This blog is a way for me to communicate with web browsing friends all over the world, and will serve as a virtual diary for me to share my perspective on the weird in the world.
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Meet the 24-Year-Old “RINO Hunter” on a Mission to Purge the GOP of Moderates
THE $2350 sleeping bag
From Grocery Shelves To Pop Culture: A Century of Coca-Cola Bottles
How To Put Real Giving Into The Friendsgiving Feast
5 reasons why Friendsgiving is secretly the best fall holiday there is.
4 Things To Know About Visa Waivers And Security
If Americans Move To Canada To Avoid Refugees, They May Get A Surprise
The Rape Trial Everyone in America Should Be Watching
Ice, snow could complicate Thanksgiving travel
THE $2350 sleeping bag
From Grocery Shelves To Pop Culture: A Century of Coca-Cola Bottles
How To Put Real Giving Into The Friendsgiving Feast
5 reasons why Friendsgiving is secretly the best fall holiday there is.
4 Things To Know About Visa Waivers And Security
If Americans Move To Canada To Avoid Refugees, They May Get A Surprise
The Rape Trial Everyone in America Should Be Watching
Ice, snow could complicate Thanksgiving travel
Friday, November 20, 2015
What Does It Mean To Be Intersex?
Portland's housing authority received 'unprecedented' number of rent increases
FDA Says Genetically Modified Salmon Is Safe To Eat
A master sushi chef makes a roll out of a Big Mac
Does It Pay To Pay Teachers $100,000?
If You Follow These Signs, You'll Flush With Success: #WorldToiletDay
Indian-Americans Feel 'Disappointed,' 'Abandoned' By Bobby Jindal
In 'Just Eat It,' Filmmakers Feast For 6 Months On Discarded Food
Bim Ditson on running for mayor of Portland: 'I'm extremely passionate about it'
We Know China Has Ghost Cities, But Where Are They Hiding?
Is Sex Once A Week Enough For A Happy Relationship?
Oregon pinot noir named world's third-best wine of 2015
The Dalai Lama on Paris: “We cannot solve this problem only through prayers”
Everything You Need To Know About Parenting in 12 Jimmy Fallon Quotes
Mother's Milk May Help Prevent Blindness In Preemies
What Happened When I Took My Spoiled Kid to a Homeless Shelter
To the Weary Mom of Little Ones
School Will Start Later For Many Seattle Teens
'Postpartum is forever': Fitness and exercise tips for moms
Are you a cat lady? Seattle area has 2nd-highest number in U.S.
Why I Don't Want to Cut My Son's Hair
Losing A Dog Is Like Losing A Child
Obama delivers deluge of facts on twitter
There are hundreds of years of history in the “silly shirts” world leaders are wearing at the APEC summit
An ISIS School That Teaches Jihad To Children At Age 3
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
The Most Conservative And Most Liberal Cities In America
Obama: Running against Trump 'would've been fun'
Why Childcare Workers Are So Poor, Even Though Childcare Costs So Much
Obama: I didn’t appreciate how weak the presidency is until I was president
As Americans Shop For Thanksgiving, They're Finding Cheaper Prices
Entrepreneurs Pitch Sustainable Seafood Ideas. Investors Take The Bait
A Reminder That A Syrian Migrant's Son Gave Us The iPhone
5 lines that will out you as a snob on a first date
My Dark California Dream
President Obama Calls Rejection of Syrian Refugees a "Betrayal of Our Values"
What Americans thought of Jewish refugees on the eve of World War II
For Women, Income Inequality Continues Into Retirement
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Monday, November 16, 2015
Helicopter Parenting & College Students’ Increased Neediness
The Surprising Way I've Gotten My Toddler to Sleep Through the Night
Happy Moms Put Their Kids to Bed Earlier
Books to help you answer big questions about yourself
1 winner and 3 losers from the Democratic debate
Stephen Colbert and Judd Apatow make a brilliant Ben Carson campaign ad
7 Subtle Signs of Depression You Shouldn't Ignore
Become a Better Conversationalist With the "Rule of Three"
Motherhood Forced Me to Stop Being a People-Pleaser
5 Reasons We Resist Therapy (and 4 Reasons We Shouldn't)
The Post-Bedtime Regret Every Parent Has Felt
You Are Not Just Your Brain
No Longer 'The Only One'? This Year, Things Changed For Asian-Americans On TV
A 5-minute history of Syria's war and the rise of ISIS
Aziz Ansari's Show Gives Me Pause About Being An Indian Dad In America
5 Parenting Behaviors People Need to Get Over, Like, Now
This Is Why Your Baby Doesn’t Sleep Through The Night
Verso considering sale of Maine mill, bankruptcy, tough place out there.
The Surprising Way I've Gotten My Toddler to Sleep Through the Night
Happy Moms Put Their Kids to Bed Earlier
Books to help you answer big questions about yourself
1 winner and 3 losers from the Democratic debate
Stephen Colbert and Judd Apatow make a brilliant Ben Carson campaign ad
7 Subtle Signs of Depression You Shouldn't Ignore
Become a Better Conversationalist With the "Rule of Three"
Motherhood Forced Me to Stop Being a People-Pleaser
5 Reasons We Resist Therapy (and 4 Reasons We Shouldn't)
The Post-Bedtime Regret Every Parent Has Felt
You Are Not Just Your Brain
No Longer 'The Only One'? This Year, Things Changed For Asian-Americans On TV
A 5-minute history of Syria's war and the rise of ISIS
Aziz Ansari's Show Gives Me Pause About Being An Indian Dad In America
5 Parenting Behaviors People Need to Get Over, Like, Now
This Is Why Your Baby Doesn’t Sleep Through The Night
Verso considering sale of Maine mill, bankruptcy, tough place out there.
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Sunday, November 15, 2015
Friday, November 13, 2015
An Ill Newborn, A Loving Family And A Litany Of Wrenching Choices
How to Give Toddlers an Academic “Edge”
How Postpartum Anxiety Stole My Joy
We betray the young and their futures by pricing them out of London
The Grief in Growing Up
Portland hipsters mad they'll have to work full-time jobs to pay the rent
I’m Glad I Traded In My Career To Be A Stay-At-Home Mom
People who love working from home are right: It’s more productive
Making it work: Raising a family on $11.50 an hour
Why Does Time Fly as We Get Older?
The Most Beautiful Places in Oregon You Didn’t Know Existed
Watch 100 Years Of American Family Dinners In Under 3 Minutes
Rising Rents Are Pushing Out Artists That Made Portland Cool
New owner plans to restart production at Eugene chip factory that once employed 1,400
What Really Causes Autism
The case for banning smoking indoors — even in your home
10 Lies Women Need To Stop Believing About Their Bodies
How to Give Toddlers an Academic “Edge”
How Postpartum Anxiety Stole My Joy
We betray the young and their futures by pricing them out of London
The Grief in Growing Up
Portland hipsters mad they'll have to work full-time jobs to pay the rent
I’m Glad I Traded In My Career To Be A Stay-At-Home Mom
People who love working from home are right: It’s more productive
Making it work: Raising a family on $11.50 an hour
Why Does Time Fly as We Get Older?
The Most Beautiful Places in Oregon You Didn’t Know Existed
Watch 100 Years Of American Family Dinners In Under 3 Minutes
Rising Rents Are Pushing Out Artists That Made Portland Cool
New owner plans to restart production at Eugene chip factory that once employed 1,400
What Really Causes Autism
The case for banning smoking indoors — even in your home
10 Lies Women Need To Stop Believing About Their Bodies
Behold The Cthurkey, An Octopus-Stuffed Turkey With Crab Legs
The Inner Dialogue Of A New Mom At Night
Jon Stewart Revives Trump Impression, Talks Ben Carson, Biden at Stand Up for Heroes
15 Discontinued McDonald's Items That You Totally Forgot Existed
WSJ edit board mocks Trump
A Good Debate, but Not for Trump
Donald Trump Is Upset
Why Being The Parent Of A 1-Year-Old Is Beyond Exhausting
5 Things I Will Not Call My Children
Men Do More at Home, but Not as Much as They Think
Trusting Employees With a Take-What-You-Need Vacation Policy
There’s an awful cost to getting a PhD that no one talks about
2.8-magnitude earthquake shakes Clark County
The Inner Dialogue Of A New Mom At Night
Jon Stewart Revives Trump Impression, Talks Ben Carson, Biden at Stand Up for Heroes
15 Discontinued McDonald's Items That You Totally Forgot Existed
WSJ edit board mocks Trump
A Good Debate, but Not for Trump
Donald Trump Is Upset
Why Being The Parent Of A 1-Year-Old Is Beyond Exhausting
5 Things I Will Not Call My Children
Men Do More at Home, but Not as Much as They Think
Trusting Employees With a Take-What-You-Need Vacation Policy
There’s an awful cost to getting a PhD that no one talks about
2.8-magnitude earthquake shakes Clark County
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Thursday, November 12, 2015
Depressed? Look For Help From A Human, Not A Computer
Discovery from 3,500 years ago challenges gender roles
D.C. is the snobbiest city on the East Coast, a report says
The future medicine is food
Steam Blasting Begins At Pike Place Market Gum Wall
Weyco to consider selling Norpac, other mills
Crews Melt Gum Off Famous Seattle Wall
Mechanics Of Eating: Why You'll Miss Flavor If You Scarf Your Food
Enough Already With the Bone Broth Hype
How the Missouri football team just took down its university president
Change constant in Weyerhaeuser history
Money alone won’t end homelessness in Seattle
What we export: Few hunting trophies, millions of strange, slimy creatures
Homelessness in Hawaii grows, defying image of paradise
The Evolution of Bitchiness
If Your Spouse Says These 9 Things, Your Marriage May Be In Trouble
The scientific evidence against spanking, timeouts, and sleep training
'Women are just better at this stuff': is emotional labor feminism's next frontier?
How to tell whether a child might become a psychopath, as early as five weeks old
A Seismic Shift in How People Eat
Discovery from 3,500 years ago challenges gender roles
D.C. is the snobbiest city on the East Coast, a report says
The future medicine is food
Steam Blasting Begins At Pike Place Market Gum Wall
Weyco to consider selling Norpac, other mills
Crews Melt Gum Off Famous Seattle Wall
Mechanics Of Eating: Why You'll Miss Flavor If You Scarf Your Food
Enough Already With the Bone Broth Hype
How the Missouri football team just took down its university president
Change constant in Weyerhaeuser history
Money alone won’t end homelessness in Seattle
What we export: Few hunting trophies, millions of strange, slimy creatures
Homelessness in Hawaii grows, defying image of paradise
The Evolution of Bitchiness
If Your Spouse Says These 9 Things, Your Marriage May Be In Trouble
The scientific evidence against spanking, timeouts, and sleep training
'Women are just better at this stuff': is emotional labor feminism's next frontier?
How to tell whether a child might become a psychopath, as early as five weeks old
A Seismic Shift in How People Eat
These 24 Chains are Refusing to Open on Thanksgiving Day
Obama becomes the first sitting president grace over LGBT magazine
Trump, Carson Duel For Title of Least Prepared Commander-in-Chief
Ben Carson’s remarkable gibberish on Syria and Iraq, explained
Jack Yufe dies at 82; he was raised Jewish, his identical twin as a Nazi
A Post-Soviet Baby Bust Comes Back To Bite Russia
A Kindergarten Designed to Let Kids Be Kids
Stanford researchers show we’re sending many children to school way too early
A study forced people to quit Facebook to see if it made them happier
Timing's the key for Mark Morris percussion phenom, my boss' kiddo
The Lonely Death of George Bell
Fact-checking the debate: Sorry, Republicans, but welfare spending is not tanking our economy
Shoppers flout milk formula buying rules as babies go without
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
The Challenge of Grieving for a Pet at Work
Parents, Please Stop Saying 'OK'
The Difference Between Empathy and Compassion Is Everything
Mom Illustrates All The Pregnancy Problems No One Wants To Talk About
'Weekend Update' Co-Anchors Dish On 'SNL' And Donald Trump
Video: Aasif Mandvi Of 'Daily Show' Talks Islamophobia, Immigration And Comedy
Where The 2016 Candidates Stand On Immigration, In One Chart
For Taiwanese Dogs, Being Square Is Stylish
3 Investment Gurus Share Their Model Portfolios
Volkswagen Makes 'Goodwill' Gesture To Defrauded Diesel Owners
Portland known for bicycles, beer and ... syphilis
Think your commute is bad? Millions spend two hours traveling to work every day
Your Facebook Life Doesn’t Fool Me
Scandinavians are more indebted than Americans
It’s time to stop asking “creatives” to work for free
“Busy” people are actually not that productive
Winter is coming? Hong Kong sizzles in 30-degree temperatures on first day of winter in Chinese calendar
Monday, November 09, 2015
Pike Place Market to clean 20 years of gum from famous gum wall
Mexico vs. China: How two manufacturing hubs stack up
Ways to get your children to stay in their own beds all night long (or die trying)
Volkswagen's Pollution Scheme Could Be Even Worse Than We Thought
Want A Better Economy? History Says Vote Democrat!
The Asian disadvantage (that's being ignored)
I went $230,000 into debt to become a doctor in America
Bilingual kids have multiple advantages, no matter what the languages are
Historic Handshake: China, Taiwan Leaders Meet For First Time In 66 Years
Mexico vs. China: How two manufacturing hubs stack up
Ways to get your children to stay in their own beds all night long (or die trying)
Volkswagen's Pollution Scheme Could Be Even Worse Than We Thought
Want A Better Economy? History Says Vote Democrat!
The Asian disadvantage (that's being ignored)
I went $230,000 into debt to become a doctor in America
Bilingual kids have multiple advantages, no matter what the languages are
Historic Handshake: China, Taiwan Leaders Meet For First Time In 66 Years
Friday, November 06, 2015
In two years, you’ll be able to drive a 3D-printed car
Are they the world’s most relaxed moms? What we can all learn from the Dutch.
Conversations With a Toddler Are Even Better When They’re Reenacted By Two Grown Men
Love is Not Enough
Vladimir Putin remains the most powerful person in the world
When the Rich Took Over Our Neighborhood
Parents Whose Baby Died Warn: Don't Let Babies Sleep in Car Seats
WSJ Calls Out Carson For Bungling Fact About The Founding Fathers
How Much Should a Woman Be Paid for Her Eggs?
Eight Home Truths I'd Go Back and Tell Myself as a New Mum
Programmers: Stop Calling Yourselves Engineers
How to Survive a Sleep Thief
To the Mom Who Forgot Her Worth
Europe in one chart: What countries really think of their neighbors
America is full of high earning poor people
Are they the world’s most relaxed moms? What we can all learn from the Dutch.
Conversations With a Toddler Are Even Better When They’re Reenacted By Two Grown Men
Love is Not Enough
Vladimir Putin remains the most powerful person in the world
When the Rich Took Over Our Neighborhood
Parents Whose Baby Died Warn: Don't Let Babies Sleep in Car Seats
WSJ Calls Out Carson For Bungling Fact About The Founding Fathers
How Much Should a Woman Be Paid for Her Eggs?
Eight Home Truths I'd Go Back and Tell Myself as a New Mum
Programmers: Stop Calling Yourselves Engineers
How to Survive a Sleep Thief
To the Mom Who Forgot Her Worth
Europe in one chart: What countries really think of their neighbors
America is full of high earning poor people
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Wednesday, November 04, 2015
Whoops! China says it's been underreporting its coal use
43 Words You Should Cut From Your Writing Immediately
Religious kids are harsher and less generous than atheist ones, study says
Amazon opening its first real bookstore — at U-Village
Marry the person who will help you to the bathroom
Muji is making tiny prefab huts, and they’re as Muji as you’d expect
Brush up those resumes: NASA is hiring astronauts
Liverpool Just Opened Fast-Walking Pedestrian Lanes, this will work in HK too?
Hello Kitty Cafe Truck Pounces on Portland
Amazon is opening its first bookstore today—in a mall where a giant Barnes & Noble used to be
43 Words You Should Cut From Your Writing Immediately
Religious kids are harsher and less generous than atheist ones, study says
Amazon opening its first real bookstore — at U-Village
Marry the person who will help you to the bathroom
Muji is making tiny prefab huts, and they’re as Muji as you’d expect
Brush up those resumes: NASA is hiring astronauts
Liverpool Just Opened Fast-Walking Pedestrian Lanes, this will work in HK too?
Hello Kitty Cafe Truck Pounces on Portland
Amazon is opening its first bookstore today—in a mall where a giant Barnes & Noble used to be
Is it selfish to shop on Thanksgiving? This Portland woman says yes.
Why is Canada’s new cabinet half women? Justin Trudeau has the perfect answer
Stressed, Tired, Rushed: A Portrait of the Modern Family
People's Deepest, Darkest Google Searches Are Being Used Against Them
Volkswagen also lied about its gas-powered cars
The decline of play in preschoolers — and the rise in sensory issues
In defence of “over-sharenting”: post as many baby updates online as you like
Jon Stewart’s New Gig: Making Short Videos for HBO
Delaying kindergarten may bring mental health benefits for kids
Is the Pacifier to Blame for Your Baby's Sleep Issues?
Why is Canada’s new cabinet half women? Justin Trudeau has the perfect answer
Stressed, Tired, Rushed: A Portrait of the Modern Family
People's Deepest, Darkest Google Searches Are Being Used Against Them
Volkswagen also lied about its gas-powered cars
The decline of play in preschoolers — and the rise in sensory issues
In defence of “over-sharenting”: post as many baby updates online as you like
Jon Stewart’s New Gig: Making Short Videos for HBO
Delaying kindergarten may bring mental health benefits for kids
Is the Pacifier to Blame for Your Baby's Sleep Issues?
Tuesday, November 03, 2015
Monday, November 02, 2015
Always remember
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and
those who matter don’t mind.”-Bernard M. Baruch
“Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.” -Judy Garland
“Don’t you dare let a soul in the world tell you that you can’t be exactly who you are.” -Lady Gaga
“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” -Margaret Mead
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