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Voodoo Doughnuts

Posted by SheSue on March 24, 2009 under Out and About

Renowned in the Portland area for their excellent and unique doughnuts, I had a chance to try out Voodoo doughnuts downtown. Owned by Kenneth “Cat Daddy” Pogson and Tres Shannon, Voodoo Doughnuts has become world famous. When the 2 owners first decided to open a doughnut shop, they didn’t even know how to make them. They traveled to California to learn from masters.
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But just plain doughnuts would not do. The menu, which changes often, includes such masterpieces as the City of Portland, dirt doughnut, butterfingerings, dirty snowballs, arnold palmer, grape apes, cock & balls and the bacon maple bar. The doughnuts themselves, are pretty basic, it’s the toppings that make them unique. Note here the cereal topped doughnut, the voodoo doughnut and the famous bacon maple bar.

At one point in time, they offered the nyquil and pepto bismol glazed doughtnuts. But the FDA put a stop to that. They determined that it was unhealthy to sell medicine crossed with sugar laden pastries.
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The two owners also learned marketing skills in California, making connections with and naming stars such as Brat Pitt. They have been featured in the likes of Playboy, Travelocity, the Tonight Show, Good Morning American, Ripley’s Believe it or Not and No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain.

I tried out the Maple Blazer Blunt. It was a cinnamon coated raised doughnut topped with maple icing and red candies. Personally I thought it was waaaay too sweet. But I eat very little sugar. The doughnut without the topping was good, it was the topping that was too much.

If you’re looking for something unique for a wedding or other special occasion, the Davis location of Voodoo Doughnuts offers a setting for you. The 2 owners are licensed to perform a wedding ceremony complete with doughnuts and coffee for all your guests, a doughnut centerpiece and even bride and groom doughnuts.

If you’re a huge fan of doughnuts, check out the giant “Tex-Ass” doughnut. It is the size of 4 full size doughnuts and if you can eat it in less than 1 minute, 20 seconds it’s free!

Check out their website for more information about their doughnuts and other special events like doughnut eating contests and live music.Check out some photos of some of theirs and other unique doughnuts at When Doughnuts and not just Doughnuts.

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Free Fix-It Advice

Posted by SheSue on March 21, 2009 under Other Groovy Stuff

Is your phone on the fritz? Your TV or stereo giving you trouble? I found a website where you can get advice from experts for free. You don’t need to sign up for anything, no email lists. Check out Fixya.com. Get advice on how to fix your household gadgets from phones to cameras to cars.

This site is packed with lots of useful information via trouble shooting articles, tips and guides. There are also specs on your particular model. Don’t like to read through guides or don’t understand them? No worries, you can chat live with an expert or ask a question online to be answered.
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When you go to the site, you can search by the brand and model of whatever is broken or you can ask a question in the search box. There are thousands of brands to choose from. After you choose a brand, you are asked to choose the model. Then you can search the questions already asked, or ask a new one.

On the right, you will see the list of experts who volunteer their time to answer your questions. Click on an expert to check out their qualifications. Are you an expert who loves to give advice? You can sign up to be a Fixya expert.

If only they could tell me how to fix my eyesight!

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Spring

Posted by SheSue on March 21, 2009 under Awesome Events, Other Groovy Stuff

Enough of winter, it’s time for spring! Here are a few of my favorite things that remind me of spring.

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Spring Carol
by Robert Louis Stevenson

When loud by landside streamlets gush,
And clear in the greenwood quires the thrush,
With sun on the meadows
And songs in the shadows
Comes again to me
The gift of the tongues of the lea,
The gift of the tongues of meadows.

Straightway my olden heart returns
And dances with the dancing burns;
It sings with the sparrows;
To the rain and the (grimy) barrows
Sings my heart aloud—
To the silver-bellied cloud,
To the silver rainy arrows.

It bears the song of the skylark down,
And it hears the singing of the town;
And youth on the highways
And lovers in byways
Follows and sees:
And hearkens the song of the leas
And sings the songs of the highways.

So when the earth is alive with gods,
And the lusty ploughman breaks the sod,
And the grass sings in the meadows,
And the flowers smile in the shadows,
Sits my heart at ease,
Hearing the song of the leas,
Singing the songs of the meadows.

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Cape Lookout

Posted by SheSue on March 19, 2009 under On the Road

looking-northOne of the most popular locations on the Oregon Coast, Cape Lookout offers spectacular views, hiking and camping. About 12 miles southwest of Tillamook, getting there is easy, by following the signs for the three capes scenic loop.
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Another excursion with my sister, we went for the hiking and views. A total of 8 miles of trails offer something for everyone. Now I am an avid walker/hiker, so we chose the 2 1/2 mile trip out to the tip of the cape. Part of the trail was pretty muddy, so we took a little longer choosing where to step, but the views were spectacular. The trail winds around pretty good, so we got views from different sides of the cape. end-of-trailAt the end of the trail, there is a nice bench to rest before returning. For those a little less adventurous, there are 2 shorter trails that still give you a nice trip into the woods.

Cape Lookout also offers a nice campground located on a sand spit between Netarts Bay and the ocean. The campground has easy access to the beach where beachcombing is popular. Supposedly it is a good place to find glass floats. This is also a popular place for hang gliders and paragliders.

I will throw out one warning: many years ago, I was with my kids and we found a nice secluded bay just outside the campground. We were climbing around on the rocks and got caught by a wave!

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St. Patrick’s Day Celebration

Posted by SheSue on March 18, 2009 under Awesome Events, Out and About

I’m not Irish, but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy a little Irish brogue. I went to Kell’s Irish Pub in Portland to check out their celebration. Kell’s has one of the biggest Irish festivals in the northwest. It lasts three days including family time in the afternoons and 21 and over shows in the evenings.

The celebration was set up in a huge tent in the the parking lot behind the pub. There were several vendor booths with lots of ‘green’ goodies, Irish memorabilia, plus some good food and lots of beer. They also had a small stage set up with a dance floor. The music was good Irish jigs mixed with rock and roll. Twice a day they had local dance troupes, including young children and teenagers do some traditional Irish dancing. The dancing was good, what I could see. With no seating, viewing was between heads and elbows.

More impressive is this Avalon dance troup:

Here the lyrics to an Irish folk song that talks of the love of Ireland. I could say the same for my Pacific Northwest.

THE CLIFFS OF DONEEN

irelandYou may travel far far from your own native land
Far away o’er the mountains, far away o’er the foam
But of all the fine places that I’ve ever been
Sure there’s none can compare with the cliffs of Doneen

Take a view o’er the mountains, fine sights you’ll see there
You’ll see the high rocky mountains o’er the west coast of Clare
Oh the town of Kilkee and Kilrush can be seen
From the high rocky slopes round the cliffs of Doneen

It’s a nice place to be on a fine summer’s day
Watching all the wild flowers that ne’er do decay
Oh the hares and lofty pheasants are plain to be seen
Making homes for their young round the cliffs of Doneen

Fare thee well to Doneen, fare thee well for a while
And to all the kind people I’m leaving behind
To the streams and the meadows where late I have been
And the high rocky slopes round the cliffs of Doneen

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Whale of a Good Book

Posted by SheSue on March 16, 2009 under Other Groovy Stuff

Upon the recommendation of my sister and daughter, I have been reading “Exploding Whale and Other Remarkable Stories from the Evening News.” by Paul Linnman. LInnman is a TV journalist who would like to known for his “good news” stories, those about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Instead, he is known for his Exploding Whale story. I found myself a little in shock when I read the front pages of the newspaper recently about a whale washing up on shore dead in the same area of Linnman’s exploding whale. See the video here:

For anyone with a desire to go into news broadcasting in any realm, I highly suggest reading this book. It goes into the behind the scenes picture, describing what happens and who is involved in creating those short 2-3 minute blips you see on the news. He began as a journalist, then moved to television news. The book moves from his history in television in between the tale of the exploding whale.

It is the story of someone with a passion for what he is doing and it comes through in his writing. He tells of a lady who started a horse camp for people with disabilities, she herself disabled. He tells of the story of Ron Post who started Northwest Medical Teams. And he tells the story of Andy Hordichok who plays saxophone and has won many awards, all while being deaf.

The book is sometimes serious in his behind the scene stories of newscasting plus heartwarming in the stories he tells about extraordinary people, funny at some of the tales he tells and inspiring in the people he has talked to. You can check out the book here:

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