See the duct tape used to keep the fender together? The owner of this moto is not a poor man who can’t afford to buy a new fender. But why should he when the duct tape has held it together for years?

You ask “what’s with the plastic bench?” It’s a movable no parking sign of course.

1. Who owns this yacht? Or the even bigger ones seen sometimes at the marina?
2. How much does one cost? I know “if you have to ask you can’t afford one”.
3. How many crew members are needed?
4. What’s it cost to operate for a day? A year?
5. If I win the lottery would I buy a yacht?

• The Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, built in 1880, is currently used as the site of the final resting place of up to 467,000 cremated individuals.

• It is against the law in Myrtle Creek to box with a kangaroo.

• While it is illegal to buy or sell marijuana in Oregon, it is legal to smoke it on your own property.

• The Nike “swoosh” logo was designed by University of Oregon student Carolyn Davidson in 1964 — four years after business undergrad Phil Knight and track coach Bill Bowerman founded the company they originally called Blue Ribbon Sports. Ms. Davidson was paid $35 dollars for her design.

• In Marion, ministers are forbidden from eating garlic or onions before delivering a sermon.

• In Portland, people are banned from whistling underwater.

• In Beaverton you are required to buy a $10 permit before installing a burglar alarm.

• In Stanfield, Oregon, no more than two people are allowed to share a single drink.

I am a huge fan of Cirque De Solei. I have seen all of the shows in Las Vegas except the adult show Zumanity and the newest Elvis one. The first show I saw was O. It was so awesome. When it was over my three GFs and I could only say “Awesome!” to say how much we liked it. I saw O again a few years later with my daughter and she loved it too. O was just as great the second time around.

Cirqu De Solei has traveling shows. I have seen all but the first one that has come to Portland. A few years ago Tara’s husband Kelly saw his first CDS show. He was in AWE!  Another fan was created.

Last night I purchased tickets to the next CDS show coming to Portland KOOZA.  I forgot to change my email address on the CDS Member’s site so I did not get the email telling me in advance that tickets would be going on sale. The tickets that I bought today do not have as good as seats as the previous shows we saw but they will still be good. The traveling tent show really does not have any bad seats.

Watch the video on the CSD website.

I finally found some information about the abandoned building off Hwy 30 in Linnton. I have been interested in the history of this building every time I drive by it on the way out to ST Helens.  Some say that it was a train station which never made sense as it is only a few miles from Portland’s Union Station in NW Portland.

I Googled “abandon building highway 30” and found some photos on Flikr with comments and speculation as to what the building used to be. Again a train station was mentioned. I found one photo that the owner actually knew the history of the building.

The building was a gas manufacturing plant built and operated by Portland Gas and Coke from 1912 to 1957.The building has sat there abandoned all these years. The property is fenced off and has a guard on duty. No one can get inside of the fence because of the hazardous material that was manufactured and stored there.

There is a good write up in the Portland Tribune still online from 2007 about this building.

This is a cool site, Lehman Brothers Collection where you can choose a company and read about its history.

1882: Portland Gas Light Co. builds a second and separate plant.
1892: Charles F. Adams, A.L. Mills, and other businessmen buy the company and change the company’s name to Portland Gas Co.
1910: The company incorporates as Portland Gas & Coke Co.
1913: Portland Gas & Coke Co. builds its third and last manufacturing plant in Linnton, making gas from oil, not coal.
1956: Natural gas arrives from the southwest.
1957: Portland Gas & Coke closes its manufactured gas plant and changes its name to Northwest Natural Gas Co.