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Sometimes it’s still hard to believe a place like Forest Park is only about 15 minutes from my house.

A tranquil forest scene features a shallow stream flowing under a moss-covered fallen tree and surrounded by lush greenery.

Saturday March 22, 2025

A narrow street lined with parked cars leads towards a city skyline under a cloudy sky.

Spring in Portlandia. #pdx

A smiling woman and a dog are standing at the top of a moss-covered staircase surrounded by trees and flowering bushes.

🙄

Trump said he would move student loans “out of the Department of Education immediately” and that Loeffler and her staff are “all set for it. They’re waiting for it. It’ll be serviced much better than it has in the past. It’s been a mess.”

Trump says Education Department will no longer oversee student loans, ‘special needs’

Four years gone, kid brother. It’s never the easiest week to get through, and every time I struggle to say anything at all because I don’t want sympathy, I just want to send an echo of you back out into the world. Miss you and wish we could’ve gotten closer over the years. Easily my biggest regret.

Two young children are sitting together, with one child wearing a striped sweater and the other wearing a vest, in front of a wooden background.Two people are sitting closely on a couch, with one person playfully touching the other's head.Two men in suits are cheerfully lifting another man in a suit, surrounded by greenery.Three men are smiling and posing together in front of a decorated Christmas tree.

Looks like I’ll be staying indoors from now until forever.

Multiple cougar sightings reported near Beaverton shopping center

The default architectural design ethos has simply become “fuck it,” hasn’t it? Literally zero fucks given.

A modern multi-story building features large windows and is surrounded by parked vehicles under a partly cloudy sky.

Would really like to connect with more middle age dudes on the west side of Portland, preferably not into Joe Rogan, video games, or golf. I do enjoy live music, medium skill band jam sessions, writing meetups, hiking, euchre, hobbyist street photography, zoo meetups with kids (6 and 3). #pdx

Education Department dismantled. What if everyone with student loans just…stopped paying on them all at once?

Started my second set of clear aligners today and my front gap is already starting to close. Teeth are gross lol.

A person with a beard is smiling widely inside a car while wearing a jacket.

When I can pop that L5 vertebrae by giving it a little twist 🦴💥 🙌 Sounds like a thud on a hallow log.

There are two types of glass recyclers on my street: those with bins filled with spaghetti sauce jars, and then there are those whose bins are filled with empty wine and liquor bottles.

The cafe in the lobby of our main office building makes their tomato soup with orange zest in it. Surprisingly decent combo.

I vastly underestimated just how much KISS I’d be listening to with two kids under six.

Having trouble powering through a book someone sent me, which is akin to being held hostage.

Can’t wait for this to come to self-hosted Ghost blogs so I can give it a test drive. #activitypub

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