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burtonsimmons

  1. The roommate and I have negotiated that the house is now a "pants-on" domicile (until further notice.) 9:16 PM May 28th via web
  2. I'm working my way through #Comcast trying to find the right person to help me. How many times will I hear "all our agents are busy" today? 3:56 PM May 21st via web
  3. Here's video from tonight's dragonboat practice! flickr.com/photos/eyeball… 11:37 PM May 8th via web
  4. Dear @Comcast: I'm not going to give you my phone #, name, address, and social sec num (twice!) in order to report a service issue. 7:27 PM Apr 30th via web
  5. It would appear that all the state troopers in Washington are running traps on I-5 NB and SB in Vancouver this morning. #pdxtraffic 8:47 AM Apr 26th via Echofon
  6. Apparently EVERYONE ELSE in Portland also had the idea to walk along the waterfront during lunch. Good times. 1:42 PM Apr 23rd via web
  7. Living in Portland, I don't expect to see a group of people on the sidewalk with a llama. I guess I need to adjust my expectations. 2:11 PM Apr 21st via web
  8. Holy crap! I just walked past the Oregon Maritime museum and it was OPEN! All the years I've lived in Portland, I don't recall seeing that! 1:05 PM Apr 20th via Echofon
  9. Dear @Comcast: The gal who helped me activate my new cable modem at 11:45 PM was supremely professional and pleasant. Kudos to her. 12:01 AM Apr 19th via web
  10. Photo radar van on Hawthorne westbound near E 24th. #pdxtraffic 1:37 PM Apr 17th via Echofon
  11. A bunch of fire trucks at the NAPA parts store at 62nd and Sandy. 7:26 PM Apr 8th via Echofon
  12. The moment I need to download PowerChute software from APC, they have a site outage. I wonder if their power went out. 9:44 AM Mar 29th via web
  13. If you've ever had to install Java to run a program, you'd know why very little is done in Java in terms of programming. Thanks, Oracle! 11:11 PM Mar 22nd via web
  14. Thank you @ATT for TWO emails letting me know that unsubscribing from your "promotional emails" make take 10 days... 2:13 PM Mar 19th via web
  15. Big accident I-5 SB at rose quarter, all lanes currently blocked. #pdxtraffic 1:06 PM Mar 18th via Echofon
  16. Dear Microsoft: it's 2012. Seriously? That you still have sites that are broken in browsers other than IE is baffling and backwards. 12:36 PM Mar 7th via web
  17. @kristy Every time I get a cold, I feel compelled to remind you that you and licorice spice tea are irrecoverably tied in my mind. 12:09 PM Mar 7th via web
  • Name Burton Simmons
  • Location Portland, OR
  • Web http://www.burton...
  • Bio Looking all around / a world badly needing help / and me with no cape
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