So, if you don't have yard waste removal as part of your waste management services, are there other things you can legally and responsibly do to get rid of any waste you have from your yard? (I don't want to put it in my neighbor's yard or send it to the landfill. I assume it doesn't just get put in the landfill, right?)
Thanks!

In other news, I am appreciating our mild weather and that we are not currently experiencing snowpocalypse 2009. It was pretty, but, yeah.

http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2009/12/21/ready-or-not-stripper-mobile-is-coming-to-portland

"Ready or not, Stripper Mobile is coming to Portland"

Summary: having been kicked out of Las Vegas, the stripper mobile is coming to Portland.

Hey lokitwospirit, your privacy settings are such that I cannot message you, and I don't have an email address, which is what I need to send you the info you requested.

Rest of DP, sorry for spamming you. Please, to make it up to you, I give a topic to snark on:

Green m&m's.

See what you can do with it.

Gang:

Trying to find a bar tool set for a Christmas gift. You know, kinda like this:



I'm checking the places you'd usually expect to find something like this (i.e., Crate & Barrel, kitchen gadget places, etc.), but the stuff I'm finding has a lot more emphasis on appearance than function.

My question is if anyone knows of a restaurant/bar supply store or something, that is open to the public, where I might find a set that is more utilitarian (and thus perhaps more solidly built) than the other options.

Thanks a ton!

this fudge is wonderful (I use the best dark chocolate chips I can find, always 75% chocolate or better) and I have had rave reviews for years with it. It costs less than $3 to make if buying at WINCO and uses a microwave, a microwavable container (round shape is good to use mixer in), a hand mixer and something for the chocolate to set up in.

Absurdly Easy Chocolate Fudge (makes 16 2-in. squares)
16 oz. (450 g) chocolate chips
4 Tbs. (57 g) butter
14 oz. (396 g) can sweetened condensed milk
combine ingredients in a microwavable container;melt in microwave;mix (use hand mixer for best results) until it starts to thicken (I add vanilla flavoring at this point and add nuts, mini marshmallows or whatever you like at this point;pour into pan and chill in frig to set

Sometimes I will add a layer of peanut butter fudge on top of the chocolate fudge for a really great candy, use peanut butter chips and make the same recipe and either eat solo or add to the top of chocolate fudge.

I have an ipod touch now! What are useful app's for me to acquire(free please?). ANNNND IS there any that you would recommend for local info like trimet or dining? Your help is mucho appreciated.

xoxo
-dannybear

celebrate your winter solstice, circa 1990

My Dad has managed to completely gross me out and has requested Blutwurst with barley for Christmas dinner. I've already checked with Edelweiss, Gartner's and Original Bavarian Sausage in Tigard and haven't been able to find the nastywurst WITH barley. Does anybody have any other suggestions beyond the usual suspects for such a disgusting delight? Or should I just get a mess of jaegerwurst and tell him to deal?

tschüss!

Does anyone here work in a restaurant that could use another server but hasn't actually advertised an opening yet? I figure my chances are much better if I happen to show up and slip in an application during that window of opportunity...

Thanks for your time, either way!

Is there anyone willing to give me a ride to the airport tomorrow morning (12/22/09) to get there by 615am?
If I take the Max I have to get on the bus at 445AM and I didn't knwo there was such a time that early =)
Breakfast or gas money will be given in return.
I live in Beaverton (Farmington/Murray)

i_hope_that
For many of us, the holidays can be kind of rough. If you're searching for a network of understanding friends, this ultra-nurturing community encourages you to express your heartfelt wishes and offer other members encouragement and acceptance. Not for the terminally snarky or emotionally-challenged, this is a good-spirited place to lend comfort and support.

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Feeling crafty? If you've got a few last folks on your holiday gift list, this is a great place to seed your creativity and generosity. You'll also discover wonderful DIY tips to decorate your home and entertain guests. Offering a no-frills-no-skills attitude that welcomes the cash-challenged and arts-phobic, you're sure to get ideas and make friends in the process.

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A fun and friendly community dedicated to those who love to cook, whether you're a meat-and-potatoes type, an aspiring gourmand, and/or a vegan. In search of a brilliant dish to use up those weekly leftovers? Post your ingredients and you'll be whipping up a feast by dinner. You can also share favorite recipes. For Type A chefs, you can spice up your culinary repertoire with exciting cooking challenges.

Hey There,

Anyone know where I can find some sort of Easter Island head in the city? I'd prefer it be a statue no more than 12" tall, but at this point I'll take anything.

Thanks!

Ok, so you're at the movie theater, and you're the type of person who can't sit through an entire movie without having to get up and go pee or whatever. You know you're this type of person, because you have to know it.

Is it too much for me to expect you to sit on the aisle, where you won't bother those of us who can sit through an entire movie? And if you don't sit on the aisle, do I have the right to be annoyed when you're wandering back and forth through the row in front of me at a critical moment in the movie?

A parallel question: if the person wandering around the row is a child, do the parents have the responsibility to sit that child on the aisle?

Am I just being a dick?

Discuss.

Snark welcome.

On my way home from work this morning I found a social security card. Should I shred it and forget about it? or go through the trouble of trying to locate it's owner? its pretty damp.

What is the deal with so many of Portland's Vegans always having to whore out their dietary preference to everyone they come across? A simple "where should we eat" turns into a fifteen minute tirade about the evils of meat, oppressive consumerism, and how not going to a vegan-only restaurant was prejudice and discriminatory. Hell, a lot of the vegetarians I know can't stand most of the self-righteous veggienauts they meet. It has to be something about how it's fucking "trendy" to be a vegan in Portland or it's some kind of 'cause' or purpose. :/

If you "ascended into Veganism" after watching some PETA video about chickens, or pandas, or kangaroos; well, that just makes me want to go and deep fry a bunny and smother it in steak sauce.

I would like dexter if I was 17 and grew up in a strictly conservative household. It's like some reactionary "adult" version of The Wonder Years.

what is something that your peers seem to love that you strongly dislike?

I'm looking to shake my ass this New Years and Fez Ballroom seems as good of a place as any. Anyone have any experience on their New Years Eves, good bad or otherwise? Any other good choices for clubs on New Years?

Roll call for anyone down for a periodic game night of Nomic, maybe monthly.