PinnedPublished inOh PinionsLeaving PortlandWhen I moved here in 2007, Portland was a bohemian paradise at the confluence of culinary genius, luscious landscapes, and blinding…Aug 10, 20224Aug 10, 20224
PinnedPublished inAlways Choose AdventureSummiting Mt. HoodDescending in a blizzardMay 31, 20191May 31, 20191
PinnedPublished inChatbots MagazineInventing Social Media Payments & CommerceBuilding Bots in 2011Apr 14, 2016Apr 14, 2016
5 Years of SpeculationI’ve been swing trading for 5 years. Like so many, I jumped into the market during Covid. The combination of free cash, work from home…Mar 4Mar 4
Published inOh PinionsDuopolyTired of polarization crippling every aspect of society?Sep 17, 2020Sep 17, 2020
The GraySecond protest march out my front door, from Alberta Park to downtown. Impressive turnout. I don’t suspect the numbers will diminish. My…Jul 30, 20201Jul 30, 20201
Here’s everything we know for sure about the virus.Let me know if I missed anything, but I didn’t.Apr 30, 2020Apr 30, 2020
A Plan for the PlanWith day over day fatality growth rate slightly slowing, it’s time we heard leadership’s plan how society should re-emerge. In the absence…Apr 8, 2020Apr 8, 2020
Born in a PandemicSalvatore was born 12:50 am on a Friday in a hospital room. For two trimesters we had planned for a home birth, but the world banned plans…Mar 30, 20201Mar 30, 20201
Published inOh PinionsIt’s Inhumane to Enable HomelessnessThe state of homelessness in Portland, as with most west coast cities, is a well-documented disaster for all involved. The response by the…Feb 4, 2020Feb 4, 2020
Published inOh PinionsEnd The War On CarsI ride a bike and a motorcycle, drive a jeep, run many miles weekly, and am a bipedal pedestrian. I have no transportation bias. I’m here…Dec 8, 2019Dec 8, 2019
Published inAlways Choose Adventure27 miles in Jefferson WildernessCircumnavigating Three Fingered JackJul 3, 2019Jul 3, 2019
Published inChatbots MagazineIQ TriviaA live chatbot trivia game where you compete against people around the world for cash money and IQ score.Jun 4, 2018Jun 4, 2018
It’s Not About GunsI’ll make this quick, because I’ve been trying to get you to focus for years. See these attempts…Feb 16, 2018Feb 16, 2018
Published inA Stream of ConsciousnessI’d give it all up to go backI work in front of a computer all day.Jan 12, 2018Jan 12, 2018
Our Airbnb guests left… A trail of blood on our walls and sheetsI’ve been an Airbnb-lord for 4 years now. Their poor pet damage policy aside, it’s been an awesome, and lucrative, experience. However…Dec 8, 2017Dec 8, 2017
Published inOh PinionsLive In The GreyThere has never been a time when so many cocksure people could proudly and so quickly announce their brilliance to so many. With so much…Sep 25, 2017Sep 25, 2017
Just Another Jeep StoryStrange things keep happening to my Jeep and I — often enough for them to need a house of documentation. This is that home.Aug 31, 2017Aug 31, 2017
Published inAlways Choose AdventureAlways Be GamblingA 500 mile Oregon off-road r̶a̶c̶e̶ navigation challengeJul 19, 20171Jul 19, 20171
