A quick Friday story of why you just have to love the state of Oregon. Meet Governor John Kitzhaber.  Governor, everyone.  Everyone, the Governor.  Now, Kitzhaber is a doctor with serious moral issues with the death penalty, which is still legal in Oregon (it’s been outlawed twice and made legal twice). When he was governor […]

The other day I happened to mention that it’s illegal in Oregon, where I live, to pump your own gas.  This was inconceivable to a few people, seeing as how it’s a law that, you know, makes no sense and protects nobody from anything.  This was compounded when I explained that it’s illegal to pump […]