Quit saying “giving zero fucks” or “giving remarkably few fucks.” Nobody gives a shit what you care about and none of us want to hear your opinion on anything. That phrase (or variations thereof) is so fucking mundane and tedious that you make me want give zero fucks about you. “Giving zero fucks”… I mean, […]
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Good Morning, News: Blazers on a Roll, Uber Mass Murder, and Rob Thomas Not So “Smooth”
GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Swingin’ to the left and swingin’ to the right. I think about baseball, swing all night, yeah. LET’S GO TO PRESS. The case for local glassmakers gets even worse, because another potentially harmful substance has been added to the laundry list of environmentally icky stuff the companies are spewing out. Our Daniel […]
Put Your Phone Away, Old Man
To the old man who seemed incredulant last night at the Oregon Symphony when he was confronted by multiple people for his ridiculous cell phone usage at the symphony of all places you are a horrendous prick. People spent good money to be able to experience the show and they don’t need you screwing it […]
True Genius HR
Ah, magnificent Dept. of Human Resource Genius, primed to schedule 30 super-qualified applicants for interviews so that they, HR, will all have something to do for the next four weeks, interviewing many candidates with masters degrees who don’t have a chance in hell because someone’s best friend’s cousin & the mediocre offspring of established upper […]
I Plan to Destroy You
Dear Portland and all of its new wealthy residents. I’m a native here born and raised. Now I’m homeless and the city I grew up in couldn’t care less. So I just wanted to tell all you new rich assholes who moved here and stole the city that was not only awesome but affordable from […]
Goddamn, You People Stare
I’ve never walked around thinking that I’m a “person of color” but lately it’s come into my mind more and more. I’ve noticed that white people in this town just stare the fuck out of you. It’s without any sense of shame or respect, just staring at me like I’m some kind of oddity… which, […]
Do We Need Vehicles on the Coast Sand?
It has been awhile since I went out to see the ship at Fort Stevens, and I was sorta pissed about all the damn trucks on the sand.Man, that is what Long Beach is for.At times, the experience of the coast was like trying to cross a busy street.Nothing against the 4 wheel boys, but […]
Life Eats Life
There have been numerous studies regarding plant life and their ability to feel pain, or even have a memory of sorts. They may have evolved the ability to forget stressful situations, as a way of dealing with highly unpredictable environments. They can preserve such memories across generations; they can sense, learn, remember and even react […]
Freeway of Love
I first noticed you last summer, walking along Marine Drive with a dog and swinging a baton. you caught my eye and I began to think about you all day long. Your body was superb and the way you had a total disregard for those around you (lost in your own world) struck my fancy. […]
Brother Malicious Hacktavist
This is for the undercover hit-men of the “Political Correctness” moralistic enforcers and Mafia-like goons of Progressive idealism. I am referring to the anonymous, stealthy “hacktavists” that are using dark “cyber-crime” skills to prevent or block the “freedom of free expression” of individuals that use the local public media for relevant commentation. Your mal-intent is […]
Thank You Developers, Homeowners and Landlords
To all of you “Portland is ruined by developers and assholes paying xyz for houses” folks: have you ever taken the time to consider what this city’s close-in neighborhoods would become if it weren’t for companies and individuals investing in our multi-family, commercial, and residential infrastructure? Meaning new buildings, renovation of old buildings, and buying […]
Portland Glass Makersโ Fluorine Use Deserves Scrutiny, Experts Say
Michelle Mitchell Bullseye Glass’ facility, near SE Powell and 21st With two Portland glassmakers suspending use of the carcinogens cadmium, chromium and, in the case of one, arsenic this week, Gov. Kate Brown announced on Monday: โThese steps address the immediate concerns to public health in terms of air quality.โ But those materials arenโt the […]
