The Smoking RoomWith Greg, some things are possibleDefinitely the work of a flaker- November 27, 2006 It's snowing in Salem, Oregon, which gets maybe 2 days of snow a year, usually after Christmas. This is totally ruining my day - was planning a trip to the beach or Silver Falls, both an hour or less from the house. I'm reckless enough to brave it in my own car, but the folks aren't as confident. I guess I'll just continue my Five Days of Selfishness Sale, snapping up deals on all the stuff I'm too cheap to pay for the rest of the year before thinking of others in the next couple weeks. S will..http://www.gregpiper.com/archives/004370.html This is only a test- November 26, 2006 I'm checking the potency of my spam filter - it might be catching a bit more than spam. Please leave comments on this post as you would for any other post, and if it tells you the comment is waiting for moderation from the owner, let me know here - with the name, e-mail and body of the comment itself if you can....http://www.gregpiper.com/archives/004369.html Stumping for coffee- November 26, 2006 I'm in Portland for the day, checking out my usual - beer, coffee and florafauna. Current location is Stumptown, a great local coffee chain, following a trip with buddy Anthony and better half to the rose-less International Rose Test Garden (hey, it's winter). They do a 5.5 oz cappuccino (authentic), and even operate a little bar with a great Belgian selection, including the Westmalle Tripel I first enjoyed on the NYC trip. But I couldn't pass up the Schlenkerla, aka Smokebeer, which is...http://www.gregpiper.com/archives/004368.html Emiliorated- November 22, 2006 If you thought there was no possible way to ruin a fictionalized account of the day Robert F. Kennedy was shot, obviously you never considered putting a former Brat Packer in charge of the script and setting him behind the camera. I saw a free preview of Bobby tonight, written and directed by Emilio "Mighty Ducks" Estevez, and was I glad that the only value I lost in the transaction was the evening. It's a piece of sugary nostalgia destined to end up on Lifetime in a couple years, but.http://www.gregpiper.com/archives/004367.html |