Northern hemisphere days are getting longer. youtu.be/ovCf9VRLnDY?...

Summarizing JD Vance’s many Minneapolis words today, it basically comes down to (paraphrasing) “Komply or dye!”

Today, I reached a life total blood donation milestone of 18 gallons (68 liters). This is the first time I’ve ever donated outside of the USA. Canadian Blood Services is top notch & very professional.

Korean in Surrey BC Canada. Spending some optional travel funds in another country. Jin Soo Sun Chan.

The emperor had no clothes in 2016. Still true today. Hope the good folks he's mislead will figure it out soon.

As a high schooler, I was in Spain the last year fascist Francisco Franco was alive. It weirded me out to see guardia civil walking around with machine guns in public. Never thought I’d see something like that in an advanced place like the USA. (This post is getting blocked over on IG & Threads)

Jesse would like a word youtu.be/udSUbBhA8I0?...

Today’s news.

First bike ride of the year was just plane silly. Twenty 737 fuselages hanging out in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood.

trump is the USA’s version of Maduro.

Check suspenders will do anything to distract from their sins.

Foggy finale of Seattle’s Space Needle fireworks on New Years Eve.

Happy New Year. “Discernment” is my word for the year. I hope and pray that I use discernment in all things as the year progresses. I wish “Discernment” for everyone. Space Needle was in the clouds but the crowd was still excited.

Murphy’s in Wallingford is celebrating New Years when it happens in Ireland. Midnight in Ireland hits at 4 Pacific in Seattle. Civilized.

Boxing Day biking in Seattle.

Happy Almolstice Solstice from Seattle.

Was wandering around Belltown, & encountered a fellow walking down the side walk who said to me, “If Santa were a pimp…”. I know a compliment when I hear one. At that moment I knew I was dressed well enough to visit the Equinox Very Open House.

If you're unfortunate enough to attend a Thanksgiving where politics is discussed, here's a warmup song for you about joining ICE. youtu.be/61I4hlig78w?...

Hung out with some Washington grape growers & wine makers. It was a well spent evening.

Out hiking & a bear crossed the trail in front of me.

Planes, trains & …bicycles.

Did something new yesterday. I donated blood at a mobile site. It was ok. Cool how the bus was set up inside.

my new ai device will sit in a beer garden that backs onto a small river and drink three to five pints on a sunny late summer afternoon for you, leaving you free for more meetings and business calls

Thanks for the birthday recognition. So many good friends & acquaintances. Cleared my calendar & did very little for the day. Avoided social media. Emptiness was bliss. Met up with friends at Project 9 Brewing Company. Beer is better than cake. Four of us pictured, have birthdays this week.

NO Kings solicitation I saw outside a brewery in Ballard. NO Kings must have a huge chalk budget. I'll be out there tomorrow.

Getting another checkmark on my Antifa affinity card. If I get 5 checks on my card, I get a free trip to Hawaii. ICE HQ in Portland. I pulled a rubber chicken out of a hat.

Geaux Marniers.

Another gasoline powered vehicle caught fire. This time in an Aberdeen Washington Walmart parking lot.

Republicans currently control all branches of the USA government & have total responsibility for government shutdown.

Would it be possible to cancel KOMO’s broadcast licence or for Sinclair to be forced to divest from all their stations?

Duck Dodge a very Seattle thing. www.thestranger.com/play-date/20...

Burned out Hellscape that is Seattle.

Charlie Kirk & I fully agreed. The un-redacted Epstein files must be released.

The hit in Utah was too professional. Could have been an insider. He originally was insisting the files be released. Could be Russian operators trying to stir things up.

Handsome, young, charismatic person, Charlie Kirk was shot in a crime ridden Republican lead city of Provo in the crime ridden Republican lead state of Utah. Republicans have failed to stop murder attempts in Utah. Will trump send in the National Guard?

As a Cornhusker, I can never admit that anyone else can raise sweet corn as well as a Nebraskan. But dang, Bob Ricci, owner of Bob’s Corn Maze near Snohomish WA, is raising some mighty fine corn. So good.

Seattle waterfront is really coming together.

The algorithm keeps sending me African carnivores feasting on warthogs. I don’t know what that means.

Rollin “clean” coal through Seattle.

Biked to the U-District today.

Twilight meander in Seattle.

I want trump to live a long life because that would make a life sentence in prison meaningful.

The bicycle trail through a rail yard Seattle's Interbay area will be closed for upgrades starting tomorrow. The bicycle bridge is going away & everything is going to be level and 10 feet wide when they are done. #Bicycle #Interbay #BikeTrail #Elliotbay #railyard #trains #Seattle #Magnolia

Beautiful trees in Seattle.

Dropped off a pint at Bloodworks today. Holiday weekends typically raise demand. Happy to help out. Hope you aren’t going to need any of my precious bodily fluids. Seventeen gallons life total donation.

Forest fire generated smoke layer above the Olympic Mountains, as seen from the burned out hellscape that is Seattle.

Salmon have arrived in the Duwamish. Part of the burned out hellscape that is Seattle.