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Saturday, March 10, 2012 2:55:01 PM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled They Just Don't Get It:
Elleda said, "There are two words several North Coast merchants/restaurant owners apparently have never heard of: discretionary income. For those who appear to be clueless, a simple explanation is: Whatever money the consumer (your potential customer) has left..." more
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 11:20:29 PM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled A Turnip by Any Other Name ...:
Elleda said, "A turnip by any other name ain't a goddam rutabega. Which I just found out today.I'm an old Yankee, and when it comes to Thanksgiving, turnips are a must. Most people don't have a clue how to prepare turnips in an edible fashion. But my mother, who..." more
Friday, September 3, 2010 11:59:56 PM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Walk the Planks:
Elleda said, "My dog isn't old, but he isn't young, either, and we love to go for walks - especially out on beaches (particularly Benson Beach). I have an SUV so it's a bit high off the ground, which wasn't an issue until a little while ago.Suddenly, when we'd go..." more
Sunday, August 15, 2010 12:23:12 AM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Is It All About the Money?:
Elleda said, "Well, I'm still trying to figure out how what was once a great event could go so utterly wrong. I'm talking about the Astoria Regatta.The first year I was in Astoria, 2005, the regatta was held on a single block of Duane Street, right by the Moose..." more
Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:44:36 PM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Just Plain Stupid:
Elleda said, "I shopped at a large North Coast retailer yesterday (you get to guess which one), and bought a pair of shoes. I really, really wanted those shoes. For a change, the price was the same as I would pay for them online.Then I wanted to buy some peds to..." more
Thursday, July 15, 2010 10:56:47 PM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Pier 11 has No Peer:
Elleda said, "Pier 11, at the bottom of 11th Street in Astoria, Oregon, is a grand place to go.Yes, Pier 11 has the drink meister, Rich (aka Nacho Biznezz), but you know what else it has? Great, affordable food ... not to mention views to die for while you're..." more
Saturday, May 8, 2010 11:31:33 AM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Running Rogue in Astoria:
Elleda said, "Lately it's occurred to me that Astoria has several organizations that run rogue and do whatever the hell they please because, well, they can. Here are just two examples (yes, there are many more - just think about it):A Rogue Chamber of..." more
Saturday, February 20, 2010 11:44:50 AM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled The Agony of de Feet:
Elleda said, "OK, bear with me, we're about to enter what many might consider to be the Crackpot Zone.A little background: I've been getting agonizing leg/foot cramps in my sleep for years, which entails hopping out of bed and trying to work out the cramp, going..." more
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 4:32:25 PM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Several flew over the cuckoo's nest:
Elleda said, "Yikes. Some wing nut over at wing nut central, NorthCoastOregon.com, thinks I'm using pseudonyms such as CDG (which stands for what, I wonder?) and posting "LIES" (what lies?) all over the Internet. Like I have the time to bother with such nonsense,..." more
Saturday, September 5, 2009 4:58:05 PM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Ship of ...:
Elleda said, "I was away for a week, so I missed the letter to the editor sent by the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce Board, and the Seaside Chamber Board, against the recall of Commissioners Samuelson, Roberts and Hazen.Nobody says it out loud, it..." more
Sunday, July 19, 2009 2:28:10 AM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Sold Down the River:
Elleda said, "Our Clatsop County Commissioners' 4-1 decision in favor of Bradwood Landing's LNG project (and a letter about the situation by Ned Heavenrich) inspired Marc Auerbach to create the new, more accurate Clatsop County Seal, above. The dead salmon and..." more
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 11:54:04 PM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Dancing on a String:
Elleda said, "Just in cast you're wondering who's pulling several of the Clatsop County Commissioners' strings:From The Daily Astorian, July 8, 2009, by Cassandra Profita, about today's Clatsop County Commission hearing on NorthernStar's liquefied natural gas..." more
Saturday, June 27, 2009 12:21:30 AM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Kitchen Floor Glop:
Elleda said, "My mother, being a classic old Yankee, didn't go for new-fangled luxuries like gas or electric stoves when I was a child. We lived in the bottom two floors of an old Victorian-era hotel on Long Island Sound (the top two floors were closed off), and..." more
Saturday, June 13, 2009 4:08:49 AM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Where Old Hippies Go to Die:
Elleda said, "I remember, when I was very young, watching this really impossibly idiotic black & white TV show called "Ramar of the Jungle." About the only intriguing part, in my book, was the myth of the mysterious Elephant Graveyard. Old elephants..." more
Thursday, June 4, 2009 12:09:01 AM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Pour it on at Pier 11:
Elleda said, "Although I am not actually a fan of the cocktail per se (I'm a beer drinker), I love the art of the pour.Remember Tom Cruise in the movie "Cocktail," tossing glasses and bottles around with great elan and scary coordination? Hell, even a stodgy old..." more
Monday, March 30, 2009 10:34:53 PM
Elleda Wilson commented on Angel DomÃnguez's Profile:
Elleda said, "Hi Angel,
I'm sorry I didn't reply sooner! I have been very busy getting ready for Sunday Market, and haven't been paying proper attention to my email. Lovely song, thank you for the link!
Cheers,
Elleda"
Thursday, February 12, 2009 1:44:28 AM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled When the Phone Rings, Run:
Elleda said, "I was thinking the other day about telephones, and how much they have changed. When I was a child, there were no cell phones, no push buttons, no Internet phone service and nobody used local codes like 503.There were operators who were actually..." more
Saturday, February 7, 2009 2:26:41 PM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On:
Elleda said, "Anyone who has lived through a major earthquake can tell you how traumatic it is, but they probably can't tell you how long the fear stays with you. Probably because it never really leaves.I went through the magnitude 6.7 Northridge Earthquake Jan...." more
Saturday, January 24, 2009 1:36:23 AM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled A Cat by Any Other Name ...:
Elleda said, "I recently rescued a young marmalade-colored tomcat we named Buster (as in ball ...). I thought having him neutered (which I would do anyway) would have the beneficial side-effect of perhaps calming him down. Hah!Buster throws a paw over the..." more
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:51:03 PM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Heat it Up:
Elleda said, "Recently, I had a friend visiting from Kansas who did nothing but bitterly complain about the cold here. It's cold here? This is Hawaii compared to friggin' Kansas.Nonetheless, she was perpetually draped with blankets, layered with sweaters, and..." more
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 7:41:51 AM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Stories from Big Red:
Elleda said, "A few weeks ago, Frank Mahoney contacted me, wanting to use the image above for a video he was producing called "Stories from Big Red" about Royal Nebeker's Net Loft, aka Big Red, which sits out on the Columbia River at the bottom of 31st Street in..." more
Thursday, January 15, 2009 12:15:44 AM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Dead Ducks:
Elleda said, "That Noel snow siege we had in Astoria, all wrapped up as a White Christmas present, really got me galloping down Memory Lane.When I was a little girl, back on the shoreline of Connecticut, in my little oystering/lobstering village, winter was a..." more
Sunday, January 4, 2009 3:30:14 PM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Let it Snow:
Elleda said, "I guess all those years of dreaming of a White Christmas finally paid off, in a place I expected it to happen - Astoria. The last snowy Christmas I had was in 1981, back in Connecticut. The winter that year was particularly brutal, for some reason...." more
Friday, May 4, 2012 7:28:43 PM
Elleda Wilson wrote a blog post titled Some Still Don't Get It:
Elleda said, "First, the bad news.Some North Coast Merchants are just never going to smarten up. Hasn't anyone told them there's an Internet out there?Once again, I did my damndest to "shop local." I had a small everyday electrical part - a three-pronged..." more