The Commuter Blogs
Here are the most recent Commuter blog posts.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Digging Around...
They did this story over the summer, but I forgot to bring the print version into the office. It actually ran on page 2, so we’re technically famous.
Friday, December 19, 2008
What we talk about when we talk about snow
…here in western Oregon, when the newscaster says “wintry mix,” we drop what we’re doing and start looking out the window like whales in an fishbowl.
Friday, December 5, 2008
How long has it been?
The supreme court will take up today the issue of whether or not Barack Hussein Obama is a “natural-born citizen” as requried to be President.
There are many different variations to this argument, but I’ll outline a few of the most popular:
Pirates can't read either
Yes I know, you thought the day wouldn’t come, but it has. Pirates have made their eventual comeback to the world, taking pot shots at passing cruise ships and bringing words like scurvy back into the vernacular of mainstream society.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Desperate Attempts to Save Christmas (By me and some Christians).
Queen Hot took pity on the king and set her best surgeons about repairing him, and her best craftsman about tricking out his OSHA carriage. She stayed by his side the entire time and slowly fell in love with his face, wondering if his personality matched.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The Slimmest Black Friday Ever
It was about 8 a.m. so we shambled over to the packed Shari’s where my sister and Jon both managed to offend the waitress, after we’d gotten our food, luckily. It seemed to invigorate us enough to drive home from Salem.
A Holiday Story...
Back in the mid to late nineties, a group of 10 male college students decided to try and enrich their campus with an a cappella group. The group...
Monday, December 1, 2008
Neighbors, spiders, and feeding your cat cereal
First it was losing a diamond out of my ring, then it was caressing a spider (you don’t want to know…), followed by a visit from my parents. Then finding myself outside at 7am in the freezing cold, with a migraine, helping the neighbor I barely know break into her own house after her son locked the house, and car, keys in the car. Whoops!
A blog about no blogs
In general, I avoid blogging.
I hate putting my opinions down on paper (or the internet) anywhere, but as no one has put anything down in...
Friday, November 14, 2008
It's the most wonderful 6 months of the year
It’s a scam ladies and gentlemen; they’re trying to get you all worked up now so you’ll go giraffeshit and buy a dozen tickle me Snuffleupagus’ or whatever the hell them kids are into.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Free speech?
Is this a violation of free speech?
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Obama's victory celebration in photos
These are the moments photojournalists dream of.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Look, Mom! I went to a journalism conference!
Unfortunately, the early hours of the first meeting left me with my head nodding, and the only thing that could keep my focus was Steve Novick’s tiny, tiny feet swinging in the air.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Don't pander to women, woman!
Intelligent women in American are looking for a strong leader, not one who references quotes off her Starbucks cups during her speeches. Not a beauty queen who can’t string a single intelligent sentence together during an interview, and certainly not one who can’t take a bit of the blame for it.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
On bras and breast cancer
Last week was so exciting I nearly peed my pants. Daily.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Sleep is for pussies
I like many of you have slept before, I close my eyes, I dream of a land where Grandpa isn’t dead and has enough rifles for all of us. But when I awaken come the rotation of the Earth, I find disappointment is all that waits for me in this land called reality. I begin to question the point of sleep, is it really a process of repair for your body or God’s way of saying “I see you there, and I still don’t like you.”
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
This week's cover (picture inside)
Shame is a hindrance to health, and an easy thing to change.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Election: Obama
If he loses, I will eat my words and apologize.
But here’s the thing: He BETTER not!
Friday, October 17, 2008
It's called globophobia, thank you very much
As soon as I walked through the door my eyes saw one thing: BALLOONS. They were everywhere. They were taped to my desk. What this some kind of sick joke?
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Polluted Blogosphere
Hey, I’m Rick and this is my blog.
Hurray!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
"For the love of Pete!"
At that point, I knew that the presidential race of 2008 was going to be interesting. It was going to take one hell of a leader to turn the country around. Whoever took the all-important position of leader of the USA was going to have to fill in some really, REALLY, big holes.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
One of many ways to write music
The next step is what we call the microphone game. Everyone gets a microphone, and everything said while the microphones are on must be said into the microphone. One of us usually has a voice recorder to practice outside of practice with. The microphone game makes for some interesting playbacks on those voice recorders.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Stuff
I don’t have a lot of interesting things to say, so I’ll just add some links of cool stuff I’ve seen recently:
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 My oldest brother: His face was less troubled than I’d ever seen, his eyes held less aggression Monday, September 29, 2008 Heres how it is; Im relly a grate riter. Don’t let anyonebody tell you difrent. here’ss why: I relly now my stuff. Friday, September 26, 2008 We check them and our emails (commuter@linnbenton.edu) daily. Or give us a call! 541-917-4451. Or stop by! We’re at F-222. That’s upstairs, facing the courtyard, right before the entrance to North Santiam Hall. Tuesday, September 16, 2008 Just follow the links and thinks for yourself Friday, September 12, 2008 Downtown noise, and what should and should not be acceptable to hear at 6 a.m.? Read and give your response! After watching all four parts of the interview O’Reilly recently conducted with Obama, it’s clear that something in the country is changing. I grabbed on and with a little hop mounted the board and started paddling to get some momentum as the wave crested and launched me forward through the water. I felt my cheeks tighten as I smiled uncontrollably. Thursday, September 11, 2008 As I reached Springfield city center I entered the city blocks: stop and go traffic, stop signs, and crosswalks became an unhithertofore perceieved threat. These seemed to outnumber the few, if any, pedestrians. I made my way down a quiet-looking street and found myself under the city hall and police department. A gaggle of officers was outside talking, they moved for me as I skated by, some with mild curiosity, others with absolute disinterest. It was at that moment I realized that in two hours of skating I had yet to see a single no-skateboarding sign anywhere. And it seemed like it was for good reason. This turned out to be the least skate-friendliest city on the planet: hardly any good street obstacles to skate and it was always a hellacious endeavour to continue forward. And I was smack-dab in the middle of it. Sidewalks turned to ruptured cement whose top layer, long since worn off, presented layers of rocks that ground me almost to a halt. Patches of fresh, new, instant-mix cement that wasn’t from 1925 provided reprieves, only to steal all my thunder(and speed) as I either ran into more terrible sidewalks, grass, oil, and sunken blocks that would force me to ollie just to stay on my board. However, going so slow; I had the height to ollie over a fire hydrant, but not the speed to escape the blocks with my back wheels. Saturday, September 6, 2008 There is little difference in brain function between something happening and remembering it later. Sunday, August 31, 2008 To the very root of our society we’ve become a TV culture that can’t pay attention to anything that isn’t flash and over-the-top. We’ve an entertainment culture. Not only has this affected our obesity and health levels, but it’s rocked our governmental system to the core. Wednesday, August 27, 2008 We shouldn’t be ashamed to say “Yeah, my mom picked out my suit” or “My boyfriend picked out the name for the baby”. Friday, August 22, 2008 And voila, you may use X-fire in a limited fashion with the Warhammer Online 3.3+ Beta, though they will log your hours as if they were Beta 2.1 hours. Oh well! Enjoy your logged hours! XFire may be acquired at: www.xfire.com Thursday, August 21, 2008 Monday, August 18, 2008 At that moment, the man appeared from his house, watching us from his front porch. The children turned quiet, even cold. In the hot summer sun these children were shivering. Sunday, August 17, 2008 …are my beta keys for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, Best Buy? Thursday, August 7, 2008 What does this roughly translate into? 4.5 years of my life spent gaming in one way shape or form. Our personal goals my vary, but for our publication, there is but one truth: Make it better. Wednesday, August 6, 2008 We also need to start training for the school year, when things will not only get hot and heavy, but we’ll have full terms of classes to deal with. GG. Saturday, August 2, 2008 Sol’s show, ‘Sol Sez’, is podcasted and available right here!!! Friday, August 1, 2008 I turned around and looked in the mirror. I saw a nobody looking back at me, a nobody in ratty clothes who shopped at the “Srift Thor”, someone you wouldn’t hold a door open for. I was nothing. I can go 60 MPG if I were to modify my car Wednesday, July 30, 2008 It’s one thing to drive like and idiot and endanger yourself and your friend. It’s another to endanger a child who has no choice in the matter. Tuesday, July 29, 2008 My first big wipe out took place in a beach house community in Waldport, Oregon. I had been skating for about two months at this point and was itching to go skate some hills. Thursday, July 24, 2008 However, it seems that our website has become a forum for right-wing conservatives, which is fine, but where are all the left-wing liberals to combat them? Next thing I knew a huge weight reminiscent of a prisoner’s ball and chain whizzed past my innocently extended legs and into the stomach of the women standing next to me. Monday, July 21, 2008 “You can earn a trip to Disneyland!” The trainer told me. It was easy: All I had to do was sell 70 contracts a month for 7 months, plus meet all the other requirements. In all his years with the company, the trainer had seen one guy earn this trip, yet it was “totally possible” I could be the next shining star of sales and earn my free trip to Disneyland. Saturday, July 19, 2008 Article 1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Friday, July 18, 2008 Snow’s life as a journalist and public figure is an example of how one can positively touch the lives of those around them. For some apartment living is grand. You’re away from the parents, possibly for the first time and you feel freedom. I’m in my apartment right now. I feel far from freedom. And this is why… Wednesday, July 16, 2008 This week I did a photo essay on the Oregon Country Fair ’08 and an Iraq War Memorial that stood outside of it. They were my first real photo essays and I did them entirely with an $80 “point-and-shoot” digital camera. Of course, I left the time and date stamp on (incorrectly, to boot), because I’m such a professional. Monday, July 14, 2008 My first thought was, “oh, sweet! Maybe they’ll be better than the fireworks Corvallis shot off on the fourth.” Monday, July 7, 2008 He only chuckled. She was right, she always was, and he never argued too much. He knew how clumsy his dwarven weapon was, but at close range, a single blast could kill, maim, and stun a group of enemies. Tuesday, July 1, 2008 Say it with a smile and screwing people over isn’t so bad, is it? An ominous presence has occupied the second floor lobby virtually from the library’s launch the beginning of spring term. Tuesday, June 24, 2008 “I’m pretty sure its NOT herpes, but I just don’t know! Is it a sore? See, look at it.” My stomach clenched. …this is The Commuter’s latent response to information age.
Big Brother
On Writing
Give us your input
Democrats sue over possible vote tampering
Reader Response: Downtown noise
Obama on "The O'Reilly Factor"
Surfs up!
Skateboarding is a crime part 1
Scientists discover thought control
The minority race
Democracy doesn’t work if people don’t care.
And democracy doesn’t work if people only pay attention to the candidate with the better song and dance.
Power Bubbles
Tech Blog: Getting Xfire to work with the Warhammer Online Beta
You may find out more about Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning at: www.warhammeronline.com
Sk8 Boards and broken bones
Less than a week after writing about my first spill on the coast, I had a few too many beers and ate it on the River Front in Corvallis. I took a...
The sex offender next door
Where the hell...
It's a gamer's life
And that’s staggering to think about at first. For a split second it was almost discouraging.
The goal
New Jobs and Old Hats
WELCOME NEW JERSEY! Trenton’s #1 Podcaster, Sol Storrs
Zen and the art of wearing nice clothes
Insane Gas Prices, Lets try 140-plus mpg
V6 Gas engine getting 30 mpg is outstanding
How's my driving?
Sk8 Boards and Bloody Knees
On Comments
Dodging death at the 2008 Highland Games
Totally Cellular (Attitude Part Two)
A simple thought
Tony Snow's loss felt deeply
Apartment Living: Why I want OUT!
Enabling Interaction
Has Corvallis Really Gone That Cheap?
Foresters: Chapter One.
Attitude is more important than fact! (Attitude Part One)
Learning center: Helpful and offensive
Nobody wants to hear about your personal life: Part 2
Manifest Destiny (First!)
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