• This was the electric streetcar system in Portland in 1915. We have lost so much.

  • On my walk today.

  • Keep Portland weird.

  • It’s sooooooo cold here.

  • I recently discovered Japanese Rural Life Adventure on Apple Arcade and am enjoying it immensely.

  • Quite the gingerbread house! I honestly wonder what they do with it after the season is over?

  • A few photos for the Twin Peaks fans. Unfortunately the diner was closed so no cherry pie.

  • My neighborhood family grocery store installed this recently. 🤷‍♂️

  • There are few things harder than being a die hard Portland Trailblazers fan… 😬

  • Found this in a used game store. We’ve really come a long way!

  • “Honey From Heaven” at the Salish Lodge.

    Not going to lie, it was more fun than I thought it would be!

  • Year in books for 2023

    Here are the books I finished reading in 2023. A decent mix of sci-fi, non-fiction and fantasy. Oh and one MURDER! 😀

    The Lost City of Z Ascension Fairy Tale Foundation The Three-Body Problem The Boys in the Boat When We Cease to Understand the World Moonflower Murders Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Never Let Me Go Mistborn The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Cloud Cuckoo Land
  • Finished reading: The Lost City of Z by David Grann 📚

    The history was fascinating but I was sort of put off by the abrupt ending. 3 stars.

  • Finished reading: Ascension by Nicholas Binge 📚

    Enjoyed this. Had similar themes to The Three-Body Problem. Could very easily see a film adaptation of this. Lots of interesting themes on the intersection of science and religion. 3.5 ⭐️

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  • Finished reading: Fairy Tale by Stephen King 📚

    Enjoyed it. 4 out of 5 stars.

  • Finished reading: Foundation by Isaac Asimov 📚

    I’ve read this before but started watching the show and couldn’t remember the details so decided to re-read it. The book gets five stars. The show gets 2 stars. 😞

  • Finished reading: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu 📚

    Really enjoyed this. Didn’t realize it was a series when I started though. Whoops! Also didn’t know there’s a Netflix adaptation in the works. Bonus!

  • Finished reading: The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown 📚

    This was somewhat “bro-ish” at times, but in the end it proved to be a somewhat sweet story. I also enjoyed the history that was interwoven through it.

  • My daughter got us on the list to tour the White House today!

  • Finished reading: When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut 📚

    This is quite simply an amazing work. It’s short but it is so amazingly packed. I will be thinking about this for a very long time.

  • Not everyone knows that my dad was a first responder to 9/11. Yesterday, I found this picture of him at ground zero that I hadn’t seen before.

  • Finished reading: Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz 📚

    I loved Magpie Murders and this was a sensational sequel. A very fun read.

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