Retired from the corporate rat race as a management consultant. Age & knees falling apart have seriously limited ability to hike and backpack but I savor that past. Now I garden, veggies & flowers, watch the birds, bees, & wildlifehttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mvbi57bjhc2qProud to live in Oregon and unlike Texas we’re making it easier to vote by adding drop boxes to get around USPS malarkey for our 100% mail in voting. #VoteByMail #I💜Oregon https://pamelafrazier1.substack.com/p/oregon-legislature-adds-ballot-drop?r=3hpba&utm_medium=ios11 Sep 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbi57bjhc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mvaqxwike22xJames Tallarico aka Talla-Freako, on Jimmy Kimmel’s YouTube. FCC’s threat created a great free ad. Love that the I’m with Talla-freako shirts are a big seller on his campaign site #JamesTallarico #VoteBlue #JimmyKimmel https://youtube.com/watch?v=WLDE9LrGpNk11 Sep 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaqxwike22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mv74rg4tyk2kTomatoes off the hook. Temps rarely above 90, last week was 60s with rain, this week 80s. Glad we got rain with snow in the mountains, but tomatoes cracked. These are all Kellogg’s Breakfast, the best yellow IMO, & Beefsteak, neither of which I’ve ever had much luck with before #Gardening #Tomatoes10 Sep 2026 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv74rg4tyk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mv3timh33s2yGoldfinch hanging in the Russian Sage #Birds09 Sep 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3timh33s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mv2myevfw22lA very good explanation about how demand side economic policy is better for people and the economy https://substack.com/@americanescapee/note/c-322790192?r=3hpba&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action09 Sep 2026 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2myevfw22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mv2i2k2eic2nWow. Just wow [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2i2k2eic2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3muzuy7lcdk2zWanna smile? Very cute kitties with light up duck shoes [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzuy7lcdk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3muxdcup5js2dFor #LaborDay. Happy for the results unions fought for with blood, sweat, & tears but not happy that unions have eroded especially since Reagan. I was never a UAW member but a good friend was & gifted the jacket to me after I defended my dissertation at UMich in labor relations #UAW07 Sep 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxdcup5js2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3muwoe5sllc2sWe have snowy mountains and a beautiful sunrise. From Mt Hood, to Mt Jefferson, and then the Three Sisters. Think pink! #MountainMonday #CentralOregonCascades07 Sep 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwoe5sllc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mursv5yztc2aAfter 3 days of off & on rain in the lowlands, Central Oregon (US) Cascades got some snow! Yay! Clouds at the beginning are probably mixed with Austen fire smoke south of Mt Hood, which hopefully is close to being out. Smells of sage and juniper after rain - divine. #PNW #CentralOregonCascades #Snow05 Sep 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mursv5yztc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3muqioeksec2xSo spot on. https://substack.com/@unlearn16/note/c-325984739?r=3hpba&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action05 Sep 2026 03:05 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqioeksec2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3muqctivwcc2lSo in character. Let's not study babies dying and women's pregnancy health. Instead let’s focus on men’s limp dicks and sad swimmers [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqctivwcc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mund7exlas2zAnother benefit of eliminating pesticides & herbicides & planting lots of flowers is the bevy of birds congregating at the birdbath. Goldfinches, hummingbirds, house finches, blue birds, all kinds of sparrows. Lots of delectable bugs & seeds. The ravens love the marbles in the birdbath #gardening03 Sep 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mund7exlas2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3muhxhgzb3c2vFinally some green beans. The 😖 rock chuck ate all the shoots end of June and for sure I thought there’d be nothing but by end of July they started climbing the trellis. #gardening #highdesertgardening #greenbeans01 Sep 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhxhgzb3c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mud5ogheos2k3 little quarter pints of pickled peppers. Sad amount but peppers didn’t do well here. I bought starts again around 7/4 bc the ones I started from seed, poblanos & cayenne, didn’t do well & the local nursery said many had problems with too cool of evenings #canning #pickledpeppers30 Aug 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mud5ogheos2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mu5um665is2fHummingbird in the catmint. There’s a brilliant red echinacea and black eyed Susan in there too #Birds #Hummingbirds #Gardening28 Aug 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5um665is2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mu3jqaw2322fTrimmed tomatoes as temps are starting to fall to hi 70s/lo 80s. Perfect! Got green ones by mistake but they’ll ripen. Found 3 small horn worms, one black! Best ever Kellogg’s Breakfast and Beefsteak harvests. Will make marinara in a few & salsa is already done. #Tomatoes #Gardrning27 Aug 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3jqaw2322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mu2xl4mxds2kTobias Read, Oregon’s Secretary of State, Issuing a statement to settle confusion around our November elections that are 100% vote by mail. That’s what the executive order is about, sowing chaos & confusion #2026elections #electioninterference #VoteByMail https://www.threads.com/@sherilu8/post/DchLVOQnZU-/media?xmt=AQG0fRgJvhB6otRuoGtm_StPidGOdlPZ-lUDrzoVczpDmwob1JUUCao65MrmXxdJfSvM9wjT27 Aug 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2xl4mxds2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mtzdnke7xs2bI cannot tell you how excited I am about my new Patagonia waders, Fishe belt, and Fish Pond waterproof backpack. Fly fishing this fall, here we come. I’m hoping we camp a night or two #FlyFishing #DeschutesRiver26 Aug 2026 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzdnke7xs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mtxap73nak2cFor Dolly #DollyParton26 Aug 2026 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxap73nak2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mtwhumuf6s2rWhitney did a nice cover but Dolly was the master. Yes, I will always love you! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwhumuf6s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mtuhayvht224On our way to Frazier Lake along the West Fork of the Wallowa River from Polaris Pass in Eagle Cap. After the trudge down from Polaris, with 47 or so switchbacks, this was wonderful #MountainMonday #EagleCap #BackpackingOregon24 Aug 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuhayvht224https://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mtovnxyyqk2kParadise Loop on the south side of Mt Hood, OR, US, 6 years ago. Met another hiker who was asking others what gives you hope. I replies “this”. #MtHood #OregonHiking22 Aug 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtovnxyyqk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mtotixkokc2tDang. Even a bigger boy today at 10 points hanging in the shade. Still in velvet and those antlers will continue to grow. He’s so chill knowing he’s the stud22 Aug 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtotixkokc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mtm2brmlvc2sIn college I wrote a paper on Judeo-Christian beliefs being the root of this thinking & resulting policies toward the poor & sick. God rewards good people & if you find yourself in a beleaguered group, you must be bad, lazy & therefore deserving. Weber’s book on Protestant work ethic & Capitalism [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm2brmlvc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mtgz5y27es2bAnd bunny not too scared either19 Aug 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgz5y27es2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mtgz57d3x22bAnd mom came by for a drink19 Aug 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgz57d3x22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mtgytmehq22bVisitor this morning19 Aug 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgytmehq22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mtfs6c6ekk25Previous owner used pesticides and herbicides. After 3 years lots of bugs have come back as well as spiders and earthworms. With that many more birds and lizards to go after the bugs. Love the diversity of critters though the to Chuck was not welcome. I just wonder why rock lizards do push ups?19 Aug 2026 03:31 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfs6c6ekk25https://bsky.app/profile/mjl2.bsky.social/post/3mtfryn3qt22mThis big boy was snoozing in my flower garden yesterday19 Aug 2026 03:27 +0000at://did:plc:2sgprh3bq45giipqowvjyoon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfryn3qt22m