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Posted: 21.01.2007 10:57 am

Well, there isn't much that I can say on the facts that could out-do this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

But, I can say, just to add my own two cents, that The United States has always seemed to me to be the worst country on the planet, except for every other one. (think about it!) To me, there are two things that go into the "Great Experiment" that make it an amazing achievement, if only in concept:

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm

and

http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html

Those two documents are the sorts of things I WOULD be willing to fight and die for, even if they are often used (sadly) to send people to fight and die for other things that are less than pure in motivation.

I'll post more specific stuff about my little piece of this big hunk of dirt in a subsequent post....but wanted to get the basics here to start the thread!

Posted: 22.01.2007 12:03 pm

I've lived in Vancouver for about 3 years now. It is a great place to live. It has all the benifits of a small town, but is also a quick drive to the city. here is a link to get more info on "The Couve."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver%2C_Washington

In the photo below is downtown Vancouver. I, along with Jinxy and Summar, work in the second building from the right (brown brick building)

photo from the Vancouver wikipedia address above

This is our view of Mount Hood from our building.

photo taken by me (Jennastar)

Ahhh Portland... here is a link for Portland info...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland%2C_Oregon

I love Portland. I lived about 25 miles outside the city from when I was 12 to 20 years old. My friends and I used to travel into town using MAX (our light rail system)

photo from the Portland wikipedia address above

This is the skyline... Portland is also known as Bridgetown since there are eleven bridges through out the city.

photo from the Portland wikipedia address above

If you are a beer fan... Portland is the place to go. Henry Weinhard's and Blitz-Weinhard are some brands that were first brewed in Portland in 1856. Through out the year Portland hosts many beer festivals including; Beer and Wine Festival, Portland International Beerfest and the Holiday Ale Festival.

Currently there are about 28 breweries in Portland including McMenamin's who have over thirty brewpubs and distilleries in the Metro area.

If you are a sports fan Portland has many teams to choose from:
Trial Blazers -- Basketball -- NBA
Timbers -- Soccer -- United Soccer Leauges, 1st Division
Winter Hawkes -- Ice Hockey -- Western Hockey League
Beavers -- Baseball -- Pacific Coast League
LumberJax -- Indoor Lacrosse -- National Lacrosse League
Chinooks -- Basketball -- International Basketball League
Riptide -- Basketball -- American Basketball Association

In the Portland/Vancouver metro area we are about 60 miles from both the Pacific ocean, Mount Hood and Mount Saint Helens. My favorite place to visit on the coast is Cannon Beach.

Cannon Beach:

photo from: http://www.dl-digital.com/Travel-Oregon.htm

Mount Hood:

photo from: http://www.steveshamesphotos.com/oregon13.htm

Mount Saint Helens:

photo from: http://www.strengthinperspective.com/mpcompel/mpgal26/mpgal26a.html

There is so much more to do around the city, I don't have enough time or space on here to list it. It is a great place to live as well as visit.

Ensign Joined: May 28, 2007 Posts: 167

there are a lot of nice place to see,things to do,and nice ppl (iif you know what i mean)