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Heroes 2.11: “Powerless”

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So I dropped the ball more times than I can count but here we are at the stand-in finale-of-the-season-so-far and I’ve got the laptop on my lap, ready to go. So what you get is a (spoiler-heavy) liveblog of episode 11 which is full of rambling, swearing, ire, small moments of happiness and a handful of questions. Needless to say, it will probably not make any sense unless you watched. Things, shall we say, are really a mess. Click here for the rambling commentary! Continue reading →

Downtown Park Visions

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Now that the big development scheme for downtown Eugene has failed, park advocates are talking options. New parks in Chico, California and Vancouver, Washington have reinvigorated those cities’ downtowns. Both large parks cost less than a third of the price of just one new downtown parking garage in Eugene. Here’s Chico: Here’s Vancouver, Washington: Continue reading →

Miscellany and Then Some

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Y’know, I really like to blog. I really do, though my numerous excuses as to why I don’t blog often enough take up almost as much space as my blog posts. I like to have opinions about things. I have them, oftentimes, whether I want to or not. But there’s this thing going around — I think it’s called the “holiday season.” You know what it does? It eats time. I swear there are currently only 22 hours and shrinking in each day. So all I have are links. They are good links! No, seriously! Come back! Continue reading →

How would Gaia wipe?

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Looking for that triple bottom line? The Grist website did some muckraking to get the real poop on green toilet paper: “The bottom line: You can protect your bum without being a bummer for the earth. For maximum absorbency and (guilt-free) comfort, we suggest Seventh Generation double rolls.” Ah, but should we trust a bathroom tissue reviewer named “Grist?” For the full review and even more scatological puns click here . Continue reading →