The traditional running-of-the-shoppers that takes place each December continues, but in Portland's retail arenas, the atmosphere is quieter than, say, downtown Seattle. One might assume this is due to the smaller retail core of the Rose City, but I have another theory: Cameron Concierge [http://www
Bottled water? Check. Flashlights? Check. Back issues of The New Yorker? Leftover holiday candy? Check. Check. Check.
Without getting bogged down in marital details or my own spiritual evolution, let's just say that I have experienced, first-hand, pretty much any holiday observance you could take up in the month of December.
Portland, where we compete with our neighbors to see who has the largest number of recycling bins at the curb each week, is also home to the National Burial Company [http://www.naturalburialcompany.com/], an eco-friendly company that sells paper caskets, biodegradable shrouds, urns, and other "natur
When a household boasts Irish-Jewish lineage, a latke is more like a ritual religious object than a potato pancake. In fact, around here, calling a latke a pancake is like calling the Superbowl a game. A latke is what an ambitious potato [http://www.potatoes.com] dreams of being.
