Amusing (and disturbing) video of Shawn Levy roasting a whole pig cadaver (NSFV).
The secret to delectable roast pig? Use a hyperderdic neeble to inject the brine.
Archives for May 2008
May 18th, 1980 was a long time ago
I was 8 years old. The West Hills blocked our view of Mt. Saint Helens, even standing on the berm in our backyard. On that day, however, we could see the massive plume of ash rising 12 miles (19 km) above what was left of the mountain.
That was 28 years ago today.
Later that summer white stuff fell from the sky in Portland and we ran inside to tell our dad it was snowing. It wasn’t snow of course. We collected ash in boxes, imagining we would make a million dollars selling it to tourists. Alas, the tourists were tough customers.
Background
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens – Wikipedia
Mount St. Helens Precursory Activity: March 15 – 21, 1980 – U.S. Geological Survey/Cascades Volcano Observatory
News
Mount St. Helens: Devastating Beauty – KVAL
Lessons from the volcano in our backyard – The Olympian
Mount St. Helens dome building up close in time-lapse – The Oregonian
Bloggage
Mt. Saint Helens Anniversary – Eruptions: A blog of of worldwide volcanoes and eruptions
An Afternoon, A Full Tank of Gas, Chapter Four – Mile73.com
Funny
What’s Your Most Cherished St. Helens Eruption Memento? – The Naked Loon
Sunburn City
Where did I put that aloe vera?
Rosebuds* for 5/16/08
First a special thank you to Heather at Mile73.com for the new rose image!
Portland Architecture asks: Can We End Gas Mowers In Portland? Leaf Blowers?
Black velvet paintings from the Velvetaria on display in the Pearl Room all month
Neverbeencool offers us Justin’s Guide to Driving In and Around Portland
Two Timbers away-match viewing parties this weekend, two locations each day:
Beulahland, 118 NE 28th (all-ages)
Slabtown, 1033 NW 16th (21-and-over)Friday, May 16, 5pm Portland time = Timbers vs. Puerto Rico
Sunday, May 18, 3pm Portland time = Timbers vs. Miami
And somehow the LumberJax made it to the championship game!
*Read the inaugural post for a rosebud explanation.
Dave gets out of town, builds a bonfire, puts Seattle on the top
The Portland Timbers and the Army made the trip north Saturday and came back with one shiny point. Despite the anemic Sounder fan support, visitors rarely win in Jet City. A draw is a commendable result, though disappointing to Timbers fans after the strong start to this season.
We got into Seattle a few hours before the game so we wandered around the city for a while. Traffic was big-city bad for a Saturday, the waterfront is a freeway, and Pike Place stinks of rotting fish. I’m glad I live in Portland. Though if the game were this weekend, instead of last, I would have liked to have tried the cheese.
New, but already seasoned, Timbers fan Heather at Mile73.com has all the trip details, with photos, in her blog post An Afternoon, A Full Tank of Gas, Chapter 5. She graciously transported four of us hooligans north, and then back to Portland safely. (If 80+ mph for 2 and a half hours on I5 is safe.)