Category Archives: Business

Tonight, I’m auctioneering Disjecta’s annual fundraiser to benefit their curator in residence program. I’ll be auctioning off 20 or so pieces of art live, with another 30 or so available through the silent auction. This is the fifth year I’ve … Continue reading →

Something is going on in America, and it’s exciting. Things have finally come to a point where citizens are angry, and we’re finally channeling our anger outwards and upwards. What’s especially interesting is that out of very similar senses of … Continue reading →

Not too long ago I wrote about newspapers and why a big part of the reason I still subscribe to a physical newsprint paper is the editorial page. In short, I love that editors choose the very best letters to … Continue reading →

When my parents went to college in the 60s four years of private higher education cost around 5k. When I went in the nineties the same degree ran 100k. Today, it’s around 225k. When my two-year old daughter is ready … Continue reading →

After talking it about for close to a decade, I bought a bike. I used to bike everywhere. Then one day I stopped. If memory serves my tire got stolen and I never bothered to replace it. Life got busy … Continue reading →

Wind, it’s generally accepted, is an important part of our energy future. Here in Oregon we have fields of 60-foot white wind turbines that provide clean green power for much of the state. But there are some downsides. They kill … Continue reading →

I still get the paper. It comes to my doorstep every morning except for Sunday when I get two of them. For this privilege I pay $388 a year, $20 a month to the Oregonian and another $12 a month … Continue reading →