Life-long Oregonian, semi-retired daily journalist, dabbling in home-winemaking and perfecting my mediocre guitar skills. Also -- hey Tadej, watch out on the next climb...https://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3move4pdnfs2dI make it a point to show up for my vandalism gigs wearing cycling Lyrca...22 Jun 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3move4pdnfs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mnsbglm2c22zScientists have now discovered an undeniable link between the color orange and truly thin skin. To those suffering this malady, my heart goes out...08 Jun 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsbglm2c22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mnbahpolok2eFrom the NYT: "The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that was put in place a decade ago to monitor coastal environments, marine ecosystems and powerful currents that affect the global climate." From me: What the fuck are these maniacs trying to do?01 Jun 2026 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnbahpolok2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mmwjzkaja22pI'd love to see Don step into the cage on the White House lawn. Would definitely shell out a few bucks...28 May 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwjzkaja22phttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mmsoxxzpm222I just bought a really expensive drone. He won't stop going on about how great he thinks "Bartleby the Scrivener" is...27 May 2026 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmsoxxzpm222https://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mmsolir32s22John Cornyn -- merely the latest in a long, long list of right-leaning people who thought sidling up to Don would somehow help. Dozens, scores now. He turns everything to dust. Looking for a hand. Any hand...27 May 2026 04:35 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmsolir32s22https://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3ml62txl64k2eIf you are boarding a plane and see a 79 year old pilot at the wheel, are you fine? For millions, apparently...06 May 2026 06:23 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml62txl64k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3ml5gzjgsgc2yIf anyone ever had the madness to entertain the thought that their doddering, near-octogenarian grandfather might end up commanding the most powerful military in the world, now would be the time to resurrect, and contemplate, that notion...06 May 2026 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5gzjgsgc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mkq4sesbk22aTodd makes me blanch...30 Apr 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq4sesbk22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mjzovwelz22xProbably OK for the Iranians to stay home. They watched JD's Atlanta TP debacle and figured, is this the guy for the job?21 Apr 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzovwelz22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mjlc32bnoc2mKristi better hope she didn't bury Crickett anywhere near a Pet Sematary...there'd be hell to pay.16 Apr 2026 01:46 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlc32bnoc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mjlbhnmqts2mSadly, I don't actually listen to this guy anymore. I just flush the toilet and figure I'm good.16 Apr 2026 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlbhnmqts2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mjlb66fqqs2mIf Roy Orbison hadn't written all of his songs to span across three-and-a-half octaves, I believe I could cover them all.16 Apr 2026 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlb66fqqs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mjlb4akqms2mIf Don really wants to imprint his signature on D.C. architecture, he should be pushing for a triumphal Golden Arches, beef-tallowed fries and all, and replete with a fake DoorDash slinger...16 Apr 2026 01:29 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlb4akqms2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mjkmoipfxk2oJD to the Pope: "When it comes to talking about theology, you should stay in your own lane." Papal Reality: Talking about theology IS the Pope's lane. It's his goddamn freeway!15 Apr 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkmoipfxk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mjkhawpwo22tThis Don fella seems to have a tough time making -- and keeping -- close friends. Or acquaintances of any type, for that matter. Probably a bit of a warning sign, right?15 Apr 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkhawpwo22thttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mijqkcwjjs2oDon fired Pam in a post on Social. When it comes to firing people, he's much like Ronald Reagan. Neither had the courage to do it in person. Lacks executive potential, to say the least...02 Apr 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijqkcwjjs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mhbsaqgxsk2aJoe Buck was also the name of Jon Voight's character in "Midnight Cowboy." It's all starting to make sense...17 Mar 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbsaqgxsk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mha7hoq3x224Bobby gets (rotator) cuffed by the courts. (I interviewed him circa 2004. Seemingly a very decent guy. Brain worms will do that to a fella...)17 Mar 2026 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mha7hoq3x224https://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mgyicnhpnk2lJust this: John and Paul hustled "I Wanna Be Your Man" to the Stones, which they turned into their first U.S. charted single. It was Ringo on lead vocals. Talk about Mick and Keef being punked...14 Mar 2026 03:27 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgyicnhpnk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mgybk7bgts2qPete was going to include me in a Signal chat today about the Iranian school attack. We'd hoped to Zoom in 175 school girls, but, apparently, they were otherwise occupied...14 Mar 2026 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgybk7bgts2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mgwbpl6moc2sEagerly awaiting Bobby's next off-the-rotator-cuff comments...13 Mar 2026 06:24 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwbpl6moc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mguzq66rl22yAny guesses on how Kari Lake spends her time these days?12 Mar 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguzq66rl22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mgt36cl5ms2qSince the Pentagon is all hopped up and barring photographers who take "unflattering" pictures of Pete, I asked my favorite AI chatbot what would constitute a "flattering" image of this fella. The answer was immediate: "There isn't one."11 Mar 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgt36cl5ms2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mgggitvicc2aNever been fired from a job, which, today, is more than Kristi can say...06 Mar 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgggitvicc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mfx2ycke522eHow many Iranian school girls murdered in a single strike? The count keeps going up. All for Don's war of choice. You know, the guy who, in the same House chambers where his minions tried to stop Biden's certification, tells Democrats they are "crazy."28 Feb 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfx2ycke522ehttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mfrxnvyalk23The country's next top medical doc urges us not to "believe in doctors." OK here's what else Casey Means: Need a new roof? Don't believe in construction workers A new bridge? Don't believe in structural engineers New wiring? Don't believe in electricians Also, more raw milk, please...more raw milk!!26 Feb 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrxnvyalk23https://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mfncbc4ht22dOur Paris bureau, meanwhile, reports that Charles Kushner is doing a bang-up job...24 Feb 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfncbc4ht22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mfnc5jat6c2dBari Weiss sounds like one of the law firms that immediately caved to Trump's extortion demands...24 Feb 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnc5jat6c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/orygunguy.bsky.social/post/3mfayuadh2s2xI "adulted" really well today. Supported both adult children in meaningful ways and still am looking forward to some needed guitar practice this evening. Day by day, people, day by day...20 Feb 2026 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:gbsdmt5juwwlstyddvxg3iwu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfayuadh2s2x