I want to put in a word regarding Portland’s streetcar system. Although I am normally confounded by public transportation systems, as I live in a city, um, town, that doesn’t really have one, I took Byron’s advice and jumped on the streetcar this morning to go to Nob Hill. It was very very easy, by which I mean I did not get lost, at least not for more than two minutes. I would recommend the streetcar system highly. It’s basically free (or $1.70 or something outside the free zone) and super fast. I was in the Nob hill area, where WW has its offices, in about 12 minutes. There’s great shopping there and Byron has the full low-down on all the shops. Also, I’m way down for an expedition to Powell’s Books, so if anyone else is interested, let’s make it a group outing.