crackedwindow
- Creepy guy at Safeway magazine rack leafing through "Cosmopolitan." Only interested in the stories, I'm sure.12:58 PM Nov 8th from web
- Qu2:12 PM Nov 7th from Twitterrific
- I declare victory! No Halloween candy consumed. First time since I was a baby?7:44 PM Nov 4th from Twitterrific
- Talking to rancher in Pendleton, Oregon by phone. Suddenly he says: "Whoa, almost ran the tractor into a mud hole."10:39 AM Oct 30th from web
- Now I'm supposed to write something of literary merit while a jackhammer chews into basement floor.8:10 AM Oct 28th from web
- Plumber feeds camera into pipe beneath our basement floor all the way to street. View looks like that of my colonoscopy minus tree roots.8:07 AM Oct 28th from web
- Teenage girl walks past my home office with cell phone to ear. Through closed window, I hear her say: "I am not bi! No way!"4:22 PM Oct 22nd from web
- Dinner menu growing at favorite walking-distance eatery, Petisco. Mealoaf, mac & cheese, butternut squash ravioli and more, oh my!2:37 PM Oct 21st from web
- Finally finished major updates to plan documents for Oregon Historical Society exhibit on Pendleton Round-Up. Back to working on thesis.12:08 PM Oct 21st from Twitterrific
- New blog post: Best one-liners 10:09 PM Oct 17th from Twitter Tools
- Annual journey of potted tropical plants from outside to windowed plant "closet" has begun. Six months of solitary for six months outdoors.5:51 PM Oct 14th from web
- No Tweets for 28 days. . . have I been in a coma? No, actually overwhelmed with work. Lame excuse, I know.5:46 PM Oct 14th from web
- Man and woman at Safeway in Pendleton, OR showing off their legs to compare lifesize tattoos of their babies' feet.1:36 PM Sep 16th from Twitterrific
- Pull into parking lot next to car in which old man is asleep at the wheel, mouth agape. Powerful urge to honk my horn.
L2:27 PM Sep 14th from Twitterrific
- Mixed-metaphor mystery: Woman at grocery tells another woman, "It's coming apart at the seams because it's going down the crapper."7:52 PM Sep 9th from Twitterrific
- Man at Costco with two boys in tow is ogling mega flatscreen TV. "Guys," he finally says, "fantasy time is over. We can't afford it."12:45 PM Sep 5th from web
- Kids between Pendleton Round-Up arena and Umatilla River path using long stick to "harvest" apples.9:17 AM Sep 2nd from Twitterrific
- New blog post: A Son's Goodbye 9:00 PM Aug 31st from Twitter Tools
- Stumbled upon great source for my book research. An 88-year-old PhD at the Pendleton library. Serendipity is a wonderful thing.7:12 PM Aug 26th from Twitterrific
- A not-so-modest shout-out to myself & fellow writers: 4:22 PM Aug 23rd from web
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- Name crackedwindow
- Location Portland, Oregon
- Web http://michaelbal...
- Bio Writer and editor, battle-scarred newspaper veteran (print and online), blogger, and Florida escapee loving life in the Northwest.
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