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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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- Hey, airlines: let me use my Kindle before 35,000 feet from HinesSight - U.S. Secretary of the Interior visits Portland, announces 600 jobs tied to youth-employment conservation grants from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - Portland's switch to composting means slightly lower garbage rates: Portland City Hall roundup from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - City of Salem fails to provide good reason for Third Bridge from HinesSight - Mayor Hales has no plans to readdress fluoride; opponents undecided about possible charter change from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - Loren Parks put up $50,000 to fight Portland fluoride measure from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - One of These Days I'm Going to Cut You into Little Pieces… from Dingleberry Gazette - May 2013 election roundup: Voters say no to fluoride; yes to parks, schools; split on light rail, public safety from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - Readers react to fluoride vote on OregonLive: Portland City Hall roundup from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - Portland Fluoride: Opponents look poised to successfully block a move to fluoridate Portland's drinking water from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - Portland Children's Levy: Voters approve renewal measure serving 14,000 from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - Mounted patrol, Buckman Pool and Sellwood Community Center survive Portland budget chopping block from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - Emails discussing Occupy Portland show political motives to evict, nonprofit says from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - Putting parking meters in downtown Salem is a dumb idea from HinesSight - On eve of election, pro-fluoride campaign maintains dramatic financial lead: Portland City Hall roundup from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - Neighborhood Watch from FURIOUS nads! - May 2013 election: Fluoride, greenspaces, light rail and teachers on metro-area ballots from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - Star Trek Into Disappoint from FURIOUS nads! - Don't elect Planned Parenthood haters to Salem-Keizer School Board from HinesSight - My culinary connection with Bollywood from HinesSight - Zombieland and the Plague of Entitlement from FURIOUS nads! - Oregon official felt pressure from pro-fluoride Upstream Public Health about dental study from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - Lost and Found from Dingleberry Gazette - Portland Mayor Charlie Hales brings in cash to retire campaign debt from OregonLive.com: Portland City Hall - My Salem Weekly opinion piece about US Bank tree killings from HinesSight Powered by Feed Informer	- Investiture contingency planning from UO Matters - Update: Approved. Tuition increases to be decided Friday from UO Matters - Candidate update: Bean forces Karen Sprague to step down from UO Matters - Boy Scouts to accept gay scouts from UO Matters - SEIU contract negotiation update: from UO Matters - Kitzhaber plan to throw ORP faculty under the bus? from UO Matters - UO Board legislation FAQ from UO Matters - Elvis Didn't Leave The Building, Elvis Went to Goodwill! from The Non-Consumer Advocate - Bargaining XXIII: Intellectual property from UO Matters - Marcus to be interim CAS Dean, call for AD of Soc Sci nominations from UO Matters - PR request update: NCAA wastes Gottfredson's time on more sports crap from UO Matters - Steve Duin: Is Portland learning from its mistakes? from Steve Duin - Senate: Wed May 22, 3 to 5:30. Updated with proposed motion of no confidence. from UO Matters - UO students ask "Where's our President"? from UO Matters - The Connection Between Food Waste and Zero Waste from The Non-Consumer Advocate - "Asked and answered" with Greg Rikhoff from UO Matters - Today I Am . . . from The Non-Consumer Advocate - Bargaining XXII: Admin counter on raises? from UO Matters - Gottfredson's fire sale on UO Board emails from UO Matters - Steve Duin: Redefining the shadow of the church and aiding foster children from Steve Duin - Duck coaches pocket parking payola from UO Matters - UA update: VP Kimberly Espy applies for Alabama provost job. from UO Matters - Greg Rikhoff takes over as Gottfredson's Chief of Staff from UO Matters - PAC-12 boss jock gets $3M to "drive the academic mission" from UO Matters - Happy Birthday, My 15-Year-Old Son! from The Non-Consumer Advocate - Moffitt piles on more reserves, still not enough for raises. from UO Matters - Robin Holmes review presentation from UO Matters - Steve Duin: The return of Crystal Anzaldi from Steve Duin - Senate Election Ballot from UO Matters - Pernsteiner is still voting illegally in Lane County? from UO Matters - A Quiet Day for Blogging from The Non-Consumer Advocate - Of writing, memories and magic time from Lelo in Nopo - Legislative meeting update: Faculty endorses independent UO Board legislation from UO Matters - My Non-Consumer Living Room — A Before and After from The Non-Consumer Advocate - Galvan to explain Gabon 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

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: 21
At this date last year: 52
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