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<\/a><\/p>\nYes, it’s the first of May, and while there are certain to be marches and demonstrations in downtown Portland today, it is also the weekend that my blog database decided to go all kinds of haywire. Things are getting back to normal, but you’ll notice that my last couple entries bit the dust due to the database restore that I had to do from a days-old backup.<\/p>\n
You didn’t miss much, most notably that I’ll be blogging the Oregon Symphony’s Carnegie Hall trip incessantly. I’ll be in a contest with the Classical Beaver for most cocktails consumed at the post-concert reception – hopefully there will be a video to go along with that action!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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