s Hometown, a Labor Dispute Over Health
Raising a stink
In Illegal Immigration Debate, To Hire Or Not?
'Late-Life Lesbians' Reveal Fluidity Of Sexuality
Bad Yearbook Photos Collects The WORST School Pictures
Portland Trail Blazers Name Rich Cho General Manager, woohoo!!!
'Porkchop' pageant: Who is the ugliest Miss Hong Kong?, I don't see what the fuss is about, she is not deadly "porkchop" in my opinion.
HP chief Hurd quits after sexual harassment claim, walks away with $12 million in cash and tons of stock are just wrong, so wrong!
養狗貴自律　方可解矛盾
富豪主動捐輸 創造社會雙贏
Methane powered car runs on human excrement
Consumers Still Skittish About Gulf Seafood.. i know I am.
Scientists Trumpet Discovery Of Cholesterol Genes, But Hold The Champagne
Innovation prizes And the winner is…
WOMEN ARE MORE ATTRACTED TO MEN WEARING RED.. not me...
A hockey trailblazer emerges from obscurity
Byte-Sized Books
US billionaires pledge 50% of their wealth to charity
40 U.S. Billionaires Pledge Half Of Wealth To Charity
More Billionaires Sign the Gates-Buffett Giving Pledge
Low-Carb Matches Low-Fat Diet On Weight Loss -- With A Heart Bonus
In Japan, Living Large In Really Tiny Houses
You Scream, I Scream ... at the Price of Ice Cream
D.C. Poor Eligible For Discount On Medical Marijuana
Cracking The Lychee 'Nut'
Results From Our Survey Of NPR Facebook Fans
Not Sarah Palin's Friends
Grand theft American
Military dog comes home from Iraq traumatized
Want To Open A Slaughterhouse? Go To Meat School, mom...
Orangutans Aren't Lazy, Just Evolved To Hang Around, really lazy or just plain smart?
Meat, Fire And The Evolution Of Man
What's So Worrisome About A BlackBerry? My berry is old.
Divided by a (not really) common language
Racist, hate-filled graffiti in Richmond targets cops, ChineseP
Yellow fellow
NEW- Think Alternative
My What Beautiful Glowing Red Eyes You Have
It No Longer Takes @#$%& To Use 'Foul' Language
The most disgusting 'Sandwich Monday' yet, wait a minute, there was my lunch.
K-Town Reality Show Promotes New Stereotype Of Asian Men
Region's Asians and Latinos "Disproportionately Exposed to Toxic Waste Sites": UCI Researchers
From Tiananmen Square to Possible Buffett Successor
Food For Thought: Meat-Based Diet Made Us Smarter
The Future According To 'Minority Report' May Be Now
Is Emotional Pain Necessary?
Scientists Take Quantum Steps Toward Teleportation

Woo....... do i smell trouble in paradise?

Longview Fibre union votes to authorize strike

Darn it, we missed it!

Mt. Tabor Doggie Challenge

No can do... :(

Free stuff at the park.

Aug. 5, Drums From Two Continents, Washington Park Rose Garden Amphitheater, 6 p.m., Japanese and Brazilian drumming and choreography features Portland Taiko and The Lions of Batucada
Aug. 6, Opera in the Park, Washington Park Rose Garden Amphitheater, 6 p.m. The performance of Verdi’s Il Trovotore includes Richard Zeller as Il Conte di Luna and Mark Panuccio as Manrico.
Aug. 7, Jazz Women, Washington Park Rose Garden Amphitheater, 6 p.m. The Quadraphonnes, Janice Scroggins, Ward Griffiths, and Leah Hinchcliff will join some of Portland’s best female vocalists.
Aug. 8, Portland Festival Symphony, Washington Park Rose Garden Amphitheater, 6 p.m. Portland Festival Symphony celebrates 30 years of free park performances.
Aug. 9, Ty Curtis Band, Washington Park Rose Garden Amphitheater, 6 p.m. Rockin’ blues from Ty Curtis and his band
Aug. 10, Carrie Cunningham & The Six Shooters, Washington Park Rose Garden Amphitheater, 6 p.m. Down home country music ranges from bluegrass to western swing.

BRUNCH ON THE BRIDGE!
Obonfest 2010
2010 Bite of Oregon
The Worlds 13th Annual Elephant Garlic Festival! 2010, free admission!
Providence Bridge Pedal , I wish I can go, but I have a study group in the morning, and I will miss all the start times pedal on!

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因為想念妳的日子很難度過 ........

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只屬於他一個人喊的稱呼⋯⋯ ......

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但是自己又說不出寵妳的原因…

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捨不得讓妳流淚 ..

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隨時隨地讓妳能夠找到他 .....

如果一個男人真的愛妳，他會覺得妳是最好的，
不會將妳和其他女人做比較，即便妳並不優秀 ......

如果一個男人真的愛妳，他會抽出時間來陪妳，
即使自己真的很忙，因為他看不見妳會很想妳.....

如果一個男人真的愛妳，他不會要求妳減肥，
因為他把妳的身體健康看作第一位 .........

如果一個男人真的愛妳，他會很想和妳生活在一起，
會把妳看成是生命中最重要的 .....

如果一個男人真的愛妳，他會經常緊緊地抱著妳，
讓妳感受他的心跳 .......

如果一個男人真的愛妳，他會在妳睡著的時候輕輕吻妳，
因為妳是他的天使 .......

如果一個男人真的愛妳，他會讓妳買妳喜歡的東西，
並且很高興陪妳逛街 ........

如果一個男人真的愛妳，他會對妳的家人、朋友都很好，
喜歡融入到他們當中 .......

如果一個男人真的愛妳，他會默默地為妳付出一切，
但很少讓妳知道他所做的犧牲 .......

如果一個男人真的愛妳，他會看妳吃飯的時候傻笑，
然後把好吃都留給妳吃…

如果一個男人愛妳，他會不厭其煩提醒妳吃飯，穿衣服，
聽妳說「煩了」，他還是要提醒妳，因為妳是他的一切

如果一個男人真的愛妳，他會記住妳說的每句話，
哪怕是一句小玩笑，他也會放心裏。
然後努力改變自己的生活習慣。

如果一個男人真的愛妳，在妳過馬路的時候會拉著妳的手，
怕妳橫衝直撞出什麼事，所以不要甩開他的手。

如果一個男人真的愛妳，他的手機裏都是關於妳的東西，
想妳的時候會對著手機傻笑，

妳是他最美好的幸福 ...

Doggie massage lesson

結婚只是在對的時間遇到了對的人

一個女人突然決絕的跟相愛五年的男友分了手，閃電般嫁了他人。
她說她要結婚她實在等不起了，而他雖然愛她，卻根本沒有一點這方面的意思。
過了幾年，男人也結婚了。
那個新娘其實未必比她出色多少，或者這一次他的愛也沒有多麼深。
只不過她出現的時機實在太好，剛剛好在他萌生倦意想安定下來的時候。
於是，不需要什麼更好的理由了，她來得正是時候，那麼，就是她了。
其實我們尋尋覓覓了那麼久，
遍嘗每一次愛情的甜蜜與艱辛，
而最後選擇的愛人，不過就是在我們心意動時，經過身邊的那一個。
什麼青梅竹馬，
什麼心有靈犀，
什麼一見鍾情，
都不過是些錦上添花的藉口，
時間才是冥冥中一切的主宰。
回首往事的時候，想起那些如流星般劃過生命的愛情，
我們常常會把彼此的錯過歸咎為緣分。
其實說到底，緣分是那麼虛幻抽象的一個概念。
真正影響我們的，
往往就是那一時三刻相遇與相愛的時機。
男女之間的交往，
充滿了猶疑忐忑的不確定與欲言又止的矜持，
一個小小的變數，就可以完全改變選擇的方向。
如果你出現的早一點，也許他就不會和另一個人十指緊扣；
又或者相遇的再晚一點，
晚到兩個人在各自的愛情經歷中慢慢學會了包容和體諒，善待和妥協，
也許走到一起的時候，就不會那麼輕易的放棄，任性的轉身，放走了愛情。
在你最美麗的時候，你遇見了誰？
在你深愛一個人的時候，他又陪在誰身邊？
在你心靈最脆弱的時候，又是誰在與你同行？
愛情到底給了你多少時間，去相遇和分離，去選擇和後悔？
如果愛一個人而無法在一起；
相愛卻無法在適當的時間相遇；
如果你愛了，卻愛不對時間，除了珍藏那一滴心底的淚，無言的走遠，你又能有什麼選擇？
時間的荒野，沒有早一步也沒有晚一步，
於千萬人之中，去邂逅自己的愛人，那是太難得的緣分，
更多的時候，我們只是在彼此不斷的錯過，
錯過了楊花飄飛的春，
又錯過了楓葉瑟索的秋，
直到漫天白雪，年華不再，
在一次次的心酸感歎之後，
才能終於瞭解——
即使真摯，
即使親密，
即使兩個人都已是心有戚戚，
我們的愛，依然需要時間來成全和考驗。
這世界有著太多這樣那樣的限制與隱秘的禁忌，
又有太多難以預測的變故和身不由己的離離合合.
一個轉身，也許就已經一輩子錯過。
上帝在雲端只眨了一眨眼，所有的結局，就都已經完全改變

Sun Aug 8 9P... can't wait!

and Man created dogs

Jake Shimabukuro performing Blue Roses Falling

Mountain Man, what are you catching? Sasquach?

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