As a person with an emerging hearing impairment, I have learned that silence isn’t a lack of sound. It’s just my inability to hear the noises being made.
In other news, there are 2 plumbers and a plaster repair guy here today working on two different problems. Hooray for old houses!
On Intentionality
I’ve always been a big fan of taking slow measured approaches to decisions and actions. I think a lot of this stems from being raised on X-Men comics.
I remember distinctly, as a middle-schooler that the plot of many of my favorite issues revolved around dilemmas Wolverine or Rogue or Cyclops would experience when they made the “obvious” right choice, only to find out there were terrible side effects to that choice. It really instilled in me a desire to be cautious when acting, not out of fear, but to really truly consider as many aspects of the problem as possible. Sometimes we can’t see all the angles of the thing we’re looking at.
Some of us feel we can act quickly and know what the best choice/action is. But some of us feel a need to go more slowly; to be more intentional. We are all people. Most of us are out here trying our hardest to be the best versions of ourselves, and to do the right thing.
Whether you act quickly or whether you act more intentionally, it is my sincerest hope that we can offer the grace to each other to do both.
All of the fighting on the platform the past couple days is very unfortunate. My friend is probably the kindest person I’ve ever met, and it is that kindness itself that is being misunderstood and attacked. It’s always a tragedy when people use beautiful tools to cause harm. We need more grace.
When I was young, we loaded computer games onto our Vic-20 by from cassette tapes. It took so long that we tried to queue them up right before lunchtime so they would be ready as soon as we finished eating. This reminds me of that…
Who else on Micro.blog is an NBA/basketball junkie? My currently (very short) list is: @combatdavey @skoobz and @manton
I know there have to be more.
A beautiful day for a run today! I miscalculated my route slightly and came up short on the 10k. 🤷♂️
As an oat milk drinker, I had high hopes for dairy free Jet Black Coffee. Unfortunately, it was one of the worse lattes that I’ve had on this 30 shop quest. The interior is fairly nice and spacious, but it was pretty hard to get over the taste of my drink. I was definitely disappointed.
I met Terry Porter last night! He was so affable and approachable. He represents the Blazers amazingly well.
One of my goals this year is to work harder to not let perfect be the enemy of good. The Japanese have a concept called “kaizen” which means continual improvement, and I want to strive for that rather than trying to fix everything in a single effort.
Was able to meet Channing Frye last night and hear his thoughts on the current Blazers roster and future prospects. And then after the game he REALLY said what he was thinking. I guess our defense was humili-ayton…
If you are in the Kenton neighborhood you definitely should swing in to Presso! It’s a beautiful little shop with some of the best coffee I’ve had in Portland, and the interior is cozy and inviting. Seating is somewhat limited, but you won’t have trouble finding a table. Love love love!
Tucked away in the corner of the Central Eastside condos is the amazingly adorable Roseline Coffee. They have fantastic coffee and wonderful, spacious indoor and outdoor seating making this a great place to both meet and work. Finding this one was delightful for me! I highly recommend!
Finished reading: System Collapse by Martha Wells 📚
These books are so amazing.
I was cleaning out some books this weekend and found this little piece of history. At the time, I was attending Apple’s WWDC in SF and managed to make it over to Oakland to witness the first finals game that LeBron James won in Golden State. Epic.
Justin Timberlake just came and rode with our neighborhood Bike Bus!!!
Huge turnout. Nice job Portland!
Not sure if anyone else has run into this, but recently I’ve noticed a lot of affiliate links don’t work on my browser, which unfortunately breaks a LOT of the web. I discovered that somehow Private Relay had been turned off and turning it back on makes everything work properly again.
The Portland downtown Farmer’s Market is magical. It has to be one of the best in the world. The food and the smells and the buskers make it an amazing place.
This is NOT news. Do some real reporting for a change Oregonlive: “primarily for the catered meal featuring chorizo and beef skewers, carne asada wrapped asparagus and a make your own tostada bar”
Oh no! A tostada bar! Give me a break. Do better.
