Jack Bog's Blog tag:bojack.org,2009://1 2009-07-04T19:43:13Z by Jack Bogdanski of Portland, Oregon Movable Type 3.37 Have a great one tag:bojack.org,2009://1.9658 2009-07-04T19:42:30Z 2009-07-04T19:43:13Z
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]]> Baseball I can actually watch tag:bojack.org,2009://1.9646 2009-07-03T04:30:20Z 2009-07-04T07:34:10Z Right now they're showing the Mariners-Yankees game on cable TV (channel 34 on our service) with crowd audio, but no announcers. I'm sure it's a replay -- it's 12:30 in the morning in New York, and the game on the... UPDATE, 11:15 p.m.: I stayed glued to the set until the end. Closest thing to going to the game in person. Awesome! UPDATE, 7/4, 12:34 a.m.: The simple explanation is here.]]> Dulce silencio tag:bojack.org,2009://1.9655 2009-07-04T06:28:07Z 2009-07-04T06:30:43Z Last night I blogged about the miracle of a Mariners game on cable TV (channel 34) with crowd sounds but no annoying announcers. Even the commercials were muted! Tonight I accidentally figured out how it happened. My jiffy new remote... blogged about the miracle of a Mariners game on cable TV (channel 34) with crowd sounds but no annoying announcers. Even the commercials were muted! Tonight I accidentally figured out how it happened. My jiffy new remote control from the Comcastards has a "lang" button on it, and somehow it was switched to "Spa." Since they don't have Spanish, at least for now, you get the benefit of the absence of announcers. Right now we have a repeat of tonight's Mariners game from Fenway going -- great stuff.]]> Never mind tag:bojack.org,2009://1.9654 2009-07-04T03:39:46Z 2009-07-04T05:07:27Z Hedo Turkoglu won't be playing in Portland. The reason? The city's not European enough for his wife. So they're going to Toronto. Repeat: Portland is not European enough. Even with the streetcars. Even with the aerial tram. Even with the... Hedo Turkoglu won't be playing in Portland. The reason? The city's not European enough for his wife. So they're going to Toronto. Repeat: Portland is not European enough. Even with the streetcars. Even with the aerial tram. Even with the soccer people and their little songs and colorful scarves. Even with all the bicycles. Even with the spectacular views from the empty SoWhat condo towers. Even with Sunday Parkways. Not European enough! Randy! Sam! Do something! If only we had a Convention Center hotel, the Blazers could go all the way.]]> Sarah Palin resigns tag:bojack.org,2009://1.9652 2009-07-03T21:27:36Z 2009-07-04T03:29:09Z Another bizarre chapter in a crazy story. Does this mean she has to give the baby back to his real mother? What is really going on with her? Did the Letterman thing push her over the edge? Perhaps she is... Another bizarre chapter in a crazy story. Does this mean she has to give the baby back to his real mother? What is really going on with her? Did the Letterman thing push her over the edge? Perhaps she is giving up her political career to take on the care of the recently orphaned Bubbles the chimp. She looks like she hasn't been eating. UPDATE, 2:43 p.m.: Pentagon sources report increased activity by Russian troops in Siberia. Speculation is that with America's watchdog distracted by personal issues, Putin may seize the opportunity and stage an invasion.]]> Chasse was kicked or stomped in the back tag:bojack.org,2009://1.9648 2009-07-03T05:19:19Z 2009-07-03T22:12:10Z And that broke his ribs on the night the Portland cops let him die. Even the medical examiner who helped whitewash the murder now admits it under oath. There's a special place in hell for news editors who deliberately bury... This is an example of why Sandy Rowe and Peter Bhatia of the O should be worried about that. UPDATE, 7/3, 3:10 p.m.: The story was not, in fact, buried in the Friday morning print edition of the paper. See followup here.]]> A retraction -- at least, part of one tag:bojack.org,2009://1.9653 2009-07-03T22:09:58Z 2009-07-03T22:09:44Z Last night we blasted the O's editors for what we called "burying" today's James Chasse story. But it has been called to our attention that in the print version of today's paper (which we had not seen last night), the... blasted the O's editors for what we called "burying" today's James Chasse story. But it has been called to our attention that in the print version of today's paper (which we had not seen last night), the story gets the most prominent play possible:
That being the case, it's wrong to say that the story was "buried." Running it on a national holiday at the start of the three-day weekend, however, significantly diminished its impact. It should have been held for Monday.]]> Paulson stadium: Was the "fix in" back in '07? tag:bojack.org,2009://1.9650 2009-07-03T15:38:34Z 2009-07-03T16:02:18Z An alert reader comes across evidence that the Portland city government was making stadium renovation promises to the "major league" (by U.S. standards) soccer league more than 18 months ago. At that time, the commissioner of the league told some... commissioner of the league told some folks up in Vancouver (the real Vancouver) so:
"Two of the many cities that Vancouver is competing with for an expansion franchise are Portland and Montreal," said Garber. "Both of those cities are in the mix because they have stadium plans in place. It's hard to imagine Vancouver being part of MLS without a proper stadium."
Fascinating. Plans that were "in place," and yet the residents of the city heard nothing about them from their elected representatives. What a town.

]]> Portland developer malarkey goes nationwide tag:bojack.org,2009://1.9651 2009-07-03T14:21:55Z 2009-07-03T14:43:45Z In 2001, Portland reversed the trend, opening a downtown streetcar line with brand new rolling stock, intent on using this mode of transportation to encourage transit-oriented development. The results have been impressive: $3.5 billion in new construction, 10,000 residential units,... In 2001, Portland reversed the trend, opening a downtown streetcar line with brand new rolling stock, intent on using this mode of transportation to encourage transit-oriented development. The results have been impressive: $3.5 billion in new construction, 10,000 residential units, more than 5,000,000 square feet of office and hotel space. Politicians and transportation experts have flocked to Portland to see the results, and cities across the country are now pondering systems of their own.Suckers. It's all about the tax dollars for the apartment towers, baby. Ask us about the amputations that are taking place in our bus service. Ask us about how much of those 5 million square feet are empty. Ask us how much tax abatement, sweetheart loans, $1 real estate transactions, and other giveaways were needed to bring about those "results." Then, and only then, should you go by streetcar.]]> Convention Center dude steps down -- for $168K tag:bojack.org,2009://1.9647 2009-07-03T04:59:11Z 2009-07-03T05:00:05Z And in his place comes a gal recently departed from the Portland Development Commission after more than 20 years. She was the "senior development manager" of the SoWhat District -- Linchpin City! It appears that Goldschmidt Party control of the... in his place comes a gal recently departed from the Portland Development Commission after more than 20 years. She was the "senior development manager" of the SoWhat District -- Linchpin City! It appears that Goldschmidt Party control of the Convention Center has been restored.]]> California prints its own money tag:bojack.org,2009://1.9640 2009-07-03T04:14:16Z 2009-07-03T04:18:58Z The City of Portland will, too, eventually. Get a sneak preview of our future here.... will, too, eventually. Get a sneak preview of our future here.]]> Have a great holiday weekend tag:bojack.org,2009://1.9523 2009-07-02T21:59:41Z 2009-07-02T22:18:20Z
]]> Stop the presses! Breaking News! OMG! etc. tag:bojack.org,2009://1.9637 2009-07-02T21:03:08Z 2009-07-02T21:26:24Z It's Earl the Pearl in a normal tie.... in a normal tie.]]>