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title: 'Portland’s Armchair Mayor: Scraping the bottom of the barrel at Neighborhood Notes'
date: '2012-06-15T14:04:45-07:00'
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# Portland’s Armchair Mayor: Scraping the bottom of the barrel at Neighborhood Notes

The folks at Neighborhood Notes were kind enough to select me to be [Portland’s Armchair Mayor](http://www.neighborhoodnotes.com/news/2012/06/armchair_mayor_rick_turoczy/ "Portland's Armchair Mayor: Rick Turoczy"), today. I know. I know. Everyone else must have been busy.

Well, and honestly, who better to play Armchair Mayor than someone who doesn’t really do anything?

Besides, I don’t take the opportunity to do opinion pieces much, so at least there’s that.

If you’ve got a few minutes and are well caffeinated, it might be worth giving it a read. Here’s a scintillating teaser:

> **NN**: The world has never been hooked up like this before. Do you ever step back and ponder the big picture? How are all these high-tech communication devices ultimately going to change humanity?

> **RT**: I’m sorry, what? I was looking at my phone.

For more riveting insights, read [Armchair Mayor: Rick Turoczy on Neighborhood Notes](http://www.neighborhoodnotes.com/news/2012/06/armchair_mayor_rick_turoczy/ "Armchair Mayor: Rick Turoczy").