<![CDATA[Low Velocity — Updates]]> https://lowvelocity.org/updates/ Ghost Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:15:04 -0700 60 https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3msdrkep5o22z/ 6a734d9a65cb580001d30370 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:49:25 -0700 Good times

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3ms5q2q74ys2o/ 6a7021f8b1044f0001d959ac Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:06:48 -0700 185th Produce. We like this place.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3ms4qetu75c2o/ 6a6f9d1eb1044f0001d9599e Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:39:47 -0700 I am just so tired of everything Google.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3ms3evdh3ds2u/ 6a6ee6c8c30523000175922c Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:41:36 -0700 Ok, this f’d me up

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3ms25nzceus2f/ 6a6e423e0ae57400013129b2 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:59:35 -0700 Swung through the McD’s drive through to grab some fries to share with my son. $4.55 is wild for a large fry.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mrzsxa3hdk2b/ 6a6e153f0ae57400013129ab Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:47:52 -0700 🎥 Disclosure Day (2026) ★½

via @popfeed.social

A review of Disclosure Day (2026)
Review on Popfeed
popfeed.social
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mry6bhcib224/ 6a6d385b0ae57400013129a0 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:05:07 -0700 Finally left Verizon for Tello, an MVNO on the T-Mobile network. Monthly savings should be about $100/mo for three lines (2 with unlimited data).

Was just so tired of Verizon’s 📈 high rates and unnecessarily complicated pricing models. We’ll see if this works out long-term. 📱🤞

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mrw6cfak7c25/ 6a6c2c84657b260001f1fb97 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:00:19 -0700 Walking around the neighborhood this afternoon. The weather here has been really nice lately.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mrvk4nge7c2z/ 6a6bd765657b260001f1fb85 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:59:12 -0700 A few months back, I had a large window installed on a blank wall in our dining room. After 10 years of darkness, I’m still amazed at the light in this little space that changes throughout the days and seasons.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mrtq76rdvk2t/ 6a6ae45c657b260001f1fb7e Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:42:40 -0700 Someone told me the other day that I should be more careful wearing red hats. And…perhaps they’re right. But I can’t deny this aggression feels a bit like the Michael Bolton situation in Office Space…

ALT: Michael Bolton's Disgusted Reaction
Michael Bolton's Disgusted Reaction
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mrq4h6prak2d/ 6a68fef8657b260001f1faec Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:11:14 -0700 There’s so much to love about life in the NW, but my heart aches this time every year for Michigan’s lake cottage culture. The closest analogs in OR and WA might be North Tenmile Lake/Dunes (minus the ATV crowds), or Puget Sound, but with a fraction of the cost and 10x the availability.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mrpshd7j3k24/ 6a68d504e8126a000135a937 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:12:22 -0700 Anyone out there in Bluesky world drive a Kia EV9 and have lived with it for a while? I’d love to hear your honest thoughts. What do you like, what do you dislike, and would you buy it again?

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mroeyuypis2e/ 6a681678e8126a000135a887 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:38:58 -0700 I cannot wait until this nightmare Is over.

Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow for now an executive order targeting mail-in voting.
apnews.com
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mrjb5hx2an24/ 6a65672850423a0001de3019 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:46:39 -0700 🎥 Obsession (2026) ½
No idea how this is rated so highly. Worst movie I’ve seen in a while.

View full review on @popfeed.social

A review of Obsession (2026)
No idea how this is rated so highly. Worst movie I’ve seen in a while.
popfeed.social
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mrhcc6qfc22d/ 6a645f7c50423a0001de2fd3 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:01:51 -0700 I could play around with thetruesize.com for days.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mrdmkjwizs2n/ 6a6271a7f34b5c000118bcf8 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:54:50 -0700 Any time Subaru unveils a new model year design, I imagine the design meeting ends with: “eh… fuck it”

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mr7qi7aawc2n/ 6a606942f34b5c000118bc84 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:54:28 -0700 I’ve got some screenshots that might need to come out of retirement

Ron Filipkowski

Update from Ukraine.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mr6vbdvilc2a/ 6a5ff71ff34b5c000118bc42 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:47:27 -0700 Summer is increasingly my least favorite season. 

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mr45yjapns22/ 6a5e890cf34b5c000118bbe0 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:45:35 -0700
After refusing a $287 repair bill, Portland renter beats his landlord in court, wins $32K verdict
A lawyer for the landlord warned that he would cause the renter "great harm" if he went to trial.
oregonlive.com
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mr3ye2jeg22h/ 6a5e7160f34b5c000118bbd9 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:04:39 -0700 Worth a trip to the burbs or if you’re in the Tigard area. #pdx

El Jefe Grill
See our latest menu, find our hours, and order online directly from us. Locations in Tigard, OR
eljefegrillpdx.com
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mr3wvmbs622h/ 6a5e6b48f34b5c000118bbc4 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:38:41 -0700 2 1/2 years of EV ownership and just had my first service visit, which was to clean the windshield inside the housing for the forward-facing cameras. Besides this, I’ve had to rotate tires and add windshield wiper fluid.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqyb7ejtj22t/ 6a5c7dab11516e0001d09c5f Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:32:27 -0700 Pavement at Revolution Hall.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqxcehqaas2l/ 6a5bfc4811516e0001d09c42 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:20:32 -0700 Psyching myself up for the show tonight.

Greenlander by Pavement on Apple Music
Song · 1992 · Duration 3:11
music.apple.com
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqvb26dh522k/ 6a5aea4c11516e0001d09bfb Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:51:33 -0700 After my wife won tickets to Kaleo a couple weeks back, I won tickets to see Deep Sea Diver and Nation of Language tonight at Grand Lodge. Nice night after a pretty intense week!

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqqdnzyq7s2w/ 6a58563511516e0001d09bdf Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:55:09 -0700 You might be an American if, upon realizing you overestimated your medical expenses for the year, you use your FSA to purchase that quality-of-life-improving-but-not-strictly-necessary medical device. In my case, it’s a travel CPAP.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqnmzkwtss2y/ 6a56eaed11516e0001d09bd0 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:04:40 -0700 Rare bipartisan W. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

House Votes for Permanent Daylight Saving Time
House Republicans and Democrats united in favor of a bill to eliminate semiannual clock-changing, but it faces an uncertain fate in the Senate.
nytimes.com
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqnmx6msck2p/ 6a56ea7511516e0001d09bc9 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:03:20 -0700 Rate bipartisan W. Even a broken clock is right two times a day.

House Votes for Permanent Daylight Saving Time
House Republicans and Democrats united in favor of a bill to eliminate semiannual clock-changing, but it faces an uncertain fate in the Senate.
nytimes.com
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqnmdvjfcs2p/ 6a56e81e11516e0001d09bc2 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:52:33 -0700 ]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqk4un4qld24/ 6a55146d46b84f0001156a0b Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:37:35 -0700 📚 This one hit home on several levels.

Hello Beautiful (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel • Notes by Bryan • Popfeed
This one hit home on several levels.
popfeed.social
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqhyo6ples2i/ 6a53f66c46b84f0001156a04 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:17:05 -0700 80s/90s childhood birthday parties

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqhnf35kvc2m/ 6a53c71446b84f00011569fd Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:55:08 -0700 Winco + Trader Joe’s gang 🙋‍♂️

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqgu4bdehs2y/ 6a535d2446b84f00011569f6 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 02:22:49 -0700 Barcelona’s New Message: ‘Not One Tourist More’

Barcelona’s New Message: ‘Not One Tourist More’
As the commissioner for sustainable tourism, José Antonio Donaire’s job is to diminish the impact of the nearly 16 million annual visitors to the Catalan capital. Here’s what he’s planning.
nytimes.com
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqgisezpxc2t/ 6a532d9246b84f00011569ef Sat, 11 Jul 2026 23:00:26 -0700 Checking out the HyperTexting app.

Much like NetNewsWire, being auto-subscribed to Molly White, Kottke, and Daring Fireball upon signup feels a bit like having U2 preloaded on my iPhone.

hypertexting.com

HyperTexting
HyperTexting is your timeline minus the ads, algorithms, and AI slop. It's like the "for you" feed, but it actually works... for YOU (not the platforms).
hypertexting.com
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqfylu5nj22q/ 6a52e99946b84f00011569e8 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 18:10:27 -0700 First time staking my tomatoes and I’m a convert. #gardening #pnw #veggies

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqfmqwkk6k2b/ 6a52b7e046b84f00011569da Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:38:32 -0700 Before I got married, I always wondered how places like Moberi (açaí bowls) and Jamba Juice stayed open. Now I know.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqezahcfnc2x/ 6a52661546b84f000115697c Sat, 11 Jul 2026 08:49:18 -0700 For you dark mfers

Why this creepy melody is in so many movies
YouTube video by Vox
youtube.com
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqdavgrnfs2w/ 6a5179d63ec6b70001da7962 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:00:59 -0700 Here’s my Duolingo profile – let’s be friends

invite.duolingo.com/profile-shar...

Learn a language for free
Learn languages by playing a game. It's 100% free, fun, and scientifically proven to work.
invite.duolingo.com
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqcs6sgofc2q/ 6a513c253ec6b70001da795b Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:37:47 -0700 Siri still sucks

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqb74bbh3k2y/ 6a5065ec63c6a60001860721 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:23:41 -0700 Read a book about Rosa Parks to my son today. Realized she was only 42 when she refused to get up from her seat. Why did I think she was an octogenarian?

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mqb4y2n3kk25/ 6a505d0463c6a6000186071a Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:45:33 -0700 S.O. to my people who have to buy cotton t-shirts in 2XL because they become L’s after 4 cycles.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mq3dqzajas2r/ 6a4d53f963c6a600018606b0 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:30:54 -0700 Any time a restaurant is purchased by private equity, it should be required to put an asterisk after its name.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpzoohie522x/ 6a4c755063c6a600018606a9 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:41:00 -0700 It’s getting to the point where I’m nervous to even like a post from someone I don’t know because there’s a decent chance it’s AI spam.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpyaiyux622i/ 6a4bb45563c6a600018606a2 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:54:45 -0700 On vacation and couldn’t sleep last night because of stress and worry about work and deadlines approaching. When you hear the birds chirping, it’s time to grab the camera.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpx46r4ixc2x/ 6a4b1bb463c6a60001860694 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:04:46 -0700 ]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpw4uv7ed22x/ 6a4a983863c6a60001860686 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 10:44:29 -0700 My 7-year-old recently discovered music in a real way and has already memorized the new Switchfoot album front to back.

It’s only been out for about a week.

I’m sitting here like, “When did you even have time to listen to this enough to know every word, man?”

Kids’ memories are incredible.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpv7gtqvi7zx/ 6a4a1cb463c6a6000186067f Sun, 05 Jul 2026 01:57:39 -0700 Won some tickets to the Kaleo show, went on a date night mid-week at Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, had a real chill time, was in bed early.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpv6e3qoms26/ 6a4a180363c6a60001860644 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 01:38:13 -0700 The sky was on fire tonight, and not in that way.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpuxsyfiak2n/ 6a49fc97f33c280001ae791a Sat, 04 Jul 2026 23:41:17 -0700 Damn, where’s the HOA when you need it

WeRateDogs

This is Mariner. He was born completely deaf, which means he gets to enjoy fireworks with all the sparkle and none of the boom. 13/10 (IG: real_marinertheseapuppy)

a dog with his back to the camera pulls joyfully to the end of his leash and wags his tail as he approaches someone setting off fireworks. he occasionally looks up to admire the sparkly formations in the sky.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mptjcmfoss23/ 6a493997f33c280001ae7913 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:48:55 -0700 Ouch

TriMet to cut over 400 positions, reduce bus service
Oregon's largest transit agency is making its biggest service cuts in decades as it tries to close a 300-million-dollar budget gap.
opb.org
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mps4wpq4tg27/ 6a487f7df33c280001ae790c Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:34:47 -0700 I was raised in Michigan and grew up on Buddy’s and Jet’s pizza, but I don’t remember hearing it called “Detroit-style pizza” until my mid-30s, after I had moved to Portland. I was visiting Austin in 2015 when I saw a food cart advertising “authentic” Detroit-style slices. Now it’s everywhere.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mps4otke3s2b/ 6a487e8df33c280001ae7905 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:30:27 -0700 I was raised in Michigan and grew up on Buddy’s and Jet’s pizza, but I don’t remember hearing it called “Detroit-style pizza” until my mid-30s, after I had moved to Portland. I was visiting Austin in 2015 when I saw a food cart advertising “authentic” Detroit-style slices. Now it’s everywhere.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpr667a53s2t/ 6a47fe59f33c280001ae78f7 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:24:17 -0700 If you think Codex is cool for programming, wait until you see what it can do for the social sciences and other systems work.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpr663acsj2w/ 6a47fe5bf33c280001ae78fe Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:24:03 -0700 If you think Codex is cool for programming, wait until you see what it can do for the social sciences and other systems work.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpr3bqggnc2w/ 6a47f284f33c280001ae78f0 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:32:34 -0700 ]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpppcalis22m/ 6a4739ccf33c280001ae78e9 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:25:27 -0700 🎁

Trump’s Huge Windfall Has Few Known Global Precedents
nytimes.com
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpofaxkno22m/ 6a46898dae0a6d00010a94f3 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:53:06 -0700 Such a simple thing, but I really like the new Apple Music feature that lets you pin a few albums to the top of your library. It makes the whole thing feel less overwhelming.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpnbterisk2v/ 6a45f4f1e7947e0001da8d81 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:19:09 -0700 Thinking about giving this a go

Hot Dog Rice Krispies Treats Are the 2020 of Desserts
If you've been looking for something to change up your Rice Krispies Treats...keep looking, this is heinous.
thedad.com
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpmnckdxl22u/ 6a459eede7947e0001da8d73 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:11:50 -0700 A personal data server sounds liberating until years of abandoned apps leave behind strata of digital artifacts. We are going to need tools to sift and clear the detritus.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpgq7m5le22s/ 6a4285cce7947e0001da8d6c Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:47:54 -0700 People posting live videos/reels of themselves while driving should be arrested.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpf7slp7ft2v/ 6a41ba99e7947e0001da8d19 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:21:36 -0700 Can't hardly believe pups turns 10 this year. My dog daughter. 🐕‍🦺🐾

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpejo7p2h22d/ 6a4160a0e7947e0001da87a5 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:45:29 -0700 Just watched Father of the Bride with the kids. I remember being so bored with that movie when I was younger. My kids are still young, but it’s easier to get into it as a dad closer in age to Steve Martin’s character.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpcjhgmxrk2m/ 6a405347e7947e0001da823f Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:36:22 -0700 Thunder and lightning in Portland. Always exciting.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpbzshd77i2o/ 6a402312e7947e0001da76e2 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:41:51 -0700 Hey — Butthole Surfers: https://lowvelocity.org/listening-20260625-hey-butthole-surfers/

I’m burning out Like a falling dove Cause I’m not fit To fall in love Love? — Hey by Butthole Surfers

Hey — Butthole Surfers
Hey — Butthole Surfers
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpanhwwfqs2z/ 6a402313e7947e0001da76ed Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:42:54 -0700 Meta is pushing those glasses pretty hard in ads on their socials.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mpamyuysk22z/ 6a402314e7947e0001da76f4 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:34:29 -0700 Found my next bumper sticker

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mp642ywqp22j/ 6a402315e7947e0001da76fb Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:26:07 -0700 What in the fuck did I just read

‘This isn’t a one-year anomaly’: Survey says Portland has one of the worst downtowns in the world
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A recent analysis of how people view their city’s downtown areas shows most love them—just not Portland’s. The Gensler City Pulse 2026 report, which includes responses from …
koin.com
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mp5rwnluec2r/ 6a402317e7947e0001da7702 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:24:43 -0700 I know I’m not the only person with one of these bins

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3moze7ipwak2o/ 6a402317e7947e0001da7709 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:08:29 -0700 From #pdx to #pit

Falling in Love with Pittsburgh
A friend and I took a long weekend and visited one of America's great cities.
lowvelocity.org
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3moyrsxbws22m/ 6a402318e7947e0001da7710 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:39:21 -0700 @ghost.org how exactly is this reversible if you can only migrate ActivityPub followers into Ghost?

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mow7mfb4ws23/ 6a402319e7947e0001da7717 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:08:14 -0700 Latest Microsoft Teams update just asked for over a gig of drive space to install.

ALT: Tom Delonge Blink182 Wtf Meme
Tom Delonge Blink182 Wtf Meme
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mosvsmhoms2a/ 6a40231be7947e0001da771e Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:34:46 -0700 Happy Father’s Day to me.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3morpuz5v4c24/ 6a40231be7947e0001da7725 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 23:16:04 -0700 Rediscovering this album makes me happy.

Bryan's Crucial Track for June 21, 2026
The song Inoculate the Innocuous by The Unicorns
crucialtracks.org
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3moqwvzgdrs2z/ 6a40231ce7947e0001da772c Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:49:14 -0700 In-N-Out officially opened near my house in Beaverton. RIP to my waistline.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3moqmwr7lfc2w/ 6a40231de7947e0001da7733 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:50:42 -0700 Got my Ghost CMS website set up with standard.site with middleware and it’s now showing up as a true publication in Bluesky.

Low Velocity

John Day Fossil Beds, Painted Hills
We took advantage of the long weekend and did something we’ve been wanting to do since moving to Oregon over a decade ago: visit the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument .  First, a little bit of background from the NPS website: John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is comprised of more than 14,000 acres within three separate units located in eastern Oregon: Sheep Rock , Painted Hills, and Clarno . The three units of the monument hold some of the best fossil bearing locations within the lar
lowvelocity.org
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3molvxazuy22k/ 6a40231ee7947e0001da773a Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:48:43 -0700 A big photo dump from my long weekend in Pittsburgh. I knew I'd like it, but the city really does impress. Its institutions punch well above its weight. #pgh #photos #photography #cities

Bryan

lowvelocity.org/pittsburgh/
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mok6mdvpjk2u/ 6a40231fe7947e0001da7741 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:18:22 -0700 When you're a chonky boy and prefer the aisle seat and paid extra for the emergency-row legroom on the Airbus but spot Mt. Adams though the tiny porthole across the way as you begin descent to #PDX.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mok5x5refc22/ 6a402320e7947e0001da7748 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:06:31 -0700 lowvelocity.org/pittsburgh/

Pittsburgh
A friend and I took a long weekend and visited one of America's great cities.
lowvelocity.org
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mo3wh46kas2p/ 6a402325e7947e0001da774f Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:14:59 -0700 Early ride to PDX

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mo2quj6mfs25/ 6a402326e7947e0001da7756 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:02:27 -0700 Finally going to visit Pittsburgh, a city that’s been on my bucket list for a while. Send recs.

#pittsburgh #pgh #travel #cities #baseball #pirates #food #beer #museums #urban #transit #bikes

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mnx5vfe4sk22/ 6a402358e7947e0001da775d Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:44:56 -0700 Using the new 10-photo limit as an excuse to drop some snaps from our short trip to Packwood over the weekend. Met up with one of my wife’s old AmeriCorps friends, in town from Asheville, NC. The kids had a blast. Our 7-year-old was catching (and releasing) fish from the bank. Beautiful area.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mnx3mfdpns22/ 6a402359e7947e0001da7764 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:04:07 -0700 At some point you have to admit the “blog” is mostly an excuse to endlessly tinker with the website.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mnvxny3rzs2m/ 6a40235ae7947e0001da776b Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:20:45 -0700 Not sure why I’m surprised by this, but I just realized Cool Whip is essentially toxic after reading the ingredients for the first time.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mnqyvtlw3k2b/ 6a402361e7947e0001da7772 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:59:44 -0700 Shout out to whoever made this sign that graces every vault toilet in America. The typography is absolutely unhinged.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mnofyuyjw22o/ 6a402361e7947e0001da7779 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:16:06 -0700 STR FTW

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mnkk6inpps2n/ 6a402362e7947e0001da7780 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:20:10 -0700
Bryan's Crucial Track for June 5, 2026
The song Fade Into You by Gregory Alan Isakov & Sylvan Esso
crucialtracks.org
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mnjgbo7ngs2l/ 6a402367e7947e0001da7787 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:37:42 -0700 Can’t touch this

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mnbaqnn34c2z/ 6a40236de7947e0001da778e Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:37:24 -0700 The superchargers in Harrisburg, OR on I-5 are at an old gas station.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mn27mnyz322y/ 6a402378e7947e0001da7795 Fri, 29 May 2026 21:28:38 -0700 If you’re going to cosplay rurality, do it with a 6 gallon lunch cooler instead of a princess truck.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mmzjtii5f322/ 6a402379e7947e0001da779c Fri, 29 May 2026 14:58:45 -0700 John Day Fossil Beds, Painted Hills, and Eastern Oregon

https://afterword.blog/posts/john-day-fossil-beds-painted-hills-and-eastern-oregon

John Day Fossil Beds, Painted Hills, and Eastern Oregon
We took advantage of the long weekend and did something we’ve been wanting to do since moving to Oregon over a decade ago: visit the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.
afterword.blog
]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mmwobwgqrk2r/ 6a40237ae7947e0001da77a3 Thu, 28 May 2026 11:40:25 -0700 this seems so unhinged from reality

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mmsixwkcx224/ 6a40237de7947e0001da77aa Tue, 26 May 2026 19:54:42 -0700 Y’all, I don’t know how you afford your property taxes in the city of Portland. This is for a 2/2 condo in NW at 1597 SF.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mmqdkxw4rk2z/ 6a40237de7947e0001da77b1 Mon, 25 May 2026 23:12:39 -0700 “In housing, empty-nest Boomers sit on a disproportionate share of the family-sized homes that millennial parents need but cannot find or afford.”

The pig in the python: Baby Boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire | Fortune
From the housing market to the corner office, America is paying the price for a generation that never learned to let go
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]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mmhp4i5kqs2s/ 6a40237ee7947e0001da77b8 Fri, 22 May 2026 12:45:20 -0700 Planning a trip to eastern Oregon with an EV. While I’m not too worried about it, these things do require a little extra planning. Well worth the savings.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mmg2xyxwcc2v/ 6a40237fe7947e0001da77bf Thu, 21 May 2026 21:12:16 -0700 A house of cards.

America’s shoppers are seeking revenge again | CNN Business
Consumers have never hated an economy as much as this one, and they’re taking out their frustrations by doing what they do best.
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]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mmdle3fw522z/ 6a402380e7947e0001da77c6 Wed, 20 May 2026 21:27:21 -0700 👀

Integrating Standard Site Into Bluesky · bluesky-social atproto · Discussion #4978
The Bluesky team is working on integrating site.standard.* lexicons. For people using the Bluesky app, this means that when they come across a link published with a Standard.site record, they’ll ge...
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]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mmdjtm5gzc25/ 6a402382e7947e0001da77cd Wed, 20 May 2026 21:00:15 -0700 Haha

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mmdco3snhc25/ 6a402383e7947e0001da77d4 Wed, 20 May 2026 18:51:54 -0700 Contemplating the meaning of “check out my gravel pit” has lived in my head rent free for a quarter century.

Gravel Pit by Wu-Tang Clan on Apple Music
Song · 2000 · Duration 4:13
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]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mmd66lzozs2f/ 6a402384e7947e0001da77db Wed, 20 May 2026 17:31:39 -0700 People from here probably won’t understand, but the wind in Portland today is very Midwest/East Coast. Those slow waves of undulating breeze on a clear day, right before a summer storm. We don’t get a lot of days like this here.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mmd3fp2l3c2f/ 6a402387e7947e0001da77e2 Wed, 20 May 2026 16:41:56 -0700 Times are tough, but this level of entitlement is absurd. Car culture is a cancer.

]]> https://lowvelocity.org/bsky-3mmc4x6o4ms2t/ 6a402388e7947e0001da77e9 Wed, 20 May 2026 07:36:57 -0700 Anyone else’s spouse/partner occasionally look at you and ask if the piece of clothing you’ve been wearing for 5+ years is new?

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