Pioneer Square In The Snow

While it has become de rigueur for every tourist to have their picture snapped with Umbrella Man, a couple of giveaways suggest the beloved sculpture may not be from around here. First, he wears a suit. Nobody in Oregon wears a suit. Second, the eponymous umbrella. Even during the rainy season, Portlanders are as likely to throw on a raincoat as throw up an umbrella.

We'll forgive him though, as his friendly attitude is a hallmark of the citizens of Portland, one of the many, many reasons I love living here.

I downloaded many good songs but I never was able to find the song that our cat Templeton always wanted me to get, “I Scrod, You Scrod, We All Scrod For More Scrod”. Nor, for that matter, “Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Tunafish”.

Other acceptable answers, for the types that are sticklers for facts, are this is a real tree and ours is fake, and this one won't fit in our house but does fit in Portland's Living Room, Pioneer Square.