Dinosaur Speak

I protest these obscene wars I did not volunteer to fight for Empire or patriotism I protest poverty and the subjugat...

Beating the algorithm is tough. TS

A snake handler at OMSI lets young Dylan pet the creature. TS

A must see Portland attraction for the family during its visit? Voodoo Doughnuts, of course. Who thought a doughnut shop...

Art by Dylan, almost 6 years. Fascinated by snakes. TS

We walked into the heart of the old neighborhood this afternoon, where for the most part she grew up. Neither of us knew what to think....

Great dinner and visit with the Minnesota clan on its western tour. The little guy checking out a future grad school is foc...

Tom Clark's ongoing, selected  series of photo essays w/text documenting the Gaza disaster should not be missed. Clark has construct...

The destruction of a neighborhood. TS

I'm making potato salad for the first time in years. I made too much of it when I was in the back-of-the-house during my failed c...

Getting ready for the family tomorrow, finally coming down from the maternal-side reunion in Seattle. Food to buy, cooking t...

Seattle Waterfront photo by Stella Claire TS

(Yohocoma is a Portlander who comments regularly at Common Dreams) I broke down and went to a rally and "march" in support of...

Astonishingly ignorant or just mean ? These people won't be happy until feudalism is returned from the Dark Ages and hundreds of A...

We'll see who buckles this time. Honestly, I'm shocked. Largely symbolic, it's a start. TS