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David Hill, Reserve Merlot, Rogue Valley 2006
Educated Guess, Cabernet 2006
Maquis Lien, Red 2005
Charles Smith, Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2007
David Hill, Farmhouse White
Robert Mondavi Solaire, Cabernet 2005
Castello Monaci, Liante, Salice Salentino 2006
Ricardo Santos, Malbec 2006
Quinta da Espiga, Tinto 2006
Charles Smith, Holy Cow Merlot 2006
Charles Smith, Boom Boom Syrah 2006
Charles Smith, The Honorable Pinot Gris 2007
Santa Rita, Cabernet Reserva 2005
King Estate, Pinot Gris 2007
Gloria, Douro, Tinto 2002
Bogle, Petite Sirah Port, Clarksburg 2005
Cardwell Hill, Pinot Noir 2004
Silkwood, Red Duet Cabernet-Syrah 2004
Portuga, Vinho Branco 2006, 2007
Osborne, Solaz 2004
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Reserva 2005
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill, Shiraz Cabernet 2006
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Cabernet, Indian Wells 2004
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Horse Heaven Hills 2004
Hannah Nicole, Red 2004
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2005
Protocolo, Red 2005
Woodbridge, Chardonnay 2006
Portuga, Vinho Branco 2006
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1996
Kirkland, Roogle Shiraz 2004
Garda, Classico Chiaretto
A to Z, Oregon Pinot Gris 2005
I Giusti & Zanza, Nemorino 2006
Treana, Marsanne-Viognier, Central Coast 2005
Fife, Syrah, "Stanford" 2000
B.R. Cohn, Silver Label Cabernet 2005
Marques de Casa Concha, Cabernet 2005
Santi, Sortesele Pinot Grigio 2006
Al Muvedre, Tinto Joven 2006
Layer Cake, Shiraz 2006
Gritti, Ca' Andrea, Umbria red 2005
Altos de Luzon, Jumilla 2004
Thomas Leithner, Zweigelt 2004
Cain Cuvee NV 3
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot 2003
Meridian, Sauvignon Blanc 2005
Canoe Ridge, Merlot 2003
Paringa, Shiraz 2005
King Estate, Pinot Gris 2005
Canoe Ridge, Merlot 2003
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2005
Kris, Pinot Grigio 2006
Silvan Ridge, Pinot Gris 2006
Fife, Mendocino Syrah, "Stanford" 2000
Castle Rock, Cabernet, Paso Robles 2005
Willakenzie, Pinot Gris 2006
The Show, Cabernet 2005
Essencia Valdemar, Rioja Rose 2006
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Horse Heaven Hills 2004
Beaulieu Vineyard. Napa Valley Cabernet 2004
Irony, Cabernet, Napa Valley 2003
Rosenblum, Petite Sirah, Heritage Clones 2005
Fra Guerau, Montsant 2002
Barefoot Chardonnay
Kana, Syrah 2004
Castell Salegg, Chardonnay, Alto Adige 2004
Fetish, The Watcher Shiraz 2004
Gold Note, Fair Play Zinfandel 2005
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Canoe Ridge Estate Cabernet 2003
Ponzi, Pinot Noir 2004
Red Diamond, Merlot 2003
Mateus, Rose
Benton Lane Pinot Noir 2004
Penya Cadiella Vins de Comtat 2003
Kamiak, Cellar Select Red 2003
Anselmi, San Vincenzo 2005
Rubrato, Aglianico dei Feudi di San Gregorio 2004
Le Grand Noir (Black Sheep) Cabernet-Shiraz
Woodbridge, Chardonnay 2005
Los Vascos, Cabernet, Reserve 2004
Jackaroo, Shiraz 2003
Paul Jaboulet Aine, Crozes Hermitage Syrah, "La Jalet," 2001
Paul Jaboulet Aine, Cotes du Rhone, "Parallele '45,'" 2003
Rolf Binder, Barossa Valley Shiraz 2003
Oyster Bay, Sauvignon Blanc 2006
Woodbridge Chardonnay 2005
Barnard & Griffin, Columbia Valley Cabernet 2004
Quinto do Carmo, Alentejano Red 2000
Forefathers, Alexander Valley Cabernet 2001
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
Miles run year to date: 28
At this date last year: 102
Total run in 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269
Comments (12)
Soybeans!! Is that what the grow-light is for?
Posted by Al | September 9, 2005 8:38 PM
Oh yeah, and a full, live orchestra, no less.
Posted by Jack Bog | September 9, 2005 9:00 PM
Hmmm..is that my only choice...the circus or the soybean? If I go to the circus I'm not PC and if I grow soybeans and actually watch them grow I am PC. Life can be so simple sometimes.
Posted by jack danger | September 9, 2005 10:00 PM
See that? And here you thought it was mysterious.
Posted by Jack Bog | September 9, 2005 10:03 PM
If you haven't already, check out a hockey game in the Rose Garden. The place looks great, the sport is awesome and it's a lot of fun.
Unless you go to a seattle game, those can be hella bloody and stoopid.
Posted by Mark Maxcy | September 10, 2005 10:06 AM
Yes, do go to a hockey game instead. It tends to kill fewer elephants.
Posted by Chris | September 10, 2005 11:43 AM
Huh?
Posted by RAH | September 10, 2005 4:14 PM
Um er... I think you're in the wrong thread.
Posted by RAH | September 11, 2005 4:44 PM
My wife and I took our twin boys to the circus today. It was their first time and we all had a great time. The hyperkinetic atmosphere is the perfect entertainment for a couple of 12 year old boys just as it has always been for over 200 years and for that reason alone I think we should preserve it. There is a certain antique cornball charm to it that I would hate to see vanish from the Earth but I could tell from the thin audience that it seems to be a dieing tradition. There were even fewer people w/ megaphones and signs protesting the circus and of course practicing another antique cornball tradition called free speech. All in all a good day.
Posted by Tom | September 11, 2005 8:09 PM
Ringling is a constant target for animal rights activists for good reason. Their (Feld's) lawyers just got sanctioned $51,305 for misconduct and interference in PETA's lawsuit against Kenneth Feld (chair/CEO of Feld Entertainment, which owns Ringling and Barnum&Bailey).
PETA's has a website detailing their side of the circus argument at www.circuses.com. There are videos showing what Ringling really does, as well as a Fact Sheet detailing USDA actions under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and other Ringling actions.
Posted by Chris Coyle | September 12, 2005 11:45 AM
I believe that Ringling actually hired someone to go under cover at PETA and try to influence/reveal legal strategy.
Plus, those baby elephants they put in their print ads? Dead.
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-va--circusspylawsuit0831aug31,0,6015865.story?coll=dp-headlines-virginia
http://www.ktvu.com/video/3711771/detail.html#
Posted by Chris Len | September 12, 2005 4:40 PM
Not that anyone's still reading this, but an update from a L&C law grad...
"i just went to the bossest hearing on a motion to compel discovery. plaintiff: some usual coalition of animal groups, i think peta is headlining. defendant: ringling bros/feld entertainment. main problem: ringling not providing requested discovery or a privilege log. best example: ringling provided "medical history summaries" but not the actual files for the elephants, as was requested. "but we didn't know the files existed" said the attorney for ringling. "we just found them in one of our vet's home office." the argument fell flat because it was revealed by plaintiff's counsel that the vet was the head vet for the circus elephants, and the circus obviously knew to query him and get his records. also brought into court and determined by the judge to be "misleading, at the very best" was an advertisement for the circus proclaiming their commitment to elephant conservation and featuring baby elephants, 3 of whom are now dead (hence the misleading nature of the ad). also, the judge said "crap." more than once. and said that if he found out that the circus had purposely withheld nonprivileged information, he would give new meaning to monetary santions. and threatened to incarcerate the ceo of the circus for the same reason."
Posted by Chris Len | September 16, 2005 2:53 PM