2016-03-19 18:53
First, the bad news.Some North Coast Merchants are just never going to smarten up. Hasn't anyone told them there's an Internet out there?Once again, I did my damndest to "shop local." I… Read More
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Musings of an Astoria, Oregon, digital photographer living at the edge of the earth in the Pacific Northwest.
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2016-03-19 18:53
There are two words several North Coast merchants/restaurant owners apparently have never heard of: discretionary income. For those who appear to be clueless, a simple explanation is: Whatev… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
A turnip by any other name ain't a goddam rutabega. Which I just found out today.I'm an old Yankee, and when it comes to Thanksgiving, turnips are a must. Most people don't have a clue how t… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
My dog isn't old, but he isn't young, either, and we love to go for walks - especially out on beaches (particularly Benson Beach). I have an SUV so it's a bit high off the ground, which wasn… Read More
2010-08-15 05:30
Well, I'm still trying to figure out how what was once a great event could go so utterly wrong. I'm talking about the Astoria Regatta.The first year I was in Astoria, 2005, the regatta was h… Read More
2010-07-24 20:29
I shopped at a large North Coast retailer yesterday (you get to guess which one), and bought a pair of shoes. I really, really wanted those shoes. For a change, the price was the same as I w… Read More
2010-07-24 20:19
Pier 11, at the bottom of 11th Street in Astoria, Oregon, is a grand place to go.Yes, Pier 11 has the drink meister, Rich (aka Nacho Biznezz), but you know what else it has? Great, affordabl… Read More
2010-05-08 17:30
Lately it's occurred to me that Astoria has several organizations that run rogue and do whatever the hell they please because, well, they can. Here are just two examples (yes, there are many… Read More
2010-02-20 18:04
OK, bear with me, we're about to enter what many might consider to be the Crackpot Zone.A little background: I've been getting agonizing leg/foot cramps in my sleep for years, which entails… Read More
2010-02-20 17:56
Yikes. Some wing nut over at wing nut central, NorthCoastOregon.com, thinks I'm using pseudonyms such as CDG (which stands for what, I wonder?) and posting "LIES" (what lies?) all over the I… Read More
2009-09-09 22:28
I was away for a week, so I missed the letter to the editor sent by the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce Board, and the Seaside Chamber Board, against the recall of Commissioners… Read More
2009-07-21 03:23
Our Clatsop County Commissioners' move to sell their constituents down the river with the 4-1 decision in favor of NorthernStar's Bradwood Landing LNG project, and a letter about the situati… Read More
2009-07-09 13:15
Just in case you're wondering who's pulling several of the Clatsop County Commissioners' strings:From The Daily Astorian, July 8, 2009, by Cassandra Profita, about today's Clatsop County Com… Read More
2009-06-27 05:30
My mother, being a classic old Yankee, didn't go for new-fangled luxuries like gas or electric stoves when I was a child. We lived in the bottom two floors of an old Victorian-era hotel on… Read More
2009-06-14 14:26
I remember, when I was very young, watching this really impossibly idiotic black & white TV show called "Ramar of the Jungle." About the only intriguing part, in my book, was the myth o… Read More
2009-06-04 15:06
Although I am not actually a fan of the cocktail per se (I'm a beer drinker), I love the art of the pour.Remember Tom Cruise in the movie "Cocktail," tossing glasses and bottles around with… Read More
2009-02-13 20:37
I was thinking the other day about telephones, and how much they have changed. When I was a child, there were no cell phones, no push buttons, no Internet phone service and nobody used loca… Read More
2009-02-08 00:06
Anyone who has lived through a major earthquake can tell you how traumatic it is, but they probably can't tell you how long the fear stays with you. Probably because it never really leaves.I… Read More
2009-01-24 06:35
I recently rescued a young marmalade-colored tomcat we named Buster (as in ball ...). I thought having him neutered (which I would do anyway) would have the beneficial side-effect of perhaps… Read More
2009-01-22 14:24
Recently, I had a friend visiting from Kansas who did nothing but bitterly complain about the cold here. It's cold here? This is Hawaii compared to friggin' Kansas.Nonetheless, she was perpe… Read More
2009-01-20 05:10
A few weeks ago, Frank Mahoney contacted me, wanting to use the image above for a video he was producing called "Stories from Big Red" about Royal Nebeker's Net Loft, aka Big Red, which sits… Read More
2009-01-16 00:54
That Noel snow siege we had in Astoria, all wrapped up as a White Christmas present, really got me galloping down Memory Lane.When I was a little girl, back on the shoreline of Connecticut… Read More
2009-01-04 22:04
I guess all those years of dreaming of a White Christmas finally paid off, in a place I never expected it to happen - Astoria.The last snowy Christmas I had was in 1981, back in Connecticut… Read More
2008-10-10 14:12
Above, one of the photos in the show, "Afternoon Moon," Astoria PhotografpixTo see the poster above, click here: AVA ShowWell, I'm finally biting the bullet and doing a show at the Astoria V… Read More
2008-08-22 13:52
Another reason I was into non-blogging mode for many months was the sudden and inexplicable demise of my beloved wolf-dog, Leo, at the end of March.The photo above was taken in early January… Read More
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