Humbug, said the dinosaur

Give me the funkier more bohemian 1980s Portland any day.

clipped from blog.oregonlive.com The story hasn't even come out in The New York Times' print editions yet (it's in tomorrow's paper) but it's already the hottest story on NYTimes.com this morning. (It's even edged out a recipe for something called "supernatural brownies.") "Below the fleece-clad and Teva-wearing exterior lurks a cool and refreshingly unneurotic city that marches to its own cosmopolitan beat. Truth is, Portland doesn't want to be Seattle, its highly caffeinated neighbor to the north. With less traffic, better public transportation and Mount Hood in its backyard, this self-styled City of Roses doesn't stand in anybody's shadow. Its vibrant downtown overflows with urban pleasures like chic restaurants, funky nightclubs and spritely neighborhoods crackling with youthful energy, but nobody's boasting. That's another nice thing about Portland."