View of Mt. Hood today from our nearby wetlands.

Tanya and I enjoyed hiking the Lake Ann Trail to the edge of Mt. Shuksan when we were at Heather Meadows by North Cascades National Park last weekend.

For our #democracy, I always enjoy watching these live Politics Chats that American Historian @hcrichardson.bsky.social does live on YouTube and Facebook every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 pm EST. #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyInAction

Tanya and I enjoyed visiting Heather Meadows at the Mt. Baker Ski Area by North Cascades National Park in Washington state this past weekend.

For our #democracy, another thought I have for today.

Video of the North Fork of the Nooksack River by Glacier, Washington when Tanya and I visited North Cascades National Park last weekend.

Tanya and I enjoyed hiking along the North Fork of the Nooksack River by Glacier, Washington when we visited North Cascades National Park last weekend.

For our #democracy, my thoughts for today.

My wife Tanya and I enjoyed stopping in the city center for Sedro-Woolley WA to charge her EV during our drive through Washington state for a 4 day weekend to see North Cascades National Park.

Tanya and I enjoyed driving through Seattle WA on our recent 4 day trip to Washington state to see North Cascades National Park.

For our #democracy, I am currently watching the weekly online What's the Plan A Weekly Discussion with @indivisible.org Co-Founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin today July 9th at 3 pm ET. These calls are inspiring for #DemocracyInAction and show #DemocracyMatters.

For our #democracy, I am currently reading Law Professor @barbmcquade.bsky.social ‘s new book ‘The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of (Trump) Mob-Style Government.’ I included below her empowering statement at the end of her introductory chapter. #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyInAction

Video of Twisted Falls from when Tanya and I went hiking on Eagle Creek 4th of July weekend.

Another view of Video of Tunnel Falls from when Tanya and I went hiking on Eagle Creek 4th of July weekend.

For our #Democracy, my thoughts for today!

Video of our first look at Tunnel Falls from when Tanya and I went hiking on Eagle Creek 4th of July weekend.

For our #Democracy, I enjoyed attending Your 2 Cents PDX Ballot Delivery rally at Portland OR City Hall today. It needed 40,000 signatures for participatory budgeting to qualify for the ballot. We delivered over 78,000 signatures! #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyInAction @pbp-org.bsky.social

My wife Tanya and I had a great 4th of July weekend. We hiked 14 miles round trip on Eagle Creek in Columbia River Gorge to see Tunnel Falls and Twisted Falls last Friday.

For our #Democracy, I hope you had a good 4th of July. This was a shirt my best friend gave me a gift over 24 years ago that I wore to a neighborhood party this evening. #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyInAction

For our #Democracy: Happy 250th Birthday, United States of America! #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyInAction

My wife Tanya and I saw a lot of beautiful waterfalls when we hiked Eagle Creek in the Columbia River Gorge today.

For #ClimateAction, I love driving my 2023 Hyundai Kona electric car. For June 2026, I drove my car 639 miles and it only cost me $27 total to charge it. I highly recommend driving an #EV! #ActOnClimate #climate

For our #democracy, I never thought I would wear pink, but I support @pbp-org.bsky.social Oregon’s Your 2 Cents campaign to get Participatory Budgeting on the November election ballot in Portland. #DemocracyInAction #DemocracyMatters #ParticipatoryBudgeting

For our #democracy, my thoughts for today. #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyInAction

For our #Democracy, yesterday I ran into Jim Labbe, the Chief Petitioner and Lead Organizer for the Your Two Cents Portland at Portland Sunday Parkways as I was gathering signatures for this same ballot initiative. #ParticipatoryBudgeting #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyInAction

My wife Tanya sounded wonderful playing Scott Joplin’s “Magnetic Rag” for the Last Laugh Sunday Variety Show at the Lagos Restaurant & Lounge in downtown Portland OR this evening.

For our #democracy, I like this political cartoon my wife Tanya created using A.I. #DemocracyInAction #DemocracyMatters

For our #democracy, I attended yesterday’s “Coffee with a Cop” town hall with my PDX Cit Councilor Loretta Smith. It focused on improving funding for the Portland Police. However, I made the point that we need both Police funding and #climate programs. #ClimateChange #ActOnClimate #DemocracyInAction

For our #democracy, these photos of me from the slide show @councilormorillo.bsky.social campaign kickoff party yesterday evening. The photo of me is a selfie she took when I was gathering signatures on June 14th for Your 2 Cents Participatory Budgeting Portland ballot initiative. #DemocracyInAction

Good bike ride with my Godfather Thomas Gihring today. We rode in northeast Portland on a bike path on Marine Drive from Cascade Station to Blue Lake Park in Fairview. We had some friendly ducks wanting food when we ate lunch, but we did not give them anything.