Long ago, my father, Tod, purchased a piece of property in Arch Cape between 101 and the beach.  It’s was designated a wetland after he bought it, which makes building on it rather tricky, so he has just left it alone for the time being.  Several years after he purchased it, someone put a “4 SALE” sign in a tree on the property, which wouldn’t be much of a problem except that the tree is rather large, and the sign was bolted to it.  When Tod called about the sign, the guy who bragged about putting it up said he did it because the trees on his lot (adjacent to my father’s) were to small to be seen from the freeway, and when asked to take it down, just laughed.

Fast forward to about a month ago, Tod decided it time for the sign to come down.  He called the number again, but found it was disconnected, so taking the matter into his own hands, he with me in tow, set off to cut down the sign.

Following are a few pictures of him, nearly 70, climbing up the tree.  Look for his blue shirt and orange safety strap.

KJ (sung to Enrique Iglesias’ Hero)

Let me be your KJ

Would you sing,
If I asked you to sing?
Would you run,
Up to the stage?
Would you take,
The mic in your hands?
And would you sing a song, tonight?

Would you tremble,
If I called your name?
Would you laugh?
Oh please tell me this.
Or would you die,
If you forget the words?
Mumble through the verse, tonight.

I can be your KJ, baby.
I will let you sing your song.
I will sit back there forever.
I won’t take your mic away.

Please don’t swear,
On the microphone.
But you can act
However you like.
Is the night to short?
And the list too long?
I don’t care…
You’ll sing, tonight.

I can be your KJ, baby.
I will let you sing your song.
I will sit back there forever.
I won’t take your mic away.

Oh, I just wanna to hold your
I just wanna to hold your
song slip.
Is the night to short?
And the list too long?
I don’t care…
You’ll sing, tonight.

I can be your KJ, baby.
I will let you sing your song.
I will sit back there forever.
I won’t take your mic away.

I can be your KJ.
I will let you sing your song.
I will sit back there forever.
I won’t take your mic away.
I won’t take your mic away.

I can be your KJ.

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Enjoy.

Come on, it’s got Mal and Dougie!

I recalled a few years back that I had a prescription discount card that paid for some of the costs, so I hopped online and googled around.  I very easily found sites for prescription plans, but they all seamed a bit shady.  Finally I came to an informational site, NeedyMeds.com, that didn’t seem to be directly selling anything, and very quickly found the Oregon Prescription Drug Program. Upon comparison of participating pharmacies and quoted prices for the allergy meds with some of the other prescription discount sites, the OPDP plan seems the best for me.  Once I get my card next week, the quoted total price for my allergy meds should be $100, not great, but thats $125 off the original price, which after a few months is the price of a Wii.

• Added [ gallery_excerpt ] shortcode to show one linked-image on multi-post pages.
• Added ”Only Show Gallery On Single Post:” option to hide the gallery on multi-post pages, which has the same effect as adding a <!– more –> tag before the gallery shortcode.
• Fixed how the caption appears in the alt tag of the image.

The [ gallery_excerpt ] shortcode has several options:

• orderby - specify the sort order used to display thumbnails. The default is “menu_order ASC, ID ASC”.
• id - specify the post ID. The gallery will display images which are attached to that post. The default behavior if no ID is specified is to display images attached to the current post
• size - specify the image size to use for the thumbnail display. Valid values include “thumbnail”, “medium” and “full”. The default is the size set in the Gallery Plus options.
• imagenumber - specify which image from your sorted gallery to show. The default is “1″.
• class - specify additional classes to assign to the image. The default is “alignleft”.

For more information about shortcodes, go to the Using the gallery shortcode.

Also, In the initial post about Gallery Plus, I did not mention the additional options to the [ gallery ] shortcode.  Both options default to the settings on the Gallery Plus options page.

• link2full - specify if the links should go directly to the full resolution image.
• overlay - specify which overlay system to use.

NOTE: all shortcode tags shown above have additional spaces between the brackets and text that should not be in your use of the shortcodes.

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Installation

1. Copy ‘gallery-plus’ folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
3. Change any settings through the Gallery Plus menu in the Admin section.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What does Link Images To Full Resolution: do?

A: The default gallery creates links to posts with a medium-sized image with a link in it to the full resolution image.  This option cuts out the middle step, and directs the links directly to the full resolution image.  This can be very useful in congunction with the Insert “rel=…” Attribute In Link: option to get lightbox working properly.

Q: What does Insert “rel=…” Attribute In Link: do?

A: For javscript image overlay packages such as Lightbox to work properly, the links to images must have an attribute that tells the overlay to turn on.  Changing this selection will add the appropriate attributes where needed.  I know that the latest version of Lightbox 2 also does this, but it does not work well for galleries without modifying that plugin’s code.  THIS PLUGIN DOES NOT INSTALL ANY OVERLAY PACKAGES.

Q: When I change Insert “rel=…” Attribute In Link: to lightbox nothing happens.  Why?

A: As I said above, this plugin does not install any overlay packages, and those need to be installed independently.  I personally use a modified version of the Lightbox 2 plugin.

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US President - Baraka Obama

US Senate - (Justin) Jeff Merkley, (Peggy) Steve Novick

US Representative, 3rd Dist. - Earl Blumenauer

Secretary of State - Kate Brown

Attorney General - Greg Macpherson (John Kroger)

State Representative, 23rd Dist. - Jackie Dingfelder

Multnomah Commissioner,  Dist. No. 3 - Judy Shiprack

Portland Mayor - Sam Adams

Portland Commissioner No. 1 - (Justin) Jeff Bissonnette, (Peggy) Amanda Fritz

Portland Commissioner No. 2 - Nick Fish

Portland Commissioner No. 4 - Randy Leonard

State Measure 51 - NO (YES)

State Measure 52 - YES

State Measure 53 - (Justin) YES, (Peggy) NO - not yet determined.

1. Paint and Architecture (moldings, mantel)
2. Installed Flooring (any floor surface that is wall to wall)
3. High Ticket Upholstery Items (sofa, love seat)
4. Accent Fabrics (area rugs and drapes)
5. Non-upholstered Furnishings (the work horses of the room, end tables, chairs, coffee tables)
6. Accessories (pictures, mirrors, candlesticks)
7. Plants and Lighting