We had a turn out of almost 1000 people for the Hands Off Protest!

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/03/31/washington-county-murder-suicide-duii-arrest-/

Damn Bradford pears!!

For anyone who stated that shutting down DOE is going to "fix education in public schools", tell me why the federal government would rescind funds to help Oregon children with literacy and math skills.

You cannot tell me that this will result in any positive outcomes for children or teachers.

I wonder if Rep.Benz will lift a finger to help victims of flooding in his district.

I doubt it.

Here’s mine: people in this state have an irrational hatred of umbrellas. There’s plenty of rains where they’re appropriate and useful to use (like Tuesday walking home for example, I stayed much more dry than I would have), but people lose their minds and get strangely upset if you use one because “no real Oregonian uses an umbrella!” They’re also not as hard to use or flimsy as people insist to me- I have my €5 umbrella I bought living in the Netherlands a decade ago, and it works fine.

Seriously, for a state that loves to do its own thing, using an umbrella is the ultimate counter-culture move. People get upset about others using them and it’s so weird.

Anyway, what’s yours?

Need a hair stylist that travels preferably!

Sometimes I find it astonishing how many movies were filmed in Oregon. We all know Goonies and Free Willy or perhaps Twilight yet there are dozens of of other blockbuster films that were made in Oregon. Some surprises too like the Postman and Coraline.

There is a rare species of giant earthworms that live somewhere in the Willamette Valley. They get up to 3 feet long. Anybody on here know where to find/see them? Not a joke. I used to see them listed on special status species lists when I worked for a land mgmt agency. Would love to see one and/ or hear stories from those who have.

It’s located in Hillsboro, Oregon on 185th at Cornell NW Intersections. It’s getting pretty close to be Opening so we can try out different kinds of Food. The closest & far away is in the 3 Malls of Washington.

FYI. It was sour cream and onion flavor.

I don't know what kind of MKUltra brainwashing program Dutch Bros runs for their employees, but it's not normal. I pulled up to the drive-thru just trying to get a cup of coffee, and instead, I got hit with the full force of weaponized enthusiasm.

"HEY BESTIE! HOW'S YOUR BEAUTIFUL DAY GOING?!"

Excuse me? We have never met. And it is 6:30 in the morning. You don’t know what kind of day I’m having because it hasn’t even started yet.

I stared blankly, hoping if I didn’t respond, they would just hand me my coffee and let me go. But no. The Dutch Bros worker was dangling halfway out the window like some kind of caffeinated cryptid, grinning like they’d just unlocked the secrets of the universe.

"What’s the most exciting thing you’re doing today?! Any FUN PLANS?!"

Bro. My only plan right now is to leave this drive-thru alive.

Hold up, let’s talk about the coffee itself really quick. Dutch Bros doesn’t sell coffee, they sell diabetes in a cup. Every drink sounds like something Willy Wonka invented after pulling an all-nighter. "Caramelized sugar-rush turbo-blast with extra whip and a side of instant regret!" No thank you!

Okay back to the story.

I tried to escape by ordering just a black coffee, thinking that would get me out of this high-energy hostage situation faster. Big mistake.

"Omg just BLACK COFFEE? Hardcore! You must be bummed out, like, are you going through something?

Yes. I’m going through not wanting to talk to you before sunrise.

Meanwhile, at 7-Eleven, the cashier doesn’t even make eye contact. I could walk in covered in blood and bees, and they wouldn’t say a word. They’d just ring me up, grunt, and go back to watching a telenovela on their phone. That’s the level of human interaction I need before my first cup of coffee.

And the coffee? 7-Eleven coffee is the drink of warriors. It’s been sitting there for an unknown amount of time, simmering into a molten, slightly burnt, legally questionable elixir of life. It tastes like decisions. It tastes like responsibility. Dutch Bros coffee tastes like a frosted birthday cake having a panic attack.

At Dutch Bros, I left feeling like I’d joined a cult by accident. At 7-Eleven, I left with a caffeine buzz and my sanity intact.

Winner: 7-Eleven. Every time.

Stay safe out there.