As the World Turns.

More southern Oregon residents find themselves priced out of buying a home, as this "no shit" article indicates.
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Eight thousand rubber ducks raced for charity.
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Some 18,000 cyclists in the Portland area were crazy enough to travel those awful bridges in the annual Providence Bridge Pedal.

Of course cars were prohibited along the route, but I still can't stand those bridges up there.

And for those who weren't into that sort of thing, Seattle played host to the annual Seattle Tattoo Convention.
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Jill Carroll tells all.
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Experts have some suggestions on how bloggers, especially those aligned with newspapers, can keep out of legal trouble.
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JRE, presumably running for the 2008 presidential nomination, is hard at work getting supporters in Iowa and hopes to broaden his base.

He won't do it campaigning on behalf of Nutroots Ned, however.
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Some asshole threw some kittens into a frying pan.

Fortunately they are expected to survive.
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