My first chaperone experience.
The current administration wants to give people $5k to have more kids? That would barely cover our fresh fruit bill. Daycare for 2 kids is like $35k per year on the low side.
Suddenly my 1280 sf (119 m²) house doesn’t seem so small by European standards.
Turns out that fasting 6 out of 10 days can make you shed a bit of weight.
Removing lanes has been a tool numerous cities have used for years to calm traffic, despite resistance from some Republican governors. President Donald Trump’s administration doesn’t like it either.Federal transportation officials once heralded road diets for cutting crashes by 19% to 47%. Portland has implemented the strategy and saw a more than 70% decline in vehicles traveling at least 10 mph over the speed limit But criteria for an upcoming round of federal road safety grants say projects aimed at “reducing lane capacity” should be considered “less favorably,” the administration said.
Finished reading: The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein 📚
Did the thing. Focused on being decent. Stepped away when I needed to. Walked. Maintained my fast.
My eldest uncle went to a protest today in my hometown of Saginaw, Michigan and sent this to me. Might be the best thing I’ve ever seen. Gives me hope.
Lord give me strength to keep my mouth shut with the MAGAs today.
Just got a quote to redo the siding on my very small house. $48k. GFYS.
Finished S3 of White Lotus. Sort of hilarious how it satirizes the Western pursuit of enlightenment through luxury wellness experiences, but hell if I couldn’t use a vacation like that.
Oregon’s Alpacas per capita 🦙 📈
I think a better location would be the soccer fields in Washington Park. Reconfigure Jefferson to serve it. Create a new underground MAX station. No surface parking. Keep as many trees as you can to have a ballpark in the forest.
Oregon Senate passes funding bill for new Portland MLB ballpark
Completed my second ever multi-day fast today. I think I’m getting the hang of this.
Brother had soccer practice so we headed to the park.
Started my second multi-day fast after dinner yesterday and the most difficult piece of this whole equation has been drinking my coffee black.
Oregon Zoo. 📍
Testing location services.
Ended My First Fast
Trying something a little bit different. Rounding out my first 36-hour fast. This went shockingly well considering I’ve probably never gone more than half this long without a meal. Charged up with electrolytes and hydrated, I’ve felt calm, focused, and at times semi-euphoric.
