“Reach for the Sky”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 38mm, f/5.4, 1/200s, ISO 100. Shot along the Middle Fork Trail.
“Mini Niagara”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 17mm, f/8, 1/4s, ISO 160. Shot along the Middle Fork Trail.
“Bowing Candystick”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 37mm, f/5.6, 1/30s, ISO 2500. Shot along the Middle Fork Trail.
Joey Chestnut reclaims title in Nathan’s hot dog eating contest
I really hope the USA is the only country deranged enough to class eating seventy hot dogs as a sport.
Body art shops begin to offer tattoos powered by AI
Once again, what could possibly go wrong?
Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of several immigrants with no ties there
A decision on the shadow docket, leading into a holiday weekend, when the Justices are about to leave town for the summer. It’s almost like they don’t want people to notice that the majority is a bunch of spineless bootlicking fascist-enabling clowns.
“Pinesap”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 33mm, f/5.6, 1/30s, ISO 2000. Shot along the Middle Fork Trail. One of the strange forest saprophytes we get around here.
“Cascadia Revolt!”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/8, 1/13s, ISO 3200. Shot along the Middle Fork Trail.
“Water from Nowhere”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/8, 1/30s, ISO 5000. Chuckle Springs near the Middle Fork Trail.
The American system of democracy has crashed
I’m turning 66 this year. At this point, I’m starting to question whether I will actually outlive the fascist wave in this country to see a return of things like caring and courage and intelligence in our government. I am not optimistic.
Didn’t finish: Black Wave, by Jean Silverwood 📚. The story of a family sea voyage cut short by a shipwreck on a hidden reef and a horrendous injury. The adventure story is interesting enough, but I gave up about two-thirds of the way through when it seemed that the wife & husband co-authors were just looking for more life lessons to pad the page count.
Record-Breaking Results Bring Fusion Power Closer to Reality
A literal bright spot on the horizon. I do hope to see utility-scale fusion power in my lifetime, though I’m not super-optimistic about that.
Donald Trump says he wants to stage UFC fight on White House grounds
Only because he doesn’t think he can get away with full-on gladiatorial combat to the death yet.
Congress Gives ICE More Money Than It Could Have Ever Imagined
ICE will now be flushed with more cash than the Federal Bureau of Investigations; Drug Enforcement Administration; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; U.S. Marshals Service; and Bureau of Prisons combined.
Fuck the Republicans in this Congress. I hope every single one of them loses their seat in 2026. And then gets deported to an El Salvadoran prison.
“Outskirts”
Olympus E-M10 IV with Mieke 25mm f/1.8 lens @ f/2.8, 1/4000s, ISO 200. Taken from close to the top of Mount Pisgah. Despite the look this is 2025 Eugene.
“Trail to the Top”
Olympus E-M10 IV with Mieke 25mm f/1.8 lens @ f/2.8, 1/4000s, ISO 160. Shot at Mount Pisgah.
“Waiting for the Wind”
Olympus E-M10 IV with Mieke 25mm f/1.8 lens @ f/2.8, 1/4000s, ISO 200. Shot at Mount Pisgah.
It’s the time of year when I can stop checking the pollen count every morning and start checking the PM2.5 particulate count instead.
“The Barn”
Olympus E-M10 IV with Mieke 25mm f/1.8 lens @ f/2.8, 1/3200s, ISO 200. Shot at Mount Pisgah. I wandered around today using the camera’s built-in “gentle sepia” art setting. This is one of the images that I think worked pretty well.
Trump administration threats CNN with prosecution
Just when you thought Dear Leader and ICE Barbie couldn’t get any stupider…they are actually trying to suppress reporting about the publicly-available ICEBlock app. If you’ve got an iPhone I encourage you to engage in thoughtcrime by installing it.