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Comments (18)
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If anybody is seeking a really decent Middle Eastern restaurant to please their palates, I highly recommend Ya Halah, at SE 80th and Stark, in Montavilla proper.
Posted by godfry | February 27, 2006 4:40 PM
Thank you Jack for this Blog, it is nice to have someone make sense on the issues, and also to guide us to the jewels like the basket ball video story, and all the holiday cards, this blog has been a godsend for keeping the faith and laughing and not crying at the craziness of our current political situation.
Posted by Swimmer | February 27, 2006 4:40 PM
Yes. Thank you, Jack.
The singing christmas card you posted in December was great. I sent it on to my son. When I called him, my 4-year-old granddaughter and my daughter-in-law were dancing to it.
Posted by Joel | February 27, 2006 4:41 PM
Nicholas' is also very good Lebanese food (next to Andy & Bax), and inexpensive. Very casual atmosphere.
I heard *** has a very nice development director that was just hired. That's good news!
Nice Tie. Is that a clip-on?
Posted by Alice | February 27, 2006 4:41 PM
Here are some NICE web sites:
If you want to see road conditions around Oregon, go to tripcheck.com.
If you want lots of official info. about real estate around this area, go to portlandmaps.com.
If you want to see what real estate may be worth, take a look at zillow.com.
Posted by Joel | February 27, 2006 4:42 PM
Jack, I hope you brew up a nice pot of coffee (or tea) to see you through your impending all-nighter. Make sure to stop and watch the sun rise... that's always nice.
Posted by Alan DeWitt | February 27, 2006 4:43 PM
Another nice thought: to get the news, watch The Daily Show on the Comedy Channel.
Posted by Joel | February 27, 2006 4:43 PM
I like my cat.
Posted by teacherrefpoet | February 27, 2006 4:44 PM
I thought Nice Week was a fun idea, but it’s time to get back to the Tough Love. In case anyone is having trouble leaving this behind here’s the Etymology: Middle English, foolish, wanton, from Old French, from Latin "nescius" ignorant, from "nescire" not to know.
Enough with the nice already.
Posted by Bill McDonald | February 27, 2006 4:44 PM
I think that it is nice that nice week is almost over. Nice is boring.
As far as Middle Eastern food Arabian Breeze on NE Broadway (just down from Sweet Basil) is good and reasonably priced.
Posted by Pat | February 27, 2006 4:45 PM
The shicken at Gustav's was particularly good tonight.
Posted by Molly | February 27, 2006 4:46 PM
The Pilsner Urquell was particularly nice tonight.
Posted by rickyabouttoragg | February 27, 2006 4:46 PM
Molly: is "Shicken" a typo, or a racially insensitive stereotype of how some Blond Haired/Blue Eyed ethnic group might pronounce chicken.
I have several friends visiting from Germany, and they don't take kindly to Americans laughing at their English.
Veee haf vays off makeen you tak, Miss Molly.
Vays that are not so nice, I should add.
Posted by Alice | February 27, 2006 4:47 PM
Paul Allen's hair looks better than usual.
Posted by Isaac Laquedem | February 27, 2006 4:47 PM
is "Shicken" a typo
Just bad spelling. Should be "Schinken".
Just want to say I appreciated "nice week."
Posted by Frank Dufay | February 27, 2006 4:48 PM
Nice week was, well, kinda nice.
Posted by Eric Berg | February 27, 2006 4:48 PM
Can we keep the kitten on the home page? I miss the happy, nice kitty.
Posted by Slacker | February 27, 2006 4:49 PM
In reference to the drop off in visitors during nice week, I guess we now know why bad news in newspapers sells...or why the Matrix's first attempt at harvesting people with happy thoughts failed miserably.
Posted by Travis | February 27, 2006 5:07 PM