We accept advertising through Blogads. If you're interested, click the "Advertise here" link above, or go here to place your ad through Blogads. For assistance, e-mail me here; I'd be glad to help. Reach lots of viewers -- we're up to about 3,800 unique visits a day, and more than 61,000 page views a week (as of November 4). Our rates are dirt cheap for the exposure you'll get! If you'd like to advertise without going through the Blogads system, that's do-able, too. Just e-mail us here for more information.
As a lawyer/blogger, I get
to be a member of:
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
Cameron, Chardonnay
B.R. Cohn, Cabernet, Silver Label 2006
Graffigna, Cabernet 2005
Palo Alto, Reserve Red 2008
Menguante, Garnacha 2008
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Felsina Berardenga, Vin Santo 1997
Anne Amie, Pinot Gris 2009
McKinley Springs, Bombing Ramge Red 2007
Vieux Papes Red
Dionysius Chardonnay 2009
Haden Fig, Pinot Noir 2009
Vega Montan, Mencia 2008
Chateau la Vernede, Coteaux du Languedoc 2007
Mount Defiance, Hellfire (White) 2008
Root: 1, Cabernet 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Pinot Grigio 2009
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 White, 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 Rose, 2007
Abacela, Grenache Rose 2009
Avia Cabernet 2004
Lemelson Pinot Noir, Thea's Selection 2007
Chateau de la Roulerie, Rose d'Anjou 2009
Casal Garcia, Vinho Verde Rose
La Ferme Julien, Rose 2008
Cana's Feast, Bricco Red, 2006
Hogue, Genesis Merlot, 2008
Owen Roe, Sharecropper's Cabernet, 2008
Kim Crawford, Unoaked Chardonnay 2008
J. Scott, Pinot Noir 2008
Edmunds St. John, White, Heart of Gold 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2006
Stevenot, Cabernet, Sierra Foothills, "Stanford" 2000
Portuga, Vinho Rose 2009
Taylor Fladgate, First Estate Reserve Porto
Franciscan, Cabernet, Napa 2006
Chaparral de Vega Sindoa, Garnacha 2008
Quinta da Aveleda, Vinho Verde 2008
St. Francis, Chardonnay Sonoma 2008
E. Guigal, Cotes du Rhone Blanc, 2007
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Noir 2008
St. Innocent, Pinot Noir 2006
Jigsaw, Pinot Noir 2007
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Indian Wells 2007
Charles Shaw, Chardonnay 2008
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Rosé 2009
Cameron, Willamette Valley Chardonnay
Il Valore, Sangiovese, Giovane, Puglia 2008
Duck Pond, Chardonnay, Wahluke Slope 2007
Kim Crawford, Marlborough Pinot Noir 2008
Domaine du Pesquier, Cotes du Rhone 2005
Cantina Zaccagnini, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2006
Domaine Matrot, Chardonnay, Bourgogne 2007
David Hill, Oregon Sparkling Wine, Brut
Chandler Reach, Monte Regalo 2006
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2008
Kirkland, Columbia Valley Merlot 2008
D'Aragon, Old Vine Garnacha 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2005
Pavin & Riley, Merlot 2006
David Hill, Estate Pinot Noir, Barrel Select 2006
Castle Rock, Paso Robles Cabernet 2006
Magnificent, Cabernet, Steak House 2008
Conundrum 2008
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
Saint Cosme, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
La Granja, Tempranillo 360, 2008
Santa Rita, Mendalla Real Cabernet 2006
Columbia Crest, Grand Estates Merlot 2006
Andezon, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
Collegiata, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Troon, Druid's Fluid 2008
La Granja, Tempranillo 2008
Monte Antico, Toscana 2006
Vieux Papes, Blanc de Blancs
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
Miles run year to date: 54
At this date last year: 50
Total run 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
Comments (13)
Just this:
http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=126630092329232700
Posted by PDXLifer | March 16, 2010 4:45 PM
http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/iowaviaduct/IowaTree_area.pdf
Posted by ws | March 16, 2010 5:10 PM
Ugly thoughtless devastation.
Posted by Jason renaud | March 16, 2010 5:45 PM
Jason -
Uninformed and stupid comment.
Posted by Nonny Mouse | March 16, 2010 5:48 PM
Did the trees get their rights and day in court as some public officials have said in the past they should receive?
Posted by Kurt | March 16, 2010 6:41 PM
Nonny Mouse -
Knee jerk reaction?
Posted by LucsAdvo | March 16, 2010 7:05 PM
Well, they have to remove the trees for the temporary bypass, and remove additional trees for the access to roads allowing for the tree removal. I don't know how else it can be done. I don't think the actions are "thoughtless," and in fact, it's interesting to see the contour of the terrain for a while. So Nonny Mouse has a valid comment. Trees will be replanted, and probably with better species than the ones that are/were there now. It's not like they were indigenous, sacred trees.
Posted by PDXLifer | March 16, 2010 7:41 PM
PDXlifer:
They were mostly big leaf maples, which are natives trees (indigenous, as you call it).
I hope they replant more big leaf maples, and I am sure they will do a good job. The issue is getting trees established.
There might be some positives to the tree chopping in the name of ivy removal.
Posted by ws | March 16, 2010 7:54 PM
Not everything ODOT does is evil and duplicitous. Sure, the Hwy 26 / Sylvan project in the '90s revealed their "get your ass outta' the way of our asphalt ribbon" mindset.
But the next time you're headed into town at that spot notice the odd-colored spots on the roadway where they have been drilling and anchoring and trying their best to keep you from sliding down onto Macadam. This is needed for safety.
Posted by Old Zeb | March 16, 2010 8:16 PM
ws,
What I'm saying is that this was all Doug Fir before it was logged. Big leaf maples may be native, but they don't flourish in evergreen forests. The firs, and probably cedars too, had established themselves before they were logged. I'm simply saying the maples there are comparatively very recent growth.
Posted by PDXLifer | March 16, 2010 10:25 PM
I drove by there last week and noticed something that I had not seen before. It was the remnants of a retaining wall or maybe part of a long forgotten bridge or tunnel. It was dated 1913. Anyone know what this is/was?
Posted by Macky Wacky | March 16, 2010 11:06 PM
From the linked article above, 1,000 trees will be removed for this project which is making the freeway safer - not "wider" safer, but "current 53-year old bridge not falling down the hill onto Barbur Blvd." safer. Then, per the article, they are going to plant 2,150 trees in the area once construction is complete.
In the end, it will be better for everybody (except the trees that get logged off and turned into phone books that no one uses).
Posted by MachineShedFred | March 17, 2010 7:56 AM
I drove by there last week and noticed something that I had not seen before. It was the remnants of a retaining wall or maybe part of a long forgotten bridge or tunnel. It was dated 1913. Anyone know what this is/was?
Yup. Big, massive, retaining wall, just north of the T-curves? That was a retaining wall built by the Oregon Electric Railway, whose route out of downtown Portland was graded along what is now I-5 to Multnomah Boulevard, then west along Multnomah to Garden Home. (There is to this day a street named "Railroad Street, albeit only one block long, off of Multnomah Boulevard.) At Garden Home the OE split into two routes - one to Beaverton and Hillsboro (between the two cities is now MAX), following what is now the Oregon Electric Right-of-Way Trail; a second route continued SW to Tigard, and eventually onto Eugene following what is now WES and the Portland & Western Railroad all the way south.
For many years the wall was simply covered with ivy, but ODOT and volunteer crews removed the ivy exposing the wall for the first time in many years. It's the only structure, other than the Barbur Boulevard and Capitol Highway overpasses over Multnomah Boulevard, that hark back to the OE. (If you look at the plaque on the guardrail on the Barbur overpass it still refers to the Oregon Electric Railway overcrossing).
Posted by Erik H. | March 17, 2010 9:32 PM