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June 7, 2007
about the Rose Festival 
Misty pointed out that there's some 'xplaining to do.
Okay, right now it's Rose Festival, a two-week long extended party in Portland. There are two parades, there's a fun center (read amusement rides and carny food), and the military come into town on their giant ships.
So, it's a time when people who live in the city limits try their damnedest to not come downtown (because the traffic is even worse than usual, and the bridges are frequently up) ... and folks in the suburbs with kids, or single women hoping to get lucky, swarm the city.
The fun center is in Waterfront Park, whose paths are usually used by human-powered commuters to get to their downtown jobs.
Anyhow, the outlined green areas are the route that I, and thousands of other bicyclists and pedestrians use to get to and from work.
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There's a great photo essay in Time Magazine online right now, called What the World Eats. If you haven't been already, you'll probably want to check it out.
I found it tremendously frightening. Look at all that soda and all those processed foods! Look at how little fruits and veg! As a friend pointed out, in the first world, processed food costs less than whole food.
Posted at June 7, 2007
Comments
You don't know the half of it. When I was in college with the kids, I was on food stamps. On the day that food stamps came out, I noticed that stores would have sales on the WORST food. It's a conspiracy, I tell ya!!
Posted by: Misty at June 7, 2007 7:59 PM
I did read that, and I put the book on my Amazon wish list. It is scary. I am seriously considering buying the book and then doing the same thing at my house just to see what it looks like. hey - now THERe is an idea for a meme!
Posted by: neca at June 8, 2007 4:59 AM