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

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!

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 ⭐️

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!

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.