While walking down Venice Beach in Los Angeles, I noticed a man dressed in the ragged attire of the homeless and, in front of him, I was shocked to see a baby stroller, much like my own, what I refer to as the SUV of strollers, the jogging stroller. Obviously, I was very upset to learn that he was homeless with a child, but as we passed him, there was no baby on board, but instead the stroller was filled with his belonging and a small dog was perched on top taking a nap. After this sighting, I saw several more around L.A., San Francisco and Portland, tres west coast.
I know I’ve been living out in the boonies for a long time, but when did homeless people trade in the old trusty shopping cart for new fangled baby strollers? It doesn’t seem like they would hold as much, though they may ride better in today’s urban landscape. Isn’t there a poor mother out there that could put that stroller to better use?
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You stopped buying plastic toys and all your plastic water bottles are BPA free. You finally feel like you have gotten a grip on that nasty estrogen-mimicking chemical when this study comes out of Canada saying that traces of BPA have been found in baby food in glass jars. Apparently, the plastic lining on the lids leaks bisphenol-A. Sorry mamas, but toxins are lurking everywhere. Stop buying baby food in jars. Invest in a food processor and take advantage of summer’s farmers markets. Good luck!
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The impetus for our journey was our friends Yi-Jau and Brenda’s wedding in Portland at the end of June. So, once we reached our destination, we knew we had reached the climax of our journey and only the denoument was left to wrap it up. So, we figured we better have a rockin’ good time, which we did.
We arrived in Portland on Last Thursday on Alberta Street, which was just an amazing raucous celebration of creativity, ingenuity and fun. Since we were there before the street was closed to cars, we meandered very slowly along the sidewalk checking out the bounty of wild artistry. Read more »
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From Eugene, we had lunch in another cool little Oregon town, Corvalis, before heading to the coast. Unfortunately, we didn’t see much of it because it rained the whole time, but we did have one clear morning where we took advantage of the chilly beach and absorbed more ocean. We ended up at the very cool Newport Aquarium, which our daughter absolutely loved.
Newport Aquarium
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After Crater Lake, we headed for Eugene, Oregon and landed at the very cool Eugene Whiteaker Hostel.
Great Hostel
We splurged on a room there to be decadent for Father’s Day and, since our camper was parked in a camp site, stayed in the camp site the second night. The Whiteaker hostel composts, recycles and grows some of their food. Hostels are always a great place to meet fellow gypsies. Read more »
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