Every time I look at the cover of this book, I am reminded of (in a high desert way) this pile of rocks a few miles from my house.

Guy who has armed his Rio Grande river patrol boats with multiple machine guns doesn’t want to see people shot.

I just received it today in my small town in the middle of Oregon.

What I was trying to say is that is the Quad of a track cyclist.

Been there, bought the mug!

Chia seeds are for smearing on a clay pot and making whimsical animal pets, not for eating.

Senator Powers!

This was my helmet after pavement contact. Always wear a helmet!

Get one of these and you’ll have space for a few phones and never run out of tp.

These three idiots are all Oregonians, and all too real. The small one enjoys participating in gardening and irrigation activities.

The chili fountain:

Is it AI? Yes. Could I see my orange idiot doing that? Also yes.

On the bright side, they only drew 4500 to the Gorge amphitheater, and I’m sure a lot of them weren’t from Wenatchee.

Also, that chyron.

Irwin Mainway!

He’s doing the @mattbors.bsky.social cartoon!

Crunchy ramen salad

Blue sky

I can’t even imagine what that must be like, heat with that cloying, oppressive humidity. Today I’m right in the middle of my own comfort zone, and it looks like this:

Ghent is only a few hours sea by car, he could just do a tour.

Shot in my town, I had an outdoor shop and sold them a bunch of gear. I sold boots to Chad Everett and Eric Close.

The old Pacific Coast Biscuit Company building in Portland had a swastika in the brickwork. That was jarring to see until I found out they were using it long before nazi Germany.

They wanted some of this:

Here is another good thing from Maine, even though he’s spent his entire life in Oregon.

Good lord, that price! In Oregon we see it on sale all the time for $7-8/lb Even regular price at our Kroger affiliate:

We have a couple like that!