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I hate the Portland Marathon

Let me be absolutely crystal clear. I hate the marathon. With an unending passion. A torrential river of dislike. Its one thing to take over my street and my city. Its another thing to wake me up at 6:45 in the goddamned morning, blasting classical music out of P.A. speakers. It was so loud, I ... Read More »

Walking/running on purpose

As much as I love my city, and I do, there’s one thing I dont love about Portland. During spring/summer/fall, there seems to be some sort of marathon, race, run, charity walk, parade, or other road closing, traffic blocking, city disturbing event that gets in the way of modern transportation or commerce. Earlier this year, ... Read More »