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Another Reason to Live in Portland

The Idea of Progress — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:17:20 +0000

Yes, I'm on my way to have a beer at a brewpub right now.

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“Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” -Ben Franklin

The Idea of Progress — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:50:53 +0000

For more rainbow related fun, check out the Sprawling Ramshackle Compound.

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The Idea of Progress — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:08:00 +0000

to the man who stole beer from the store in freezing weather… – w4m – 18

Reply to: pers-527048530@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-01-03, 10:51AM CST

i never saw someone run so fast while holding a 24-pack of miller lite as two overweight cops were chasing you down the street.

i was waiting for you to drop the beer in order to run faster, but you never did.

did the cops ever catch you?

if you see this, write to me, and tell me which store you knocked off…

i’ve never seen someone so passionate, goal-oriented, and determined to succeed.

you could’ve been an all-star football player…

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Dear Jimmy Carter,

The Idea of Progress — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:52:00 +0000

I read about you in USA Today today.

“‘I’ve called Al Gore and urged him to run for president so many times,’ former President Carter told NBC’s Today show. ‘He finally told me the last time, ‘President Carter, please do not call me.’ “

I would like to point out to you, President Carter, that tIoP is too young to run for President, so can you please stop calling me at all hours of the night bugging me about that, too? Have some patience.

However, I am cool with grabbing a beer sometime, if you want. We can toast to Al Gore’s Nobel Prize (even though the Idea of Progress was somehow snubbed again, it will not be held against our buddy Al).

Your Pal,

The Idea of Progress

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Coors and Miller to Merge: No Wonder All of Their Beers Taste Alike

The Idea of Progress — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:27:00 +0000

Monopoly? What’s a monopoly? Two of the three largest beer companies in the US (the third is Anheuser-Busch), Molson Coors and SAB MIller plan to merge companies, creating a single entity called Miller Coors (I guess since Miller makes more money, they get to come first). Are beer sales really flagging in this country? When everything goes down the shitter (um…war, unemployment, enviromental meltdowns, a sequel to National Treasure), you’d think that the one constant would be beer consumption. Unless the right wing groups that Coors supports are making it hard on them. That’s what happens when you cater to conservative Christians–No drinkin’ or dancin’!

In any case, if all of their crappy beer tasted alike before, just think of the possibilities now!

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My Mac Has A Virus–Call the Smithsonian

The Idea of Progress — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:57:00 +0000

I must be some kind of superhero. Things constantly happen around me that are supposed to be impossible. Allow me to elaborate.

It doesn’t rain in the desert. Or if it does, it’s only at a certain time of the year. Right now it’s monsoon season, so one might expect some rain, but typically it doesn’t rain much. On not my first, but my first and second visits to Phoenix, it rained. The fist time I flew there, it was not only raining, but so badly that the plane had to be diverted to Tucson. It was not monsoon season.

I ran into George Wendt once. He was drinking a beer at a bar. Honestly.

I once accidently walked into the 150th anniversary celebration of the publication of the Communist Manifesto. In Sweden. All 30,000 of them (actually, I don’t know how many people were there but it was a lot) went on a march, too.

And I have a Mac, and it has a virus. Macs don’t get viruses. My friend suggested that we send it to a museum as the first known Mac that got one. Now, it’s not impossible for a Mac to become infected, but extremely unlikely. That’s my luck.

I have superpowers. I know it.

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