Naomi Reeves

"We are devastated and heartbroken at the loss of our parents, Melissa and Mark. They were the bright lights at the center of our lives, and we can't believe they are gone. Their love for us was boundless. We miss them so much. "We want everyone to know that we are both safe and with loved ones. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support we have received, and we appreciate your respect for our family's privacy as we grieve. "Our family would like to thank law enforcement for their swift action that saved others and for the coordination across communities that led to the arrest of the man who murdered our parents. We especially would like to thank the officers who were first on the scene to our parents' home and their heroic attempts to rescue our mom and dad. "Our parents touched so many lives, and they leave behind an incredible legacy of dedication to their community that will live on in us, their friends, their colleagues and co-workers, and every single person who knew and loved them. "If you would like to honor the memory of Mark and Melissa, please consider the following: • Plant a tree. • Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail. • Pet a dog. A golden retriever is ideal, but any will do. • Tell your loved ones a cheesy dad joke and laugh about it. • Bake something — bread for Mark or a cake for Melissa, and share it with someone. • Try a new hobby and enjoy learning something. • Stand up for what you believe in, especially if that thing is justice and peace. "Hope and resilience are the enemy of fear. Our parents lived their lives with immense dedication to their fellow humans. This tragedy must become a moment for us to come together. Hold your loved ones a little closer. Love your neighbors. Treat each other with kindness and respect. The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."

Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.

(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)

You cannot go about your life thinking about ways to avoid making fascists angry. You will not succeed, and you will not be free.

Highway 1: The ultimate road trip along California’s iconic coast California's Highway 1 is a 1,100-mile national treasure. These six itineraries feature more than 150 scenic sites and experiences to help you plan your next coastal road trip.

My trip planning resources:
* SF Chronicle’s Hwy 1 guide:
www.sfchronicle.com/projects/tra...
* Oregon & Washington’s Roadside Ecology by Roddy Scheer
* CA’s Best Nature Walks by Charles Hood
* Moon Pacific Coast Hwy Road Trip
* nerdy roadside geology & ecology

Some people really enjoy it! It just wasn’t our thing. I’m originally from MN and dairy production isn’t very novel for me and my mom, and my partner is lactose intolerant. My energy was pretty low and the crowds were Too Much. 🤷🏼‍♀️ YMMV. The OG Pronto Pup place up the road was neat though!

Don’t bother:
* Trees of Mystery, specifically the “museum” unless you want to be reminded of how indigenous peoples were represented by colonial curators in the 60s
* Tillamook Creamery, unless you’re really excited by lines and dairy

High points:
* Oyster farm tour at Hog Island Oyster
* Salmon & lox at Josephson’s in Astoria, OR
* Gracie’s Sea Hag in Depoe Bay, OR (and the taffy shop down the street)
* Harris Beach State Park in OR has the best sunset views
* Founder’s Grove trail in Humboldt Redwoods St Park

We had a few small goals for our trip: find the best chowder, the best salt water taffy, and a good beach for a picnic + flying a kite. We ate our way up the coast and went on several day hikes. It was great premise for a trip and was so much better than I expected.

Avenue of the Giants. It’s a scenic byway and absolutely gorgeous. My partner and I did a SF=> Cape Disappointment road trip with my mom in Sept. The whole trip was incredible. Are you planning on camping or staying in hotels?

The Era Of The Business Idiot Fair warning: this is the longest thing I've written on this newsletter. I do apologize. Soundtrack: EL-P - $4 Vic Listen to my podcast Better Offline. We have merch. Last week, Bloomberg profiled ...

Newsletter: We are in the era of the Business Idiot, where middle management has seized power, breeding out true meritocracy and value-creation in favor of symbolic growth and superficial intelligence. This piece ties together everything I've ever written.

www.wheresyoured.at/the-era-of-t...

The biggest thing we need to do is let people know that the protests are FUN. Yelling fuck the man is fun. You will meet fun people.

We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.

White Cheddar Cheese Powder | Milk & Cheese Powders | Nuts.com Our white cheddar cheese powder makes a creamy and delicious sauce for pasta, veggies and more. It also adds a nice cheesy kick to popcorn and soups.

I also missed the Smartfood of old. Fwiw the closest replacement I found was making my own popcorn and using this topping: nuts.com/cookingbakin...

Louder, for the people in the back.

A photograph of an 8 week old white and grey Siberian husky puppy lying on a wood floor and looking at the camera with her intense bright blue eyes.

Adorable! Here’s a picture of lil baby Akira for you. She was a handful at this age but the photo manages to bring me a bit of peace and calm.

a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job

Rep Adam smith’s profile, showing he’s funded by Microsoft, AIPAC, Boeing, & defense companies

There is no labeler on this platform more useful than this one.

This is such a great thread.

Let me add that there is nothing that you, an individual, can do, that will scale because you are one person. The people arguing that you should only do things that “scale” are justifying not doing anything.

👇 otoh if you wanna publicly identify yourself as a fair weather ally I guess it's useful to have it confirmed, but no it is not ok with me if you choose to be one

I’ve been slowly making friends with the two CA scrub jays who frequent our backyard. They have so much personality!

I do a variation of this! I have an “engagement” status tag for each item on my to-do list. Options include: abandoned, actively working, dreading, excited about, ignoring, loose idea, meh, researching, stalled, waiting for spoons.

It’s refreshing to be so damn honest with myself.