“Trapped in Amber”

It’s been a fair while since downtown Eugene had a facelift.

old People's Bank facade with outdated neon sign

“Captured Clouds”

A view of Eugene’s tallest building.

The Hotel stopped hosting guests in the early 1970s, but a whisper of history still remains.

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“Transportation”

bike parked in front of a train mural

Skipping every podcast that turns into an AI puff piece means I have much more time to listen to music.

Springtime for a Japanese Maple tree.

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“Triptych”

three wild iris blossoms

As near as I can suss out, private credit + banks looks like this:

  • Pete is a private credit guy. He lends $5 to Joe on a promise of high interest return.
  • Brad is a banker. He lends $5 to Pete, based on the value of Pete’s loan to Joe.
  • Pete lends the new $5 to Jim on a promise of high interest return.
  • Joe and Jim get together and spend the $10 on cheap thrills and then go sleep it off, declaring bankruptcy.
  • Pete and Brad are both shit out of luck, hilarity and bank runs ensue.

Maybe I’m missing something but this doesn’t seem like the most sophisticated piece of financial engineering ever.

“Peaceful View”

Near Swing Hill outside of Eugene.

bench under a tree, looking out over a valley with blue sky and clouds

“Spike”

Camas Lily getting ready to flower

green buds against a blurry green background