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Mauro Molino, Barbera d'Alba 2009
Garda Chiaretto Rose
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Vineyard 10 White
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Pinot Gris, Columbia Valley 2009
L'Hortus, Rose de Saignee 2010
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2008
McKinley Springs, Bombing Range Red 2008
Trader Joe's Pinot Gris 2009
Montes Alpha, Cabernet 2007
Gran Sasso, Sangiovese, Terre di Chieti 2009
Garda, Classico Chiaretto Rose
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1999
Picos del Montgo, Tempranillo 2008
Chateau de Montmirail, Vacqueyras 2008
La Granja 360, Syrah 2009
Montgras, Carmenere Reserva 2009
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet 2008
Kirkland, Pinot Grigio 2010
Trader Joe's Coastal Syrah 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Merlot 2008
Trader Joe's Coastal Chardonnay 2009
Vieux Papes Red
Domaine de l'Aujardiere, Chardonnay 2009
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Medalla Real 2007
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2008
Guild, Red, Lot #02 2008
Dievole, Dievolino Sangiovese 2008
Laforet, Burgogne Chardonnay 2009
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2007
Bonterra, Cabernet 2008
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2009
Maquis Lien 2006
Scott Paul, Pinot Noir, Le Paulee 2007
Cameron, Chardonnay
B.R. Cohn, Cabernet, Silver Label 2006
Graffigna, Cabernet 2005
Palo Alto, Reserve Red 2008
Menguante, Garnacha 2008
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Felsina Berardenga, Vin Santo 1997
Anne Amie, Pinot Gris 2009
McKinley Springs, Bombing Ramge Red 2007
Vieux Papes Red
Dionysius Chardonnay 2009
Haden Fig, Pinot Noir 2009
Vega Montan, Mencia 2008
Chateau la Vernede, Coteaux du Languedoc 2007
Mount Defiance, Hellfire (White) 2008
Root: 1, Cabernet 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Pinot Grigio 2009
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 White, 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 Rose, 2007
Abacela, Grenache Rose 2009
Avia Cabernet 2004
Lemelson Pinot Noir, Thea's Selection 2007
Chateau de la Roulerie, Rose d'Anjou 2009
Casal Garcia, Vinho Verde Rose
La Ferme Julien, Rose 2008
Cana's Feast, Bricco Red, 2006
Hogue, Genesis Merlot, 2008
Owen Roe, Sharecropper's Cabernet, 2008
Kim Crawford, Unoaked Chardonnay 2008
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Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Noir 2008
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Jigsaw, Pinot Noir 2007
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Indian Wells 2007
Charles Shaw, Chardonnay 2008
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Rosé 2009
Cameron, Willamette Valley Chardonnay
Il Valore, Sangiovese, Giovane, Puglia 2008
Duck Pond, Chardonnay, Wahluke Slope 2007
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Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2008
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Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2005
Pavin & Riley, Merlot 2006
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Castle Rock, Paso Robles Cabernet 2006
Magnificent, Cabernet, Steak House 2008
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Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
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Sharon Creech - Walk Two Moons
Keith Richards - Life
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Natalie Babbitt - Tuck Everlasting
Justin Halpern - S#*t My Dad Says
Mark Herrmann - The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law
Barry Glassner - The Gospel of Food
Phil Stanford - The Peyton-Allan Files
Jesse Katz - The Opposite Field
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
David Sedaris - Holidays on Ice
Donald Miller - A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Mitch Albom - Have a Little Faith
C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew
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Ivan Doig - Bucking the Sun
Penda Diakité - I Lost My Tooth in Africa
Grace Lin - The Year of the Rat
Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
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Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
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Anthony Holden - Big Deal
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Miles run year to date: 26
At this date last year: 15
Total run in 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269
Comments (20)
As a new regular reader of your blog I congratulate your unembroidered pugilistic efforts to keep our local hacks on the up and up. The breadth of your curiosity results in bringing information both entertaining and engaging. Your reader’s comments add flavor and perspectives that enrich this site. Keep up the good work.
Posted by John Benton | July 6, 2008 5:53 AM
Happy Anniversary.
Your blog fulfills a crucial need. Let us hope more voters learn of your blog and vote with more scrutiny.
Posted by KISS | July 6, 2008 6:05 AM
Happy Blogiversary, Cousin Jack! A small thing I always meant to share with you, and this seems like a fitting occasion to do so: It was so exciting for me, when Jimbo & Kenny drove our friend T & me through Newark a few months ago, to see all those places in person that you had so nicely, and lovingly, written about. Those are my favorite posts of yours. In the coming years, I wish you more readers, more friends, more learning experiences, and many more happy blogiversaries.
Posted by Erica | July 6, 2008 6:23 AM
Congrats Jack! You have a great blog here. The first thing I check every morning is my Jack Bog feed! Thanks for all the great info you provide. Keep it up!
Posted by Jon | July 6, 2008 9:04 AM
I don't know how you make the time for the blog, Jack. But I'm glad you do.
I would say "local politics" -- especially government's inevitable failure when they overreach -- is only half the story; the other half are the stories and memories that catch your eye and warm your heart.
The blog is a window into your life experience and your joie de vivre.
Congrats on 6 years.
Posted by Mister Tee | July 6, 2008 9:13 AM
Congrats Jack! I am a bojack addict...my wife knows who you are now. I am always talking about what you are saying.
Posted by Troy | July 6, 2008 9:32 AM
Jack,
I think I've been checking-in daily since 2003 when I moved back to Portland after college in the Bay Area. I've been in Bend now for almost 3 years, and your blog - more than any other source - keeps me abreast of what's happening in Portland.
I probably disagree with your take on things 25% of the time, but I sure appreciate what you do.
To the future...
Posted by Joey | July 6, 2008 12:23 PM
My kids say there is a six in that mess of dot's. I will take their word.
Posted by meg | July 6, 2008 3:02 PM
That's in honor of my late dad, who never could see the number, either.
Posted by Jack Bog | July 6, 2008 3:11 PM
Many congrats to you!! I enjoy reading and learning from your blog every day.
Posted by laurelann | July 6, 2008 6:23 PM
I didn't know what blogs were until 2 yrs ago. A good friend of mine turned me on to this one--now I'm a junkie. Happy B-day bog blog.
Posted by jimbo | July 6, 2008 8:06 PM
You enlighten and inform more than local politics. Thank you.
Posted by Jerry | July 6, 2008 9:43 PM
When I grow up, I want to be just like you! Coongrats Jack!
Posted by Fred Stewart | July 6, 2008 11:09 PM
Congrats, Jack! I'm glad you decided to do this 6 years ago. Thank you!
Posted by edison | July 7, 2008 12:58 AM
My pleasure. Thank you all for the kind words.
Posted by Jack Bog | July 7, 2008 1:19 AM
Jack,
The birth of your blog almost precisely coincides with my political activism, which only came about when I questioned why the city couldn't get the water bills right. I've enjoyed reading and weighing in on your blog ever since, but I have to say... I used to have a happy life.
Ignorance really is bliss, you know?
Posted by Dave Lister | July 7, 2008 8:14 AM
Congrats, Cuz.
Posted by Cousin Jim | July 7, 2008 12:16 PM
Jack, may you have many more years to come!
As a red-green colorblind man, I will assume there is a number 6 there. I'm part of that 10% that can't see it there. D'oh!
Posted by Moses Ross | July 7, 2008 12:23 PM
After reading the comments, I see you did that for your dad! Very cool, Jack.
Posted by Moses Ross | July 7, 2008 12:26 PM
What is this 'meanderings' you speak of?
Congratulations, Jack. 6 down, 3 to go, (it seems), make 'em count, slugger. Be a hitter. It only takes 1.
Posted by Tenskwatawa | July 7, 2008 10:54 PM