That was a pleasant surprise in an otherwise horrible season so far. The franchise now has 18 no-hitters, which ties the Astros with the Cubs, Red Sox, & Giants for third. They trail the Dodgers & White Sox. The Astros started in 1962 while all those other teams go back to the 1800s/early 1900s.

Decoration Day (1882) by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Sleep, comrades, sleep and rest On this Field of the Grounded Arms, Where foes no more molest, Nor sentry’s shot alarms! Ye have slept on the ground before, And started to your feet At the cannon’s sudden roar, Or the drum’s redoubling beat. 1/

Why are vending machines stocked so that chips, those most fragile of snacks, are placed on the top row and have the greatest fall? You don't really get chips after the tumble and smash. It's more like chip detritus.

Still light fire activity across the US with 19 uncontained large fires (greater than 100 acres in timber/300 acres in grass) & only one IMT currently deployed. Except for a bit of wind in the SW on Thursday, not much fire weather is in the forecast for the Western US. Nationally, we remain at PL2.

Streamflows throughout the Western US look grim for the coming months. “Many of the rivers are likely to experience well-below median streamflows, which may rival the lowest flows on record for the region.” 1/

OTD 46 years ago: May 18, 1980 the bulging north flank of Mount St. Helens slid away in a massive landslide. The uncorked volcano exploded & blasted rocks horizontally. 9 hours of explosive volcanic activity ensued, killing 57 people & forever altering the landscape and what we know about volcanoes

This is a sobering FB post from a Granite Mountain Hotshot widow. It details the cost of conspiracy theories. I worked the memorial service and we had to set up a protest area. Yes, a protest area for a firefighter memorial service. Sad to see it is still ongoing.

Happy Birthday to THE man, Stevie Wonder. Here's 30 minutes of awesomeness to help you celebrate. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8xH...

Legal experts say an Oregon judge who sided with PacifiCorp in a multi-billion dollar wildfire-damages lawsuit should have recused herself from the case because she represented the utility for years as a private attorney: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/appeals-judg...

Let's take an imperfect look at the 2026 National Fire Year Themes, which is a basic list of talking points issued under the aegis of the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise. 1/ www.nifc.gov/sites/defaul...

Happy Jefferson Davis Capture Day. The Michigan soldiers who grabbed him in Georgia reported he was wearing a woman's shawl to hide his identity, but Davis said he was sick and merely borrowing the shawl from his wife.

Happy VE Day to all but the Nazis. Probably the last time there were that many smiles on Wall Street.

Long live rock, be it dead or alive.

Oregonians need to be proactive about protecting themselves and their property from wildfire and behave far more cautiously when starting campfires or burning debris than they did in recent years, fire officials say.

I'm sure there's nothing to worry about with aircraft working wildland fires.

Got tired of buying BBQ sauce so tried making my own for the grilling tonight. Turned out pretty good, but I had to mess with it so much I have no idea how to recreate the recipe. I must document and measure better next time. Also, my hands smell like liquid smoke.

"Bison just don’t fit on the landscape anymore.” That incredible quote is from a former GOP nominee for Montana state senate, a fact that is not mentioned in the article. Instead, she's presented as just an average rancher.

Good paper. Thanks for the work. Based on this, I think wildland fire personnel should assume other parts of the US (& fires around the globe) will see similar results. This is yet another data point that we need to do more for firefighters who are sucking smoke on the line & the affected public.

WTH are we doing? Is anyone paying attention to what's going on with the Colorado River? Or Sierra snow pack predictions? Do none of our elected officials ever read John Wesley Powell or Luna Leopold or even Marc Reisner? (This is my new evergreen post.)

Sure, but why is my personal data for sale in the first place? There ought to be a law for that too.

It's May 1, so we get the next 4 months worth of fire potential outlooks. It's not surprising that the SW shows up as May/June is typically the time of high fire danger in AZ/NM. What is worth noting is the SE & FL, which could cause problems. MN fires, especially in the lakes area, are tough. 1/

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The federal government ordered Flaming Gorge water released and cuts to Lake Powell releases, to prevent collapse.

I think about this quote from "The Jungle" too much. "...the man who told tales and spied upon his fellows would rise; but the man who minded his own business and did his work—why, they would "speed him up" till they had worn him out, and then they would throw him into the gutter.”

Also a good option if you're expecting smoke this summer.

Here's Rare Earth on Earth Day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJeH...

Why did nobody on here tell me Naomi Zack has a new book? academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcont...

As we gear up for what may be an intense fire year, here's a thread of advice for PIOs and other crisis communicators out there, including ICs and agency administrators. Be true to yourself. The easiest way to lose credibility is to pretend to be someone else. People will know it immediately. 1/

Almost as horrifying is watching your state not take advantage of it. Here in OR, we should be throwing money at higher ed to pull in profs & students from stressed universities. We could build new public ivies out of Oregon & Oregon State and elevate regional schools, but no, we are happy at #46.

A Newly Discovered Recording Lets You Hear Delta Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Stunning Clarity

On this day in 1995, the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed. 168 men, women, and children were murdered and hundreds more were injured. 1/

Some smart young woman who shares my name says a bunch of smart things about how we use the term resilience and think about it in regards to disasters. Could not be prouder of @phibi16.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxcf...

JFC. This is what the end of metered reservation systems, massive NPS defunding and layoffs is doing to park entrance wait times.

The orchard fans seem particularly loud this morning. On cool nights in the spring, they go off to stir the air and protect pear tree blossoms from frost damage. Unfortunately, they also wake the dog early and once I'm awake, I cannot unhear them. It's like having hovering helicopters next door.

Lots of birds in the sky these nights. Turn off those porch lights and close the shades so they can see the stars.

I enjoyed my time in green and every opportunity I had to work with them after I left the outfit. Such a gut punch to see the USFS needlessly destroyed like this. It also increases my worry that the new Wildland Fire Service is just going to be a privatization effort.

There is no justification for any water-intensive industry to be anywhere in Eastern Oregon or the inter-mountain west. Do people just not read John Wesley Powell anymore?

I've seen enough. Put AI and data centers on the trash heap.

My big takeaway from reporting this story is that it's not JUST about the Forest Service. The closure of these stations threatens to upend a delicate system of mutually beneficial collaboration and resource sharing, and the impacts will ripple out far beyond the Forest Service itself.

Homes in my neighborhood go for $400k+, but I'd say the majority are investor-owned/rented out. Walking my dog last night, I saw a neighbor poring lawn mower gas into her car. That seems like an important economic indicator.

Today, there were nine games where NBA teams scored over 130 points. All told, 13 teams scored at least 125 points. Even more amazing, Clint Capela had the first three-pointer of his 12-year career. Ah, the last day of the regular season.

Rolling thunder and pea-sized hail here in Medford right now. The dog is not happy and has taken refuge under my desk.

I'm so old I remember when this was pop music. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_QZ...

Jeez MSNOW, stop talking and let us listen tot he NASA feed.

In Tokeland and Ocosta, on the outer coast, there's vertical tsunami evacuation structures. We hope to see more added to the coast, too. These structures provide a safe refuge when a big quake strikes. Learn more about these structures and more tips at mil.wa.gov/tsunami

Just checked DOI's Wildland Fire Service web page and nowhere could I find the words Duty, Respect, or Integrity, which are the guiding values/ethos of the wildland fire community. If I missed it, that means it could be more prominently featured. If the words are truly not there, they should be.

Bill McKibben reports on what Trump’s reorganization of the Forest Service means for rural America: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/G5KAKJ

Given what happened last year & the fact that family members of Marines are being grabbed off of military bases, every wildland fire IC should be asked what they intend to do should ICE show up in fire camp. If you can't answer that you'll tell them to go pound sand, you shouldn't be an IC. 1/

“Predatory delay.”

What will happen to the 82 USFS experimental forests around the country? Many sites have decades-long experiments that are tracking how forests are changed by timber harvesting practices and climate change. As I say here, “you can't just pick up an experimental forest site and move it to SLC.”