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Obama Wants You…To Volunteer

Jan 21, 2009

The National Day of Service might be over, but that doesn’t mean that your commitment to volunteerism has to end there.A while back, I mentioned that Obama’s acceptance speech stood […]

Sign Up For Singles CPR Today!

Jan 20, 2009

Okay, it’s official. Go ahead and sign up now: www.oregonredcross.org/SinglesCPR And spread the word! The more people who attend (and enjoy) our first installment, the more likely we’ll get to […]

Imagine The Trauma Of Losing Everything…

Jan 20, 2009

This weekend, I received an update from our Disaster Action Teams that almost brought me to tears. It didn’t initially sound like an unusual situation — a house fire, one […]

Top Chef. Hero.

Jan 20, 2009

I’ve shared my fandom of Bravo’s Top Chef before, but even though I enjoy the show, I never really felt one way or another about the judges. Well, that’s all […]

Disaster Action Team Responses

Jan 20, 2009

The long weekend saw the following reponses: Saturday, Jan. 17: Two adults in Troutdale had their home destroyed by fire. Disaster Action Teams assisted with food, clothing, lodging, medications, and […]

Evil Robots and Old-Fashioned Back-Ups

Jan 17, 2009

You never know when super-intelligent robots bent on galactic supremacy could hack all your digital records. Oh, wait, I’m thinking of Battlestar Galactica (the final season of which premieres tonight […]

Inauguration Day: Flashing Back

Jan 16, 2009

Inauguration Day is almost here, and my trip to Washington, D.C. to march in the Inauguration Parade is about to begin. As it unfolds, I’ll return to a place that […]

Quick! Google The Heimlich Maneuver!

Jan 16, 2009

Thanks to our friend Dede, we’ve got another comic to share with you: This reminds me a little bit of the Stone Soup strips that I posted a while back. […]

How Are You Spending Your Day On?

Jan 16, 2009

We’ve all heard that MLK Day is should be a day on, not a day off. So how are you spending yours? Granted, it’s not actually ON MLK Day, but […]

A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words

Jan 16, 2009

For the whole story of today’s plane crash on the Hudson, see here. Photo courtesy of Justin Lane/EPA