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Silicon Florist: MioWorks closes doors but leaves with valuable startup lessons in hand

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:22:21 -0500

It’s unfortunate to see Portland and Silicon Forest startups suffer shutdowns, be it at the hands of the economy or otherwise. But on the upside, it’s alway good to see the execs taking lessons away from their efforts. And even better when they share them with the rest of us.

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Newshoggers.com: The Constant of the Tea Party Tantrums

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:15 -0500

By Dave Anderson:

A few years ago when I was laying out my decision criteria for whom I would support in the 2008 Democratic primary cycle, I talked a little bit about calculus and constants when taking derivatives:

When I analyze problems and scenarios, I [...]

PORT: Catching up with last week

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:45:00 -0500

Last week Modou Dieng interviewed me on Radio PNCA... you can listen to the archive here if you missed it. We discuss Portland, curation, PORT and follow-through. Sounds like the mp3 file was ripped a little too hot so there is slight distortion but it's [...]

Newshoggers.com: Predictable Healthcare Problems

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:33:56 -0500

By Dave Anderson:

Something that I wrote in December 2007 that I saw while looking for another post, but is very relevant today: (I did not get all of this right, I forgot about the agenda setting power of not scheduling floor votes on horrendous bills, but Stupak-Pitts is the [...]

Jack Bog's Blog: Off the table

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:19:24 -0500

Don't worry, Portlanders. As much as the thrill of control over you appeals to them, city leaders will never push you into this -- it involves cars. ' [...]

Newshoggers.com: Karzai's corruption pipe dream

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:17:07 -0500

By Dave Anderson:

The San Fransisco Gate is carrying a great whopper of a tall tale:

With his reputation sullied by the messy election, Karzai gave assurances Sunday that he would rid his government of corrupt officials.

"Individuals who are involved in corruption will have no place in the" [...]

Newshoggers.com: The media and the Republicans

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:58 -0500

By Ron Beasley

This is a follow up to Jay's post below. The corporate media just like the Republicans think that if they say something often enough it will become reality. A case in point is all the recent talk of a Republican come back because the Republicans won two [...]

BlueOregon: SEIU 49 fire: arson investigation continues

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:52:00 -0500

On October 30, a fire broke out at 5 a.m. at the SEIU Local 49 office in Portland. At the time, a number of folks noted in the comments on BlueOregon that the Tea Party Express was making the Portland stop on their nationwide tour that day. A pure [...]

Oregon Commentator: Blount Reinstated

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:49:16 -0500

Apparently LaGarrette Blount was reinstated today.
My opinion is, and always has been, that his suspension should have been a game, two at the most. Anthony Reddick, the player who used his helmet as a weapon and sparked a humongous brawl in 2006, was only [...]

Our PDX Network: Sub Rosa

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:42:29 -0500

For most Portlanders Dundee, Oregon is just the slow spot on Highway 99. But if you were to pause on your way to the casino, take a deep breath and look around, you might find that Dundee possesses a variety of charms. The surrounding countryside features [...]

Ridenbaugh Press: The November Washington Digest

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:09:44 -0500

Our November 2009 Washington Public Affairs Digest is out, with rundowns of the conviction of Tacoma judge, pre-election activities, developments in Congress, health issues and much more. There’s an except on the efforts to pull ballots from younger voters. And the usual rundown of important court decisions, regulatory actions, calendar [...]

NW Republican: Obama's complete lack of class; "Tea Baggers" defined

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 4
I found this post from NRO's "The Corner" quite revealing. Especially on the heals that Obama, mere hours after the Ft. Hood massacre, appeared in a jovial mood and spent the first couple of minutes... [...]

Newshoggers.com: Frank Luntz has anger issues

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:46:25 -0500

by Jay McDonough

Frank Luntz is a Republican pollster and consultant, author of several books on communication strategies, and serves as a paid contributor for Fox News. Luntz claims his specialty is “testing language and finding words that will help his clients sell their product or turn public opinion on an issue or a [...]

NW Republican: Democrats did not like Reagan telling Gorbachev to "tear down" the wall

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:43:00 -0500

Number of comments: 2
On this the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, it bears remembering the Democrats who opposed Reagan's great speech. Then Democrat Speaker of the House Jim Wright: Wright’s face... [...]

Oregon Catalyst: Remembering the Wall that fell 20 years ago today

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0500

Steve Buckstein is founder and senior policy analyst at Cascade Policy Institute, Oregon’s free market public policy research center. [...]

Chas' Compilation: PelosiCare and the Amercian Constitution

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:29:00 -0500

What Constitution?
[...] The linked editorial touches on the legal argument with respect to the mandated purchase of insurance. I can’t fully comprehend the the gory details (I’m not a lawyer), but you see the unprecedented nature of the intrusion. Under what other circumstances do [...]

Quark Soup: Kazakhstan's radioactive legacy

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:12:00 -0500

Here is a very important but very disturbing photo essay in the Boston Globe on the consequences of Soviet nuclear testing in Kazakstan. The Soviet Union exploded 456 nuclear devices there in a 40-yr period. More than one million people are thought to have been impacted....including those in [...]

NW Republican: Did Obama's Administration Lose The Ft. Killer?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Ok so now we know that U.S. Intelligence services KNEW there were some deep problems with the Muslim radical Nidal Hasan. And like in the Clinton days "pre-9/11" it appears that one agency was not... [...]

Portland Architecture: Envisioning a new Muslim Community Center in North Portland

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:51:19 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Recently I got together with the architects from local firm Architecture Office to hear about a proposed design for the Muslim Community Center of Portland.

The mosque would be home to the city's oldest Islamic congregation, formed in 1969, and is to be' [...]

Portland Architecture: Envisioning a new Muslim Community Center in North Portland

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:51:19 -0500

Recently I got together with the architects from local firm Architecture Office to hear about a proposed design for the Muslim Community Center of Portland.

The mosque would be home to the city's oldest Islamic congregation, formed in 1969, and is to be' [...]

The Oregon Economics Blog: Economics: Elephants

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:46:00 -0500

The New York Times reports on efforts by Zambia and Tanzania to reclassify elephants to allow the legal sale of government stockpiles of ivory. As you might expect, many conservation groups are not happy about this.

This made me think of a [...]

BlueOregon: What historic moments do you celebrate?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:45:20 -0500

There’s been a lot of reminiscing this morning about the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which has become a symbol of “people power” and liberation. I’ve got a chunk of the wall at home, which a colleague who was in Germany at the time brought [...]

Oregon Commentator: The Birth… of Sudsy!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:41:47 -0500

Submitted by an anonymous donor.

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Newshoggers.com: Pirates chasing the money

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:36:59 -0500

Number of comments: 1
By Dave Anderson:
Why rob banks?
That is where the money is...
We are seeing the same trends in the established black market of maritime tolls and hostage taking off the Somali and Seychelles coast. Via Eagle Speak:
Pirates in two skiffs fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades at [...]

Jack Bog's Blog: Dialogue, 2009

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:22:18 -0500

"It's the green, sustainable thing to do." "Is not." "Is too." [...]

PORT: show your work @ disjecta

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:07:00 -0500

"Vestibule," Disjecta's visual arts space, is putting out an open call for proposals from emerging artists: "The Curatorial Committee reviews proposals from artists and organizations, choosing programs for their artistic strength and cultural and/or social relevance. Applications are accepted year round." For submission guidelines and further information, visit their [...]

Silicon Florist: In depth discussions about Portland, podcasting, and the death of traditional media? That’s Crazy Talk

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:49:21 -0500

Number of comments: 3

Here in the Portland blogging, startup, and open source community, we get into a bunch of conversations. Conversations about the future. Conversations about how to make a living doing what we love. Conversations about what we could do to make things better.

But so many of these conversations are lost in [...]

Persuasion, Perseverance, and Patience: The LO/KPOJ "Lost Limerick Challenge"

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:29:00 -0500

This morning's Oregon news limericks, as written by me, read by quizmaster TJ of Loaded Orygun, and answered by Carl, Christine,and Paul on the KPOJ 620AM Morning Show, are posted at LO.

Fill in the blank in this law-and-order limerick with the word or phrase from this week's' [...]

Loaded Orygun: This Week's KPOJ/Spanning the State Limerick Challenge

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:28:33 -0500

[In my defense to somewhat-arch comments made during the limericks this morning, by the way, I'll say that--other than thinking it should probably be legal and taxed--I don't have any axes to grind about marijuana, other than to note that "pot" is much easier, on deadline, to find amusing [...]

Econ International Blog: Proposed revisions to FRCP would expand the scope of the work product privilege regarding communications between attorneys and expert witnesses

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:35:21 -0500

The Judicial Conference of the United States approved an amendment to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. If adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court, the amendment would expand the scope of the work product privilege regarding communications between attorneys and expert witnesses.

As recommended, Rule 26 would include [...]

BTA Blog: Partial Trail Closure on Portland's Eastbank Esplanade

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:32:26 -0500

Do you commute on the East Bank Esplanade? For the next several weeks trail users will be sharing the cantilevered metal walkway north of the Morrison Bridge while the adjacent concrete pathway undergoes investigation and repair. Be prepared to slow down, watch out for construction vehicles, and share a more [...]

Born Again Redneck: Final one hit wonders 1977 and 1978

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:25:00 -0500

This especially dedicated to communists and Islamic totalitarians everywhere. They should listen more to pre-1978 American pop music and less to their insane leaders.

There are OHWs from the years after 1978 but I don't recognize them because I just stopped listening to pop after that. It deteriorated' [...]

Mover Mike: Learn Technical Analysis from Award Winning Author

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:18:32 -0500

John Murphy has written 8 highly touted technical analysis books and today you’ll be sitting in on one of his seminars for no expense. His expertise is known the world over, his teaching style is impeccable, and he’s agreed to give access to a limited number of [...]

Born Again Redneck: The other holocaust

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:05:00 -0500

The Berlin wall came down 20 years ago today. Between 1917 and 1989 100 million people were killed in the name of communism. There is an on-line museum dedicated to the victims of communism. [...]

Jack Bog's Blog: No tengo a nadie

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:55:03 -0500

Joining the Republicans to vote no on health care reform: Brian Baird, the Democrat from the Lars Larson Show. [...]

Rob Kremer: What kind of America are we?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:25:00 -0500

It has become more and more apparent to me lately that there are really two general world views that determine how a person views the kind of country America is and should be.

The two views are incompatible. There is no "compromise" between them that doesn't move the country' [...]

Oregon Catalyst: Congressman Greg Walden: On Health Care Vote

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 7
Congressman Greg Walden,

Walden supports reform that lowers cost of premiums, cuts deficit, protects seniors, expands coverage, and ensures that those with pre-existing conditions can find coverage

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) released the following statement following the passage of [...]

Gazing at the Flag: The Fall of the Berlin Wall ~ 20 Years Later

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:48:00 -0500

The Brandenberg Gate - then and now
A site where President John F Kennedy and President Ronald Reagan
both delivered speeches supporting a free and united Germany

Dancing on the wall as the Soviets lift travel restrictions

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Quark Soup: Hadley: 4th warmest Sept ever

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:35:00 -0500

The Hadley Centre recorded Sept 2009 at the fourth warmest September in their records (which begin at 1850) -- warmer even than 1998.

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PPS Equity: Willamette Week donates “surplus” paper to Woodlawn, Boise

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:23:39 -0500

When staff at BESC sold (and bought for themselves) “surplus” supplies at below market prices last month, Willamette Week bid unsuccessfully on a kiln and a pallet of paper, with the intention of donating them back to the schools. The buyer of the paper, who paid $100, agreed to [...]

Portland Transport: Marketing "Green"

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:48:23 -0500

Portland State University
Center for Transportation Studies
Fall 2009 Transportation Seminar Series

Speaker: Joan Walker, UC Berkeley

Topic: The Power and Value of 'Green' in Promoting Sustainable Travel Behaviors

When: Friday, Nov 13, 2009, 12:00 - 1:00pm

Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204
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Conservative Northwest: “Move On” Moves in for the Kill

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:45:09 -0500

According to Politico: MoveOn is launching a $500,000 advertising campaign against the 39 Democratic House members who opposed the[health care] bill. The group will also thank members who voted for it with events in more than 60 districts and a print ad aimed at progressives who pushed the public option. I guess it’s [...]

Daniel's political musings: Are we doomed to repeat it?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:44:00 -0500

Stable farm labor seems elusive in global economy
In 1986, immigration reform tried to legalize undocumented farmworkers and offer farmers a stable, legal work force. But it failed to deter illegal immigration.

The Immigration Reform and Control Act granted legal status to more than a million agricultural workers. [...]

The gr8ful grind: One the reasons to be thankful I ...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:44:00 -0500

One the reasons to be thankful I live in Central Oregon. Near Terrebonne, Oregon; October, 2009. [...]

Newshoggers.com: Where Health Care Reform Stands Now: Who’s Selling Out Whom For What

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:27:30 -0500

Number of comments: 1

By John Ballard

"Without objection..." (as they say in Congress) I'm stealing Ian Welsh's headline.
He gets today's extra points for squeezing the most content into the smallest space with this latest step in health care reform's laborious, turgid, messy, bruised and stained trudge through Washington politics, hopefully on the' [...]

Jack Bog's Blog: Product review

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:38:25 -0500

We attended a double birthday party over the weekend, at which one of the honorees received as a gift an Obama Chia. He was unimpressed. "It looks more like Smokey Robinson," he said.
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Oregon Catalyst: Speaking Truth to Power about Tax Increases and PERS

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 5
The cost of Oregon's Public Employees Retirement System is about
to skyrocket to budget-busting levels. - The Oregonian, Oct. 24, 2009When will a prominent Oregon politician stand up and say what California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer (D) recently told his legislature?

Steve [...]

Oregon Natural Resources Report: Successes and Failures of Oregon’s Big Look Task Force

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:05:21 -0500

Written by William A. Van Vactor
Miller Nash Law Firm,

Introduction

In 2005, recognizing that Oregon’s land use system needed to be updated to reflect current times, Governor Ted Kulongoski and the Oregon legislature created the Big Look Task Force to review Oregon’s land use planning [...]

Oregon Faith Report: Oregon faith voices on Fort Hood tragedy

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:01:07 -0500

Number of comments: 5

Oregon Muslim, Evan Wicks, interview on KATU-TV: “Islam condemns something like this under any circumstances. I understand their anger, but they’re angry at something they don’t understand, Not all Muslims believe the same and my interpretation of Islam is under no circumstances, under no pretenses, [...]

Oregon Women Report: Three things in life that drive me crazy

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:00:17 -0500

Number of comments: 2

Sharon Lacey,
Portland comedian
A funny thing happened on the road to dementia Part 4

May I take a few moments to vent? Nothing major, but these things just annoy me ….

• Starbucks: May I please just order a SMALL, MEDIUM, or LARGE? Do I really [...]

Oregon Biz Report: Oregon Court rules on sexual harassment negligence case

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:00:16 -0500

Oregon Court of Appeals Upholds Claim of Negligent Failure to Investigate
by P.K. Runkles-Pearson
Stoel Rives LLP, Attorneys at Law

In Steele v. Mayoral et al., the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a plaintiff could take to the jury her claim that her [...]

Portland Transport: Here Comes CRC 1.1

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:41:21 -0500

The Trib reports that according to "sources who declined to be identified" project staff are briefing local leaders on alternatives to trim the cost of the Columbia River Crossing project.

I thought we were supposed to have public process for this sort of thing? How about going back and doing [...]

Loaded Orygun: LoadedO's Weekly Segment on KPOJ, Monday 730AM

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:26:28 -0500

Join TJ Monday @730 AM on KPOJ's Morning Show with Carl Wolfson and Friends, on your AM dial at 620, or via the web directly here or on your Iphone/3G/ITouch using the IHeartRadio app. That's producer Paul Pimentel on the left, Christine Alexander, Carl Wolfson, and national writer and [...]

Jack Bog's Blog: They took all my leftover Snickers

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:15:25 -0500

Halloween arrived a week late at the Rose Garden arena, as the Trail Blazers spent the weekend in the costume of a bright, young, energetic basketball team. Fast breaks, lots of running and gunning, and they even acted as if Greg Oden was supposed to be part of the offense. [...]

Loaded Orygun: Viva La 3-Guard! Blazers 116, T-Wolves 93

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:09:26 -0500

Here, let's start with the NBA clip this time for those who wish to skim in pictures, then we'll come back below the fold with analysis...

{Writing and stuff below, like I said!}

If you'll forgive what sounds like a tangent for a moment, the Joe's Sporting Goods [...]

Born Again Redneck: One hit wonders 1976

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:14:00 -0500

Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love

Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow

Mary MacGregor - Torn Between Two Lovers

I had never heard of Mary MacGregor but I love her voice so I decided to look [...]

Born Again Redneck: Is Hasan an Islamic terrorist?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:49:00 -0500

Fort Hood gunman had told US military colleagues that infidels should have their throats cut:
Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the gunman who killed 13 at America's Fort Hood military base, once gave a lecture to other doctors in which he said non-believers should be beheaded and have boiling oil [...]

Mover Mike: Tuesday Landfall for Hurricane Ida

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:47:17 -0500

Oil companies start to shut GOM operations in preparation for hurricane Ida. Currently packing winds of 105 mph, Mobile. Alabama may be target for landfall sometime on Tuesday morning.

Ida “could be a mildly bullish event” if production gets shut in, said Toby Hassall, a research analyst at CWA Global [...]

Born Again Redneck: The British National Socialist Party

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:41:00 -0500

The British National Party (BNP) should really be called the British National Socialist Party because it is socialist. Of course the Left calls it a right-wing party but it's about as right-wing as Hitler's German National Socialist Party. Well, now CentreRight thinks that the BNP has copied Obama's website:
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Preemptive Karma: "intellectually honest discussion of Islamic ideology"

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:34:37 -0500

Reading an AP piece on Yahoo about alleged Ft. Hood gunman may have 9/11 mosque link I was struck by the following, Another classmate said he complained (about Mr. Hasan) to five officers and two...

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Newshoggers.com: Why Would Anyone Listen To Joe Lieberman?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:50:29 -0500

Number of comments: 2

Commentary By Ron Beasley

Senator Joseph Lieberman, (Zionist), Israel, has decided that the Fort Hood Massacre is a terrorist act.

Sen. Joe Lieberman called the Fort Hood massacre an act of "Islamist extremism" - even as top Army brass warned Sunday against guessing at a motive, fearing [...]

Resistance is futile!: Hey, as good a job as they are doing with everything else, why not?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:27:06 -0500

Nancy Pelosi led the democratics to pass the House version of comprehensive government health care.

Naturally, Oregon's democratics voted along with her.

Here is what Sid Leiken has to say about it:

Government takeover of Healthcare has long been one of DeFazio’s signature issues. The fact that he was one of the [...]

PORT: Transit Bridge update and meeting

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:19:00 -0500

A design for the new transit, pedestrian and cycling bridge, a first in the US

For those who are transit and design oriented the latest public feedback meeting for the exciting new Willamette River Transit and Pedestrian Bridge with the architect Donald MacDonald [...]

MaxRedline: BO Acts

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:27:21 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Well, okay, he's always acting. But this time, he's speechifying in an effort to head off any potential anti-Muslim sentiment. You know the drill: it's all about Diversity.

President Barack Obama yesterday sought to head off a potential anti-Muslim backlash from the Fort Hood shootings by praising the ethnic and [...]

Ridenbaugh Press: Minnick’s split

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:38:24 -0500

Walt Minnick One more obligatory note, political, on the health care votes last night on the U.S. House floor. It was the occasion of one of Idaho Democratic Representative Walt Minnick’s tougher votes, and what he did may have some significant political repercussions. The votes may simply have been votes of [...]

Mover Mike: Hasan Linked to Sept. 11 Hijackers

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:35:39 -0500

According to NewsMax:

Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army major suspected of killing 13 people and wounding 29 others at Fort Hood, worshipped at the same mosque as two of the 9/11 terrorists.

According to the London Sunday Telegraph, Hasan attended services at the Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Great Falls, Va., in [...]

Conservative Northwest: Thank You Congressman Baird

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:20:10 -0500

I want to give credit where credit is due. Taking a look at the Seattle Paper this morning, I was pleasantly surprised to see the name of our District 3 Congressman, Brian Baird, on the list of Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives who had voted against the health [...]

Sinister: 20,050

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:58:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
words and still going strong. The only trouble I'm having is that I think I might be telling my story too quickly. I'm going to have to go back and add some bulk into the plot before I get to this point in the story, but that's fine. I don't' [...]

Ridenbaugh Press: The incumbent rout

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:52:10 -0500

Among the various major national returns on Tuesday, one of the more notable and less-discussed is the close re-election win by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He has been popular (at least according to polls and surveys), widely regarded as competent, setting policies that have been widely acceptable in town. [...]

Our PDX Network: Blazer Fever – Don’t Catch It

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:11:26 -0500

Hello, Blazer Fans.

A few weeks ago, I was so excited because Blazer season was starting back up and that meant it was time for me to put my sports writer hat back on. I really enjoyed writing my Blazer posts last year, especially considering that I [...]