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Retired engineer. Politically further left than most. Bleed Dodger blue. Splitting time between Portland, Oregon and Santa Barbara, California.

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When I bought my first house, I was asked if I was a permanent resident and to show proof. They won’t give you a loan without you being at least a PR.

19.11.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, the Bears are 7-3 and in first place in the NFC North! However, they are -6 on points scored/conceded differential and they’ll get exposed pretty soon. As a long-suffering Bears fan, I’ll enjoy it while it lasts, I guess!

17.11.2025 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely photograph! Thanks for sharing!

16.11.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cool! I love chickpeas. I’ll try that! πŸ™πŸΎπŸ‘πŸΎ

16.11.2025 06:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What do you omit to make it low carb? Please share recipe - as a diabetic, I’m always interested in low carb. Thanks!

16.11.2025 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cowboys official reported Kneeland text to police On the night of Marshawn Kneeland's death, the Cowboys' director of security called police to ask for a welfare check after Kneeland sent texts that "seemed to be saying goodbye."

Calling the police on a person having a mental health crisis is a death sentence. When will people learn this? πŸ™

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12.11.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is applauding . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is applauding .
07.11.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well done! πŸ‘πŸΎ

06.11.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous shot!

01.11.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much! I’ll check it out! πŸ™πŸΎ

27.10.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It takes literally 2 minutes to pick up the phone and call you or send out an email. Ain’t nobody so busy they don’t have 2 minutes to spare, especially for their damn job.

22.10.2025 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not responding is inexcusable. Yeah, they can say hey I am busy and I need a few days to come by and fix it, but not even responding is just unprofessional. Not much sympathy from me on that.

22.10.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking for good references (books or papers) on negative externalities of both fossil fuel technologies and electrical alternatives for transportation. For example, how do we objectively weigh EV-related mining against the obvious negative externalities of fossil fuels.

Pointers welcome! πŸ™πŸΎ

22.10.2025 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely shot!

20.10.2025 05:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely shot!

20.10.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, Vesia did his job. Now we’ll see who Doc brings out for the 8th.

18.10.2025 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜†πŸ€£

18.10.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful!

17.10.2025 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I swear, Blake Treinen is going to take a decade off my life. Roki didn’t help either.

14.10.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My adopted hometown of almost 36 years! β™₯️πŸ₯²

13.10.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I died several times last night with my Dodgers too. Crazy ending.

11.10.2025 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I know there’s a long way to go, but a Dodgers vs Mariners WS would be great! My favorite team vs my PNW adopted team.

11.10.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous shot!

11.10.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is this like an actual airbase for a foreign country on US soil, or is this naming rights like a sports stadium? The Quatari Emir AFB…. πŸ€“

10.10.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another on from our beautiful neighbors to the north: Sequim.

10.10.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yachats.

10.10.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, crazy. As a lifelong Dodgers fan, my heart was beating right out of my chest all evening. And when they loaded the bases at the end, I was losing it. Two tough teams, someone’s got to win. Glad it was us. But yeah, that’s got to haunt the pitcher for ever.

10.10.2025 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What happened? Dying here, not being able to watch. And mlb app isn’t updating

10.10.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No, looks way too human.

10.10.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous!

09.10.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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