My hope is this inspires more workers to organize at more workplaces. And for the community to support them. Let’s raise bar for everyone.

Great movie. Based and filmed in Oregon. [I was born in a hospital across the street.] In the even greater book, the Chief character in the film is hospitalized due to trauma from the destruction of Celilo Falls. The character is based on a son of the real Chief Tommy Thompson.

I hate that this will always be relevant.

20 children and 6 educators were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School thirteen years ago today. I recall the next day when my children saw the front page of the print New York Times. Calliope asked why are there kids on the cover of the newspaper.

Chanukah 5692 (1932) "Death to Judah" So the flag says "Judah will live forever" So the light answers

I mean, it shouldn't be that hard. After all, the person to Thompson's right, Kristi Noem, said this in October: "One of the individuals we arrested recently in Portland was the girlfriend of one of the founders of Antifa."

I had my 40th HS reunion this year. We graduated just under 40 years after the end of WW2. In other words, it's been more time since graduation than the time between VJ Day and graduation. Graduation doesn't seem *that* long ago. WW2 seemed like history - like, real history - when I was 18. 1/

I’ve never been to Australia. I don’t know much about Australian politics. I don’t follow Australian media. But, based on this BBC segment, I estimate there’s a 94-96% chance that the guy on the right is one of the 10 most dickish Australians of the 21st Century.

My decision nearly five years ago to be done with Timbers and MLS continues to be validated by Timbers and MLS.

Adding my places to the family London 2025-26 map.

“And let me be clear, I don’t care what all you do in your fancy suit in your off-hours, I’ll tell ya, what ISNT in the shadows is your tax returns.”

I spent a part of Thanksgiving searching for this. I was hoping I’d run across it. Thanks to my pal @bule-betawi.bsky.social for the repost.

10 years ago today.

It's that time year again for this simple reminder.

Labor and delivery with two nights in the hospital was $210.50 when I was born. SGH closed in the early-70s after Salem’s two hospitals merged into what’s now Salem Health. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was filmed across the street.

Great-grandfather Alex Kostelecky, Sunday breakfast baker (middle, second row). Mom, Joan Polensky, eighth grader (first on left, first row). St. Vincent DePaul parish in Salem.

View from my sister’s house above Scott Mills. The brown and clearcut areas are from the 2020 fires. The family was evacuated for almost two weeks.

I’m three years older than Carol O’ Conner was when All in the Family *ended* in 1979.

11/22/63 was supposed to be Mom and Dad's first date. She: Freshman at Mt. Angel College. He: Grew up in Mt. Angel, attended MAC 62-63 and visited campus after completing US Army basic training. They met earlier in the week and planned to see a movie in Salem.

Leaving the house for our first La Bohème. Another @portlandopera.bsky.social season begins. I can’t think of the last time I wore a tie. It might have been to opera last year.

I can’t imagine living in a city where these aren’t the norm.

NYT or Monty Python? Life imitates art?

2025 “None More Red” photo. 1/

How I’m feeling about mediation with The City. This is all I have to say about this…For now.

‘Sound of Music’ is in my top four, too. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is in my top 10. 1/

Ready for the floor crew.

Lynda Carter as WONDER WOMAN punched her first Nazi #OTD in 1975. 50 years later, she's still a hero to us all. 🇺🇸 #WonderWoman

Tara and I are spending the holidays in London with her family. It’s a mile between the house to the stadium. I’ll be very disappointed if Santa doesn’t take the time to get this for me. #coyi

NY Times Pitchbot is great. It’s what inspired my post. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Tomorrow’s headline, probably: “Dick Cheney was Practicing Torture the Right Way" by Ezra Klein.

Leaving Las Vegas.

Good morning! Me (left). Tara (right). Zion National Park.

Cos’, why not? (left). It’s only 70ish miles from here. (right).

Tara went to Zion National Park in the mid-90s and has wanted to return since. My Mom, Dad and others say it’s their favorite NP. I’ve never been…Until today. Believe the hype. Pictures don’t, can’t capture the beauty, colors and scale. So, these may be the only shots I share here.

Dusk (left). Dawn (right). Today and tomorrow: Zion National Park.

The family in Tijuana that has my favorite tacos in Chula Vista expanded to Las Vegas!

Good morning from the Governor Victor Atiyeh International Concourse! Not-so-good governor. Great guy. There was a time when Oregon Republicans weren’t dicks. There are reasons why he’s the last R elected governor. That was 43 years ago. 1/

It *should* not be newsworthy that the position of a major political party is that people in a country legally can stay. I gotta give the Tories credit, though. This is not the position of Republicans.

@axios.com Portland had this in today’s email. Well, the Italian renaissance I crave is the return of church fundraising spaghetti dinners. Friends and I went to St. Philip Neri, St. Ignatius, St. Charles, St. Rita and Ascension parishes in the aughts and teens. 1/

Both of these teams are pretty good at baseball.

Mom blowing out a candle last night for her 80th birthday.

Winter is Coming.

I *think* these two letters are related. [This is a part of my occasional highlights from the Scene, published by the Sunriver Owners Association.] 1/

I mean, I *was* sexy *and* stylin’. Left: 1988. My grandparents’ 50th anniversary. Right: 1990. Lil’ Sis’ HS graduation.

Winter is Coming.

This is what happens when Lil’ Sus says, “Hey, Bro, can you help out with concessions at the game tonight?”

This is what happens when Dad says, “I don’t think I’ve ever been to the pool.”

This is what happens when Mom says, “I don’t think I’ve ever been to Tumalo Falls.”

I feel seen. I feel sad.