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My Portland Timbers Tryout

by zanger

This past weekend was my tryout for the Portland Timbers. As mentioned before, there were a few things that were standing in the way of my potential run for glory — mostly my age: 40.
The two-day trial started Saturday morning and as I checked in, I noticed that I was clearly the oldest one there. [...]

01.25.2010 See the rest → 2 comments

Fitness Role Models? How’d *That* Happen…?

by MizD

On Tuesday, January 5th, we woke to the alarm at 4:15am
Holy crap, what were we thinking? Last time Dave (aka @chefchopper) and I crawled out of bed that early, we were sprinting to make the redeye ferry off of San Juan Island and back to our beloved Portland. We are NOT early morning [...]

01.20.2010 See the rest → 3 comments

Old Growth Timber?

by zanger

$65.
That’s what it’s costing for me to participate in the Portland Timbers open tryout at the end of the month. I love soccer and can’t wait to get out there with everyone to see how I fare. There is one small thing to consider, though.
I’m 40 years old.
Yeah, yeah. I know. But I kind of [...]

01.15.2010 See the rest → 1 comment

Portland and Curling

by Rabbi David

Last night Eva and I tried something new: Curling at Lloyd Center with the Evergreen Curling Club. Now, I’m not referring to hair, but rather to 42 pound stones on ice. Curling is a “sport” that came out of Scotland. It involves sliding heavy stones down the ice and hitting other heavy stones. Oh, yes, [...]

01.06.2010 See the rest → 4 comments

Pseudo-Southern Hillbilly Redneck Weekend

by Cosmic Charlie

YEEHAW!
As I compiled the list of things to do this weekend, I noticed a theme forming. What with all the warm rainy weather a week from Christmas, my activities took on a southern feel. So, chomp down on a piece of hay, fire up the El Camino and ride along. We gonna have us a [...]

12.20.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

What is the Sound of One Man Clapping?

by Radio Gretchen

A series of misadventures have kept me from attending Blazer games lately, so I was pretty excited to be back at the Rose Garden for Tuesday night’s game against the Orlando Magic Miami Heat. I needed this game. I needed to sit in the stands and watch something that would take me out [...]

12.04.2009 See the rest → 7 comments

Multnomah County Chair Breaks Back in Skiing Accident

by Betsy Richter

Most of us knew already that Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler is an iron man in the truest sense of the word. He’s completed the Iron Man Triathalon 3 times already, in between excursions to Mt. Everest & showshoeing to the North Pole — not to mention going mano-a-mano with Metro & the City [...]

11.29.2009 See the rest →

Blazer Fever – Don’t Catch It

by Radio Gretchen

Hello, Blazer Fans.
A few weeks ago, I was so excited because Blazer season was starting back up and that meant it was time for me to put my sports writer hat back on. I really enjoyed writing my Blazer posts last year, especially considering that I have no idea what I’m talking about. [...]

11.08.2009 See the rest →

Puzzle Hunt Comes to PDX

by PAgent

Some of you are asking yourselves “What the hell is a Puzzle Hunt?”
Good question. A puzzle hunt is an exercise in team puzzle-solving, a contest, and a race. Teams compete against each other in finding and solving puzzles that are hidden in different locations.
The Portland portion of this undertaking is being organized by a [...]

08.20.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Proposed Bull Run filtration plant could cost YOU $$$

by Pete Forsyth

Pete Forsyth emailed me the following article, and asked if we’d post it. Gladly, Pete! Update: Welcome new author Pete Forsyth to our ranks!
Lately it seems that some plan involving a $40 million baseball is the biggest thing we hear about from City Council.
But here’s something that’s much more likely to have an [...]

07.28.2009 See the rest → 5 comments

Hold on to that feeling

by Radio Gretchen

Tick Tock Tick Tock – Blazer fans are counting down to the NBA draft tomorrow.
In my household, NBA Draft Day is treated like a religious holiday. My boyfriend takes every NBA Draft Day off from work and spends the days prior indulging in any and all trade rumors, just like a kid speculating [...]

06.24.2009 See the rest → 1 comment
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