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Disunited States of Bohemia: Specular Highlights

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Friday, December 18, 2009. Not that that's happened lately. That's our Christmas tree on the right. No, really. All will be explained. It's the first time we've had our own Christmas tree. Rachel and Ethan made ornaments and decorated it themselves. It's the best. Here's a holiday tradition that must have Al Gore spinning in his political grave. So very un-Portland. It's the Winter Wonderland. The tail lights of the car in front. Told you this was better. On the right. The display is a holiday tradit...

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Disunited States of Bohemia: Emergency Room Revisited

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Sunday, August 30, 2009. The fundamental problem with democracy, to paraphrase Socrates, is that the vast majority of the population are half-wits and very easily lead against their own best interests. Sophistry plays its part, with entire news networks devoted to disseminating lies to the masses for fun and profit; oddly, no-one ever gets sued for lying. It's constitutionally protected, I imagine. To lynch paediatricians as "pedos", only here The Sun. On this specific occasion the usual rhythm was disru...

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Disunited States of Bohemia: December 2004

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Sunday, December 19, 2004. Have begun the excruciatingly slow and expensive process of restocking the old drinks cabinet from scratch. First on the list, a bottle of. Even if you still live In England. Two days of work next week and then I'm on unpaid leave for the Christmas shutdown til Jan 3rd. Marvelous! Posted by Richard Tammar at 4:14 PM. Links to this post. Thursday, December 09, 2004. We love our new house and the cats are very happy! Our house, 3027 SE Main St in all its glory. Links to this post.

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Disunited States of Bohemia: May 2005

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Monday, May 16, 2005. There's constantly bugger-all on TV, which is remarkably liberating (although, given the monkey-typewriter theory, also quite astonishing). I was down to watching one hour per week i.e. As at least in this instance the scenary is impressive. I had high hopes for the Discovery Channel until I discovered it was no more than over-sized American men building motorbikes (I was going to say "tinkering with enormous choppers" but that's actually on pay-per-view). Links to this post. Some t...

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Disunited States of Bohemia: March 2005

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Monday, March 28, 2005. Firstly, many thanks to all of you who contributed to last week's post. See how I pre-empt your internal dialogue; masterful, eh? Yes, next time. For this has been such a roaring success that I think I need to encourage more of this audience-participation lark! More unreasonable requests next week perhaps. Also special thanks too to Laura for the creature-whacking game. What fun! But not so cool, eh? A marsupial, which I thought only lived, well,. Where women glow and men chunder.

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Disunited States of Bohemia: Newport

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Monday, October 19, 2009. I'm not sure which sensation I preferred: my first dip in the hot tub for more than eighteen months or the knowledge that I could now count amongst my friends-of-friends a highly competent plumber. Little more than a stagnant water feature and potential toddler death-trap since the heating element packed up the Christmas before last, I had avoided peering beneath the leatherette cover since March for fear of attack by some kind of primordial sea serpent. October 20, 2009. An irr...

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Disunited States of Bohemia: Oregon State Fair 2009

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Monday, October 05, 2009. Oregon State Fair 2009. Without further ado, here are my pictures from our annual trip to the State Fair. As per usual, a fantastic time was had by all! Posted by Richard Tammar at 3:43 PM. Links to this post:. An irritable if occasionally charming Lewesian (latterly stranded in Portland, Oregon) shares his dubious wit, insight and jejune life story with a loyal but largely unresponsive audience. Loyal readers will be delighted to learn that my magnum opus The Marmalade Shore.

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Disunited States of Bohemia: November 2004

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Sunday, November 28, 2004. Notice a slight chill in the air? Either way, useful items for the brisk, traditional hike to the nearest. On Thanksgiving morning. I'll take a grande non-fat decaf vanilla latte, please. By the time I've said it, they've made it. Need a bit of pepping-up through the winter season? You'll want some Ester-C. In that case. Also available: Ester-E. They're Ebeneezer Goode. Posted by Richard Tammar at 9:52 AM. Links to this post. Saturday, November 20, 2004. Well, here’s the eviden...

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Disunited States of Bohemia: April 2005

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Wednesday, April 27, 2005. Nietzche said something like "Formula of my happiness: a yes, a no, a straight line, a goal". Well, he may have prefigured the entire canon of twentieth century existentialist thought, but really, what a frightful bore. Here's my go: "Formula of my happiness: two scoops of 'Appley Ever After' with hot caramel sauce and whipped cream. Crumbled Oreos are an optional extra.". Fraggle Rock. Sorry, I mean the office. Purgatory aka my 'cube'. One thing I miss terribly, as you can ima...