Stay Empty, Portland!
Entry 1 9:54 a.m. Leiney and I went on a quest for coffee this morning and ended up at Stumptown and Voodoo Doughnuts. Predictable, but also, delectable. So, yeah. I tried to convince Leiney that, given the beauty of the weather, that we stay in PDX today. We are right on the river. We could rent cruisers and have a time. But, unfortunately, I already primed them for Suicide Squad at an AMC tbd in Vancouver, while Jenny attends a baby shower. Abby will back her. Given it was my idea to see the movie, I guess we are going to the movies. I found an amazing book at Powell's yesterday, The New Star Chamber by Edgar Lee Masters. He was an intellectual and law partner of Clarence Darrow, novelist, biographer, poet and serial philanderer. The last descriptor caused Clarence Darrow, of all people, to end their law practice. Written around 1900, The New Star Chamber is a series of essays deconstructing and criticizing U.S. imperialism....