Comments on: Arianna and Friends in Portland http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/ Home of Heart, Mind and Really Big Issues Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:28:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: dougwe http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2701 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:25:21 +0000 http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2701 Save your efforts to Salt Lake to mimic Portland, Holly. SLC just doesn't have the raw material to work with to even slightly resemble that fine city - outside of sort of copying the name of the lightrail system. Save your efforts to Salt Lake to mimic Portland, Holly. SLC just doesn’t have the raw material to work with to even slightly resemble that fine city - outside of sort of copying the name of the lightrail system.

]]> by: twowheelfish http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2651 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:38:01 +0000 http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2651 hey don't run any stop signs on your bike while you are there. my daughter just did that and got a $250 fine. enjoy powell's and jakes: try the steamers. hey don’t run any stop signs on your bike while you are there. my daughter just did that and got a $250 fine.

enjoy powell’s and jakes: try the steamers.

]]> by: Holly http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2650 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:41:23 +0000 http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2650 Regarding the no pay for blogging, greenjenni called it right. A. Huffington will have no trouble getting people to get off the bus and blog for free. But I don't think I misunderstood Huff when she said they will be seeking "reporting" from around the country on the presidential race. Reporting is a skill that takes practice and even a bit of education. Truth is, on this blog I rarely report anything anymore because I don't have full time for it and I don't get paid for my efforts. If The Huffington Post simply wants opinion and colorful writing, she'll get it in spades for free. But then this is one of the big debates about "serious" journalism and blogging. With the exception of a few dedicated sites (Politico.com being one of my favorites), scant few bloggers are doing research and reporting. Including myself.In that sense, the mainstream media still come out on top for the most part. Regarding the no pay for blogging, greenjenni called it right. A. Huffington will have no trouble getting people to get off the bus and blog for free. But I don’t think I misunderstood Huff when she said they will be seeking “reporting” from around the country on the presidential race. Reporting is a skill that takes practice and even a bit of education. Truth is, on this blog I rarely report anything anymore because I don’t have full time for it and I don’t get paid for my efforts. If The Huffington Post simply wants opinion and colorful writing, she’ll get it in spades for free.

But then this is one of the big debates about “serious” journalism and blogging. With the exception of a few dedicated sites (Politico.com being one of my favorites), scant few bloggers are doing research and reporting. Including myself.In that sense, the mainstream media still come out on top for the most part.

]]> by: chardonnay http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2649 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:46:00 +0000 http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2649 Alas, need spell-check. Particulate and Trotsky ( aka Lev Bronstein ). Alas, need spell-check. Particulate and Trotsky ( aka Lev Bronstein ).

]]> by: Oregon pinot noir http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2648 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:39:24 +0000 http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2648 Just an add-on comment to chardonnay's. Portland IS a beautiful place to live. Having been a long time resident of Salt Lake and now relocated in the Willamette Valley, I can say as far as city living goes, Portland is a top pick. Great mass transit system too. Just an add-on comment to chardonnay’s. Portland IS a beautiful place to live. Having been a long time resident of Salt Lake and now relocated in the Willamette Valley, I can say as far as city living goes, Portland is a top pick. Great mass transit system too.

]]> by: chardonnay http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2647 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:28:17 +0000 http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2647 Portland has a long and colorful history of liberalism. Two of my favorites are Louise Bryant and John Reed, both were in Russia for the Bolshevik takeover and Mr.Reed was befriended by Lenin and Trosky. He is the only American buried next to the Kremlin Wall. Louise Bryant had Emma Goldman as her mentor....I think "Red Emma" is a good template for a distaff American prez. None of this Bill/Hill nonsense. Want a really strong leader ? Portland is graced with natural beauty. The confluence of the Columbia and Willamette. Mt. Hood as a sentinel back ground, extensive green belts and CLEAN air to enjoy. Salt Lake ? ozone in the summer, pariculate soot in the winter and a downtown seemingly designed by Albert Speer. Portland has a long and colorful history of liberalism. Two of my favorites are Louise Bryant and John Reed, both were in Russia for the Bolshevik takeover and Mr.Reed was befriended by Lenin and Trosky. He is the only American buried next to the Kremlin Wall.

Louise Bryant had Emma Goldman as her mentor….I think “Red Emma” is a good template for a distaff American prez. None of this Bill/Hill nonsense. Want a really strong leader ?

Portland is graced with natural beauty. The confluence of the Columbia and Willamette. Mt. Hood as a sentinel back ground, extensive green belts and CLEAN air to enjoy. Salt Lake ? ozone in the summer, pariculate soot in the winter and a downtown seemingly designed by Albert Speer.

]]> by: larryomiller http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2646 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:16:45 +0000 http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2646 Regarding Mitt Romney, I think Groucho Marx said it best, "Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others." Character has nothing to do with religion. There is no correlation between the two. Witness the child abuse of the clerics of the Catholic church. Former California Governor Jerry Brown said that a teacher's reward is not monetary but rather a "Psychic Reward". In his next election I sent him a check for 1,000 units of Psychic Reward to run his campaign on. Regarding Mitt Romney, I think Groucho Marx said it best, “Those are my principles, and if you don’t like them… well, I have others.” Character has nothing to do with religion. There is no correlation between the two. Witness the child abuse of the clerics of the Catholic church.

Former California Governor Jerry Brown said that a teacher’s reward is not monetary but rather a “Psychic Reward”. In his next election I sent him a check for 1,000 units of Psychic Reward to run his campaign on.

]]> by: msteele http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2645 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:02:31 +0000 http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2645 Articles about Romney and Mormonism are getting very repetitive and predictable, and probably pretty boring to those familiar with the LDS church. But I won't be surprised to see the issue keep coming up, as there is no shortage of mormophobic writers to write another piece filled with 'relevant' positing about critical issues like polygamy, mind control from the church office building, and the Mountain Meadows massacre. There is one positive thing about it, though--it's probably the first time in a couple of decades that some elements of the secular left and religious right have agreed on something. Articles about Romney and Mormonism are getting very repetitive and predictable, and probably pretty boring to those familiar with the LDS church. But I won’t be surprised to see the issue keep coming up, as there is no shortage of mormophobic writers to write another piece filled with ‘relevant’ positing about critical issues like polygamy, mind control from the church office building, and the Mountain Meadows massacre.

There is one positive thing about it, though–it’s probably the first time in a couple of decades that some elements of the secular left and religious right have agreed on something.

]]> by: greenjenni http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2643 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:13:15 +0000 http://mullentown.com/arianna-and-friends-in-portland/#comment-2643 I understand where you are coming from on the issue of payment for the bloggers, but I don't think she'll have any trouble getting a hundred or so bloggers to write for free. Most of us don't get paid a dime anyway. I started blogging a couple of years ago because 1. I found that many events/issues/viewpoints that I felt were important weren't covered by the mainstream press here in Utah and 2. I'm very opinionated and it's a great way to let it all out. It would be great to see Huffington get more progressive on this issue though. I understand where you are coming from on the issue of payment for the bloggers, but I don’t think she’ll have any trouble getting a hundred or so bloggers to write for free. Most of us don’t get paid a dime anyway. I started blogging a couple of years ago because 1. I found that many events/issues/viewpoints that I felt were important weren’t covered by the mainstream press here in Utah and 2. I’m very opinionated and it’s a great way to let it all out.

It would be great to see Huffington get more progressive on this issue though.

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