Just called a coworker on the phone instead of first checking to see if they were available on Teams or sending an email. Even though I still had to leave them a voicemail, it felt more human. I wonder if they will return my call or if they’ll email me. We could be phonepals.

My microwave finally got so upset with me for eating veggie bacon that it destroyed a plate.

The Best-Designed Town in the Netherlands…and therefore, the world - YouTube

I was picnicking with my daughter at Pittock Mansion when we suddenly found ourselves on the set of a movie.

I am always so shocked when a person on the other end of a professional video call doesn’t have their background blurred and their bedroom is spotless. While we try to keep a pretty clean house, having two little kids always ensures a certain level of household chaos.

This is absolutely true. I have a 3,000 gallon rain cistern that fills up in winter here in the PNW. It’s enough to water ONE 8x4 raised bed via drip irrigation over the summer. This amount of food is barely supplemental to our dietary needs. The only real benefits are educational.

Our friend, who officiated our wedding, is in town from the Bay Area. We spent some time on Alberta Street this afternoon, shopping the used book stores, eating good food, and enjoying the murals. We made our way down to Kerns afterwards, got some soft serve, and caught a tiny bit of Pride. 🏳️‍🌈

I started a neighborhood-based group on FB for volunteer coordination because I’ve often thought their groups functionality is actually good. But now Meta is inviting all of my friends and coworkers on an ongoing and rolling basis without consent, which can’t be shut off. Abusive tactic.

Progress has been slower lately, but I broke through a plateau and this win feels better than most. #gettingfit

literally me at 4:52 am

My God, I hope Epstein is his Watergate.

Nest Aware is going up from $15 to $20 a month. A 58% increase in less than 2 years is bananas for this service. I’ve been looking for another reason to drop my nest cams and here it is.

I’m always impressed by our park’s community gardens. Much of the neighborhood consists of apartments and attached housing without yards, so it’s all the more meaningful to have these spaces.

I wanted to share the article in The New Yorker, but it was behind a paywall.

The Amount of Electricity Generated From Solar Is Suddenly Unbelievable

It’s been a minute since I thought about this band, which I used to listen to quite a bit. Wonder Ballroom has been on a burn lately with 20-year throwbacks. Maybe that’s their schtick!

Cut Copy I Official Info I Nov 11, 2025 I Wonder Ballroom I Portland

Came downstairs this morning to a photo shoot happening out on the street. Thought it was cute.

Not sure how people live like this in the SW. I’m ready for fall.

Updated my iPad to 26. Still can’t believe Apple ruined their design language at the same time as upgrading the thing into a usable computer. At very least, give us an accessibility setting to turn off liquid glass.

I know it’s been out for a while now, but iOS family passwords is just so nice to have finally, from Netflix logins to legacy planning.

Hi. I’m B, and I’ve recently become addicted to miniature cucumber caprese salads.

One of my hopes for Portland is that we someday cap I-405 in downtown, reroute and underground the Yellow/Orange MAX lines in a parallel alignment, and then top it all off with mixed-use, mixed-income housing and a greenway. A guy can dream.