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Mar 5, 2025: From all the photos I’ve seen so far, Apple is pretty shaky on the meaning of “sky blue.” Maybe they need to let their engineers get …
Mar 5, 2025: AI-only search results are coming. Do. Not. Want. Fortunately for me, I’ve pretty much de-googled my life at this point.
Mar 5, 2025: Finished The Rivet in Grandfather’s Neck. This is part of a longish-term project of working through the entire Biography of Manuel. These days …
Mar 5, 2025: Federal board orders USDA to temporarily reinstate dismissed probationary workers A 45-day reprieve for Forest Service employees (among others), …
Mar 5, 2025: Good Planet Sharp Cheddar Olive Oil Cheese Slices - Not even remotely sharp cheddar, but not bad as vegan cheese slices go, and definitely healthier …
Mar 5, 2025: Democracy.io - the easiest way to email your Representative and Senators. I just sent a note requesting a “no” vote on any so-called …
Mar 5, 2025: Which reminds me: you can still get science-based vaccine recommendations in English from Canada, the UK, and Australia. Maybe not 100% tuned for the …
Mar 5, 2025: RestoredCDC. A snapshot of the Centers for Disease Control website from before it was vandalized by little Donnie, Robbie, and Elon. It’s always …
Mar 5, 2025: We already knew that there are more bacterial cells in our body than human cells. Now it turns out that our human cells are full of plastic shards. …
Mar 5, 2025: Internet nostalgia + VC + AI = profit? I’m skeptical but not surprised. We’re at the point where we’re going to see a lot of …
Mar 4, 2025: Thank you Al Green.
Mar 4, 2025: Remember back in the 60s when we used to dream about the day when the government needed to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber? Now you can buy a t-shirt …
Mar 4, 2025: People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago Madam, we’ve already established that. Now we are haggling about the price. …
Mar 4, 2025: Trump Reveals Tariffs Plan to Ruin American Farmers’ Lives I don’t always agree with TNR, but they do have a knack for writing headlines with …
Mar 4, 2025: Scientists Just Created a ‘Woolly Mouse’ With Mammoth-Like Fur “These mice are massively adorable,” says Colossal cofounder and CEO Ben Lamm. “They …
Mar 4, 2025: “Snow Queen” Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro @ f/7.1, 1/100s, ISO 800. Along the Youngs Rock trail. First wildflowers of the …
Mar 4, 2025: “The Pom-pom Tree” Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro @ f/16, 1/125s, ISO 1000. Along the Youngs Rock trail.
Mar 4, 2025: Depressing news about local public lands: U.S. Forest Service firings across Oregon having serious impacts on people, places and things and Executive …
Mar 4, 2025: The era of pettiness is in full swing Nobody knows exactly how long ago a marbled and tender boneless short-loin steak came to be known across the United States as a New York strip. …
Mar 3, 2025: “Willow Flowers” Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro @ f/16, 1/125s, ISO 2000. Along the Youngs Rock trail.
Mar 3, 2025: I was out hiking before dawn, and had to change my headlamp battery. In the dark, no moon, under trees, in the rain. That’s when I was reminded …
Mar 3, 2025: The competition for “biggest suckup in Congress” is heating up.
Mar 3, 2025: “Pine Twig” Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro @ f/11, 1/40s, ISO 6400. Shot along the Youngs Rock trail.
Mar 3, 2025: “Cone” Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro @ f/11, 1/125s, ISO 1000. Shot along the Youngs Rock trail.
Mar 3, 2025: If progressives don’t refer to this as the Trump Slump, they’re missing a good bet.
Mar 2, 2025: Finished The Quotable Lewis. I ran across this one in our local St. Vinnie’s thrift store and snapped it up; Lewis has long been one of my …
Mar 2, 2025: “Elegant Sunburst Lichen” Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro @ f/13, 1/125s, ISO 320. Found at the base of Youngs Rock. No color …
Mar 2, 2025: “Moon Point” Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro @ f/13, 1/160s, ISO 200. Shot from Youngs Rock Trail.
Mar 2, 2025: Scheduling a service call with Xfinity may be slightly less painful that a root canal. But I’m not sure about that. If we had any other …
Mar 2, 2025: “Baby tree” Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro @ f/5.6, 1/100s, ISO 6400. Shot from Youngs Rock Trail.
Mar 2, 2025: Finished The Lost Painting (on audio, but I’m making the rules in this blog, and I say it counts as a book). I know nothing about art history, …
Mar 2, 2025: On Saturday, the number of active lawsuits in federal courts challenging administration actions reached 100. This would be better news if only I …
Mar 2, 2025: “Not Dead Yet” Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro @ f/5.0, 1/1000s, ISO 200. Shot from Youngs Rock Trail.
Mar 2, 2025: “I suppose you’re all wondering why I called you here today” Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro @ f/4.0, 1/125s, ISO 4000.
Mar 2, 2025: National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee. How not to pay your taxes (and what might happen to you as a result). Just in case you reach the …
Mar 2, 2025: Trump, EPA Aim to Remove Finding That Mandates Action on Greenhouse Gas Pollution. One of the many ways in which the new administration is trying to …
Mar 2, 2025: $400 internet-connected toaster. Um, no. To add insult to injury, Wired says it doesn’t even make good toast.
Mar 1, 2025: “Snow Wave” Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @42mm, 1/100s, ISO 200. Along the road to Warner Mountain Lookout.
Mar 1, 2025: “Young’s Rock” Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @42mm, 1/100s, ISO 320. Shot from Youngs Rock Trail.
Mar 1, 2025: Removed the Washington Post from my morning reading, and replaced it with Wired. Not that I think Conde Nast is the greatest company in the world, but …
Feb 28, 2025: I’ve been reading the Encyclopedia Britannica (yes, start to finish - this is the sort of thing retirement allows) and an offhand reference to …
Feb 28, 2025: In Soviet America, comrade, government tells you what to think.
Feb 28, 2025: Some good news During the week of February 10, the latest week available, foot traffic to Target dropped 7.9% and 4.8% to Walmart. Foot traffic to …
Feb 28, 2025: “Looming Sisters” Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 100-400 F5.0-6.3 with 2.0 teleconverter @ 400mm (1600mm FF equivalent), 1/250s, ISO 250. …
Feb 28, 2025: The People’s Union USA. This is the guy (or group, depending on your point of view) behind today’s “24 hour economic blackout” …
Feb 28, 2025: “Treacherous Stairs” Olympus E-M10 IV, TTArtisan 25mm f/2.0, 1/4000s, ISO 160. Near the top of Spencer Butte.
Feb 28, 2025: “Moss Muncher” Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens with Raynox 250 macro lens @ f/9, 1/30s, ISO 6400. Base of Spencer Butte.
Feb 27, 2025: “Fern shadows." Olympus E-M10 IV, TTArtisan 25mm f/2.0, 1/60s, ISO 200. Eugene Ridgeline Trail.