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Reader Q & A

Reader Question #17: Healthy Living

August 10, 2010 Reader Q & A
The veggie eaters

Allison F. from Houston, Texas Question: You live in Portland, Oregon, land of organic vegetables and locally produced foods. Are you pretty healthy? Answer On one day this week I ate only bacon and pudding. That’s it. For the entire day. The next day was mostly hot dogs, and a poptart, I think. It was [...]

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Reader Question #16: Backpackers vs Zombies

June 29, 2010 Favorites
Zombies attack

Kay B. from Nova Scotia, Canada Question: Knowing that there is a looming zombie apocalypse, what is the best way to protect yourself from the ravenous hordes of the undead? Answer: I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, and the solution is quite simple- become a backpacker. Or at least get to know one. [...]

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Reader Question #15: Cake

June 11, 2010 Reader Q & A
Cake remnants

Yvonne B. from Oklahoma City, OK Question: You are on a pretty steady diet of cake and burgers. How are you not diabetic or 300 lbs? Answer: It’s simple. I am on the “carry heavy things around” exercise regimen. That name is copyrighted. I have also thought about calling it the “Sisyphus workout plan.”

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Reader Question #14: Combat boots

April 28, 2010 Reader Q & A
Addy in the pcc fire protection program uniform

Suzy W. from Portland, OR Question: You’ve been seen parading around town in a uniform with black boots, have you finally gone off the deep end and formed your own militant cult? Answer: Well, we all know that your momma wears combat boots, but, as it turns out, so do I. I’ve enrolled in a [...]

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Reader Question #13: Men

December 11, 2009 Reader Q & A

Eliza V. from Burlington, VT Question: You have recently been organizing a lot of all-women events. Have you joined a convent or are you now unable to relate to members of the opposite sex? Answer: Yes. Wait, no, to both options. Actually, some of my best friends are male, and every week we watch another [...]

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Reader question #12: Homelessness

November 6, 2009 Reader Q & A

Wynn B. from Jackson, MS Question: I heard that you have been sleeping in a tent in your friend’s backyard. Have you lost the ability to live in normal society? Answer: Yes. Thanks for bringing it up. Actually, for the past month I have been what I call “creatively homeless.” I have been staying with [...]

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Reader Question #11: Hipsters

October 3, 2009 Reader Q & A

Yvonne C from Oklahoma City, OK Question: I heard that you came back to Portland with a faux hawk and that you now wear a bandanna at all times. How is it, that after 3 months in the woods, you are now more of a hipster than a mountain woman? Answer: Excuse me. I will [...]

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Reader Question #10: Adventure

September 28, 2009 Reader Q & A

Kate I. from Boston, MA Question: How does it feel to be a real live adventurer? Answer: Great. Yesterday I encountered a cow with a taste for man flesh. No, that’s just me trying to make Vermont more exciting than it is. The trail goes through a lot of farm country here. Yesterday I hopped [...]

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