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Jack Bog's Blog, by Jack Bogdanski of Portland, Oregon

This blog was in active operation from July 6, 2002 to April 5, 2013, with a brief outage in July and August of 2004. It has now gone on indefinite hiatus. We're taking a year or more off to work on a major writing project in our professional life. This site will remain in place as an archive, but no new content will be added. We are grateful to our readers and advertisers for 10-plus great years. We'll re-evaluate this site when the writing project is done. -- Jack Bogdanski

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- City Auditor: Portland is financially stable in nearterm but must curb spending and debt from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - Leah Treat, a cyclist with big-city credentials, to lead Portland's Bureau of Transportation from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - West Salem says "no" to Third Bridge from HinesSight - City will name new transportation director; withholding finalists' resumes: Portland City Hall Roundup from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - “My Fingers Are Too Short!” from Parkway Rest Stop - Salem City Council members on "Why build a third bridge?" from HinesSight - Stop parking meters in downtown Salem -- sign the petition! from HinesSight - New York City set to follow Portland's lead with residential composting: Portland City Hall roundup from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - A "thanks, dad" to my absent, asshole father from HinesSight - Fathers' Day Thoughts from Parkway Rest Stop - Venerable Mom asks for help on a math test from Isaac Laquedem - Leon Bullier hits a bridge twice and becomes an officer from Isaac Laquedem - A local business tries to sell the Laquedemitasse an early Father's Day present from Isaac Laquedem - Statesman Journal never has talked with No Third Bridge leaders from HinesSight - Dion Jordan, newest Portland Parks board member, keeps his father's passion alive from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - Strongest opposition to fluoride found among east Portland voters: Portland City Hall Roundup from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - Two tales of the Salem Statesman Journal: 2007 & 2013 from HinesSight - Portland whistleblower: Rich Goward says job was eliminated, in part, for stepping forward with allegations from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - An Angel in My Midst from Dingleberry Gazette - Fluoride vote couldn't be bought, even with a 3-to-1 cash advantage: Portland City Hall roundup from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - Portland Mayor Charlie Hales blasts ex-mayor Sam Adams when discussing Jack Graham investigation from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - Form Over Content At Buzzfeed from FURIOUS nads! - The Bionic Barber from Dingleberry Gazette - Portland has so far collected $7.6 million in arts tax payments: Portland City Hall roundup from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - Portland Mayor Charlie Hales defends response to Baruti Artharee controversy, decision to withhold Jack Graham investigation from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall Powered by Feed Informer	- Take The Money And Run from Evidently - Gottfredson's homework is 4 weeks late, still doesn't address the issues. from UO Matters - Lavish stadium spending sparks protests, tear gas and rubber bullets from UO Matters - Steve Duin: What's left to save at the U.S. Postal Service? from Steve Duin - Help UO students see Gottfredson's official calendar from UO Matters - Bar investigates Rudnick, Geller and Gary for alleged bill padding from UO Matters - EOU, SOU, and OIT want more flesh. from UO Matters - AAU update. RG calls out Gottfredson and Hubin on public records fees and delays. from UO Matters - Harry B. Miller should ask for a refund from UO Matters - UO students create political tumblr from UO Matters - "Asked and answered" with Greg Rikhoff from UO Matters - Five Frugal Things from The Non-Consumer Advocate - Souvenirs from The Red Electric - Deb Carver is retiring as Dean of Libraries from UO Matters - Steve Duin on unpaid internships from UO Matters - Steve Duin: Payback for unpaid interns from Steve Duin - Things Could Escalate from Evidently - Today I Am . . . from The Non-Consumer Advocate - Dev Sinha to replace O'Fallon as NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative? from UO Matters - Is UO doing enough to catch and punish cheating students? from UO Matters - UO deserves better from president from UO Matters - Steve Duin: So much for wolf recovery from Steve Duin - Applied garbology from UO Matters - PERS follies get recursive from UO Matters - Traitors! from The Red Electric - A Titanic moment on the Danube from The Red Electric - Penny Daugherty to resign as AAEO Director? from UO Matters - Summertime Reading — Share Your Recommendations! from The Non-Consumer Advocate - Star Trek Into Darkness . . . . from The Yin Blog - Steve Duin: After Baruti Artharee's comments, Portland Mayor Charlie Hales adds insult to injury from Steve Duin - Who didn't see this coming? from UO Matters - Our globally warmed (and wet) vacation from The Red Electric - Goal of The Week — Dining Room Clutter from The Non-Consumer Advocate - Students propose higher tuition, faculty raises from UO Matters - Pernsteiner evicted from Treetops mansion, accuses Lane County Clerk of "specious challenge to my citizenship" from UO Matters Powered by Feed Informer

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In Vino Veritas

Charamba, Douro 2008
Horse Heaven Hills, Cabernet 2010
Lorelle, Horse Heaven Hills Pinot Grigio 2011
Avignonesi, Montepulciano 2004
Lorelle, Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2011
Villa Antinori, Toscana 2007
Mercedes Eguren, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Lorelle, Columbia Valley Cabernet 2011
Purple Moon, Merlot 2011
Purple Moon, Chardonnnay 2011
Abacela, Vintner's Blend No. 12
Opula Red Blend 2010
Liberte, Pinot Noir 2010
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Indian Wells Red Blend 2010
Woodbridge, Chardonnay 2011
King Estate, Pinot Noir 2011
Famille Perrin, Cotes du Rhone Villages 2010
Columbia Crest, Les Chevaux Red 2010
14 Hands, Hot to Trot White Blend
Familia Bianchi, Malbec 2009
Terrapin Cellars, Pinot Gris 2011
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2009
Campo Viejo, Rioja, Termpranillo 2010
Ravenswood, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2010
Waterbrook, Reserve Merlot 2009
Lorelle, Horse Heaven Hills, Pinot Grigio 2011
Tarantas, Rose
Chateau Lajarre, Bordeaux 2009
La Vielle Ferme, Rose 2011
Benvolio, Pinot Grigio 2011
Nobilo Icon, Pinot Noir 2009
Lello, Douro Tinto 2009
Quinson Fils, Cotes de Provence Rose 2011
Anindor, Pinot Gris 2010
Buenas Ondas, Syrah Rose 2010
Les Fiefs d'Anglars, Malbec 2009
14 Hands, Pinot Gris 2011
Conundrum 2012
Condes de Albarei, Albariño 2011
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2007
Penelope Sanchez, Garnacha Syrah 2010
Canoe Ridge, Merlot 2007
Atalaya do Mar, Godello 2010
Vega Montan, Mencia
Benvolio, Pinot Grigio
Nobilo Icon, Pinot Noir, Marlborough 2009
Portuga, Rose 2011
Revelation, Chardonnay, Pays d'Oc 2010
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 2005
Monte Alto, Tinto Reserva 2005
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Cabernet, Indian Wells 2009
Espiral, Vinho Rose
Vin-Koru, Pinot Gris 2011
14 Hands, Hot to Trot Red 2009
Rodney Strong, Cabernet, Sonoma 2009
Abacela, Vintner's Blend #11
Portuga, White 2010
La Bourgeoisie, Red 2009
Januik, Red 2009
Three Rivers, River's Red 2008
Kirkland, Alexander Valley Merlot 2008
Muga, Rioja Rose 2010
Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2009
Mauro Molino, Barbera d'Alba 2009
Garda Chiaretto Rose
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Vineyard 10 White
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Pinot Gris, Columbia Valley 2009
L'Hortus, Rose de Saignee 2010
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2008
McKinley Springs, Bombing Range Red 2008
Trader Joe's Pinot Gris 2009
Montes Alpha, Cabernet 2007
Gran Sasso, Sangiovese, Terre di Chieti 2009
Garda, Classico Chiaretto Rose
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1999
Picos del Montgo, Tempranillo 2008
Chateau de Montmirail, Vacqueyras 2008
La Granja 360, Syrah 2009
Montgras, Carmenere Reserva 2009
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet 2008
Kirkland, Pinot Grigio 2010
Trader Joe's Coastal Syrah 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Merlot 2008
Trader Joe's Coastal Chardonnay 2009
Vieux Papes Red
Domaine de l'Aujardiere, Chardonnay 2009
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Medalla Real 2007
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2008
Guild, Red, Lot #02 2008
Dievole, Dievolino Sangiovese 2008
Laforet, Burgogne Chardonnay 2009
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2007
Bonterra, Cabernet 2008
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2009
Maquis Lien 2006
Scott Paul, Pinot Noir, Le Paulee 2007

The Occasional Book

Hope Larson - A Wrinkle in Time, the Graphic Novel
Rudyard Kipling - Kim
Peter Ames Carlin - Bruce
Fran Cannon Slayton - When the Whistle Blows
Neil Young - Waging Heavy Peace
Mark Bego - Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul (2012 ed.)
Jenny Lawson - Let's Pretend This Never Happened
J.D. Salinger - Franny and Zooey
Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol
Timothy Egan - The Big Burn
Deborah Eisenberg - Transactions in a Foreign Currency
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - Slaughterhouse Five
Kathryn Lance - Pandora's Genes
Cheryl Strayed - Wild
Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The Brothers Karamazov
Jack London - The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii
Jack Walker - The Extraordinary Rendition of Vincent Dellamaria
Colum McCann - Let the Great World Spin
Niccolò Machiavelli - The Prince
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus - The Nanny Diaries
Brian Selznick - The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sharon Creech - Walk Two Moons
Keith Richards - Life
F. Sionil Jose - Dusk
Natalie Babbitt - Tuck Everlasting
Justin Halpern - S#*t My Dad Says
Mark Herrmann - The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law
Barry Glassner - The Gospel of Food
Phil Stanford - The Peyton-Allan Files
Jesse Katz - The Opposite Field
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
David Sedaris - Holidays on Ice
Donald Miller - A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Mitch Albom - Have a Little Faith
C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
William Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ivan Doig - Bucking the Sun
Penda Diakité - I Lost My Tooth in Africa
Grace Lin - The Year of the Rat
Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
Steven D. Stark - Meet the Beatles
Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
Jonathan Schwartz - All in Good Time
David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Anthony Holden - Big Deal
Robert J. Spitzer - The Spirit of Leadership
James McManus - Positively Fifth Street
Jeff Noon - Vurt

Road Work

Miles run year to date: 29
At this date last year: 66
Total run in 2012: 129
In 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269