Just when we were really starting to get a kick out of reading Portland city commissioner Sam Adams's appointments calendar, he's stopped posted it. Or at least, I can't find it any more.

Is this the end of the noble experiment? What about the "open government" spiel? Will we no longer get to speculate and chuckle about Adams's regular confabs with the likes of Tom Imeson, Sandra McDonough, Steve Janik, Gianna Lupo, and Peter Kohler? It's almost like a game of Clue -- Tom Imeson in the dining room with the veal chop, Mark Edlen in the ballroom with the punch ladle...

Play it again, Sam! Just seeing what you have to sit through every week is enough to scare away anyone who'd ever think of running against you.

UPDATE, 3:47 p.m.: The commish's web site has been updated today, and now his calendar can once again be beheld. Bob Gerding for breakfast in the Pearl on Friday the 13th -- consider the possibilities there...