My mom mentioned this yesterday, though I didn’t see it online and I’m too lazy to do a deep search: there is now apparently one realtor for every 200 people in Bend, according to The Bulletin. Wow. I figure this should be good fodder for the newish Bend, Oregon Housing Bubble blog.
Month: March 2006
Earthquake off the Oregon Coast
There was a magnitude 4.5 earthquake off of Oregon’s coast this morning. Interesting. Not a huge one—not enough to strike up a tsunami—but a good reminder that a big one could hit at any time.
Poll redux
I never did get any comments on my poll the other day… Is this thing on? 🙂
The Portland/Bon Jovi writeup
It was a whirlwind tour of Portland, but we managed to make the most of it. We did some quick shopping in Gresham on the way in, stopped to visit with our friends for a bit (had to take over some of my pumpkin ale for a missed birthday), and then went out to lunch… Continue reading The Portland/Bon Jovi writeup
Going to Portland to see Bon Jovi
On Sunday we’ll be heading up to Portland to see Bon Jovi in concert at the Rose Garden. Yes, we’ve done this before (warning: I sound like a drooling fanboy in that post). Anyway, we’re casting about for something to do Sunday after we get to Portland… we’ll be seeing some friends, probably, and of… Continue reading Going to Portland to see Bon Jovi
Poll: site redesign?
Since I’m tired of waiting on Simone for a new site design :), I thought I’d start playing around with it myself. It’s just high time things got refreshed around here. So, I thought I’d run my early attempts by everyone, and ask a few questions. The big change is converting the site to a… Continue reading Poll: site redesign?
Chuck Norris facts
There’s a whole bunch of stuff I’ll bet you never knew about Chuck Norris. Guns don’t kill people. Chuck Norris kills people. There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of animals Chuck Norris allows to live. Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits. Chuck Norris doesn’t read books. He stares them down until… Continue reading Chuck Norris facts
Tonight’s Lost book
Just had to point it out (even my wife noticed it): this week’s book on Lost was The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It’s going on the list…