The press said the other day that Biden secured the Democrat nomination for 2020 by eventually capturing the Black vote in the South. But it’s suspected he was instead given the nomination by the DNC decision makers — by their coercing Sanders to quit the primary, and by bribing Harris and Buttigieg to do same … More democrats, DNC, 2024, haley, biden, republicans, trump, RNC
It’s kind of humorous how The Oregonian, Jan. 20, 2024, sort of/inadvertently hides this story by making it subscriber-only while using the headline “Oregon State Police hid repeated use of racist slur by supervisor, other misconduct in field office”. But the backstory of supervisor/Sgt. Allison, the alleged bigot-police officer and subject of the whistleblowing that … More central point OR, OSP, whistleblower
Went east again to landscape and clime approaching high desert to avoid rain. Across the Columbia from The Dalles — that general area. November hiking with an unlikely hiking bud: an old coworker. I normally don’t hang out with coworkers (nothing against it). But since I no longer work there, he’s made effort to keep … More Toward Winter
Recently just a short backpacking trip I really didn’t take many pictures of. We went to a busy trail. I have really gotten used to and spoiled by wilderness areas where I run into zero to one person. Was fun though, still; that particular company was good. Sitting on a rock viewing a mountain made … More Mountains and hometowns
“‘Democracies are very fragile,’ the vice president said in the AP interview. ‘They will only be as strong as our willingness to fight for it. [Like how the Democratic National Committee fought hard for our business sector-campaign donors by blocking voters from voting for Sanders…you know, keeping him off the ballot by cutting deals that … More Quotes with Brackets
“ ‘I think it’s a sad day in America [, though I cannot actually know how many of us are sad of course, so it may just be some who are blue, instead of the whole country]. I think it’s disgraceful [in that it lacks grace to indict an ex-president just because his actions while … More Quotes with Brackets
East of Eugene is what I’d been thinking of. I’ve backpacked that Cascades area several times. Was looking at an area up north that I haven’t been to before, but a route to it does not go by Giant Burger. Or by Busy Bee Cafe, which I think closed but has since reopened. It’d been … More Woods, guitar, work, coffee, and food
East, into the Cascades to Sisters, to ride south from there on forest service roads. During a stop for coffee and baked goods, we decided to take a ride northwest to Detroit Lake instead, on forest service roads and remnants of a wagon road, which I think is just a forest service road now. Patches … More Trips to High Desert
An urban trail recently. The town does do a good job of making trails available for walking and biking. And you really do notice the graffiti in the park trails: Some graffiti displays more skill than some art does, and visa versa. People ponder whether it’s art or vandalism. It’s probably often both, unless it’s … More Art on infrastructure
A ride into the coast range, then back down to river level. I’ll certainly return for some of the trailheads I passed. But I’m enjoying the exploration of an unfamiliar town, Longview. Such a nostalgic-looking downtown. Historic business district buildings are occupied with shops and apartments instead of vacant and in disrepair. “Gourmet” coffee does … More Small town rides and coffee
Thoughts on Trails 