My friends Missy and Seth (aka Smethy for convenience) were married by Mykle Hansen in a lovely, witty and sweet ceremony on Sunday, August 27th, in the caldera of Mt. Tabor. A collection of friends and family attended from California, back East, and Portland proper. Like all good weddings, the logistics were kept simple and [...]

Michael Shermer puts it in perspective in a Salon interview: ….the best evidence that there probably isn’t a God is that belief in God is so deeply culturally embedded. When you study world religions, it’s obvious that, throughout time, all of these different people are making up their own stories about God. If you lived 1,000 [...]

Man, what is up with the evil pollen in this beautiful city? I awoke with a strange feeling in my eye, as though it was sore from being slept on. I rubbed it without effect. Knowing what I’d see, I got up to look in the mirror. Lo and behold, allergies have swollen my upper [...]