When I first arrived on the job here, I sized up my new position very carefully. Most of it was obvious, but the best parts were not completely visible.
I couldn't help but wonder about those two key features -- policy and process -- which stood out so perkily, like a couple of ripe casaba melons. They teased me, they taunted me, but eventually they fell out in the open, and I came to understand their synergies.
Nonetheless, the real object of my ambition was still obscured. I needed to see what lay at the intersection of of patriotism and environmentalism. My quest eluded me for what seemed like an eternity, but with my renewed investments, ever so slowly but surely, the answer revealed itself in all its glory.
And this being Oregon, I got to see things with a clarity that one just doesn't find elsewhere in the country.
And so my passion for sustainability came into full bloom. I'm ready to address the tough issues, again and again and again.
Posted by Dan at March 12, 2004 09:18 PMYou are much more subtle and provocative than the Trib was on this particular subject. It has certainly inspired me to renew my passion for sustainability! This is one of your best. Rob
Posted by: Rob at March 14, 2004 02:47 AMDan- HAs anyone ever told you that you look like Howdy Doody on herion when you sit at the city council hearings?? You should work on learning a few expressions!!
Posted by: jinx at March 18, 2004 07:41 PMwhoops, make that heroin, NOT herion.
Posted by: jinx at March 18, 2004 11:42 PMDan who? You mean the quiet dark haired guy who sits with the Commishes? Wait, what you mean he's a Commish too? But...*sputter*..but, what has he actually DONE?
Posted by: pdxkona at March 18, 2004 11:58 PM