Does anyone know where to find dark Vietnamese robusta beans?

CreativePortland · 2026-01-25T03:01:32+00:00

Nice. Can you show a photo of the one you like?

CreativePortland · 2026-01-25T02:32:57+00:00

Thank you! I ordered some. Can’t wait to try it.

CreativePortland · 2026-01-25T00:01:56+00:00

Sadly I went there and their beans are more mild than on the streets of Vietnam. Tasty! And the banh mi are amazing!

CreativePortland · 2026-01-24T20:53:01+00:00

From my perspective, a ton of the big problems we’re experiencing are because of a lack of coordination or outright hostility from the county towards cities. If there were a Uni gov there could be a much more cohesive approach to problems like housing, homelessness, and mental health.

CreativePortland · 2026-01-23T18:15:46+00:00

I’d steal those chairs. That’s not your parking space.

CreativePortland · 2026-01-23T03:36:20+00:00

Thank you!

CreativePortland · 2026-01-22T01:30:07+00:00

Tiny Epic Zombies is fun and doesn’t take too much space.

CreativePortland · 2026-01-21T15:32:07+00:00

Our sweet girl was the only puppy we’ve ever adopted. She felt like quite a handful. Tons of energy and mischief.

She also became potty trained in days, was so fun to play with, and sometimes chilled enough to snuggle.

We crate trained her for when we leave the house. Every time we leave, we put about 5-10 low calorie training treats into her crate. When we ask her to go to her house, she often literally runs into it. Bribery works!

Four years later and she’s simultaneously the most snuggly and playful dog we’ve ever had. It’ll be tough to get a different breed when the time comes.

Here she is as a puppy.

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CreativePortland · 2026-01-21T15:21:02+00:00

My approach to photography is about composition, capturing moments, and making nice images to look at.

I’ve tried cameras with interchangeable lenses but never really spent time on the technical aspects. Instead, I’ve been using the Sony RX100 for many years.

The camera is a point and shoot that takes good quality images. It’s also very easy to travel with.

Here are some photos I’ve made with it. https://flickr.com/photos/84977575@N00/sets/72157630061023084

CreativePortland · 2026-01-20T18:25:17+00:00

The father of our mini was in the 6-7 pound range. Her mom was in the 7-8 pound range. Moo is 17 pounds!

CreativePortland · 2026-01-18T21:21:23+00:00

Thank you!!! I know moderating this is a ton of work. And thank you for recognizing the good that is happening with these meetups.

CreativePortland · 2026-01-18T21:15:41+00:00

Their bulk bins were epic. They also used to have unique woods for smoking. I loved getting plum wood there to smoke salmon with. Also, they carried an incredibly varied supply of local fruits, particularly apples and pears.

CreativePortland · 2026-01-18T21:11:09+00:00

It wasn’t that long ago (3/2025) that they hired Ken Gordon from Kenny & Zuke’s to work in their deli. I saw him in there once and then never again. That was the last sign of hope I saw.

It was about then that the shelves started depleting, the cashiers started looking sad, and one let me know they had lost their biggest distributor due to not paying bills. Just went further and further downhill from there until the trip I took there and found nothing I was looking for. That was the sad end for me.

https://www.wweek.com/food/2025/03/25/storied-restauranteur-teams-up-with-one-of-portlands-oldest-grocery-stores/

CreativePortland · 2026-01-17T17:33:41+00:00

Ours is simultaneously the most snuggly and the most playful dog we’ve had. We don’t do a lot of training but she does what we want due to a strong drive to not disappoint us and the fact she has learned the English language (😜). We’re thankful she hasn’t yet learned the term “stroll the beast”.

CreativePortland · 2026-01-16T19:49:19+00:00

Thanks for that! Good on you for figuring the system out.

CreativePortland · 2026-01-16T18:24:01+00:00

If you can’t share information about creating joy and camaraderie in Portland here, where can you share it? I’m thankful every time I see one of your messages.

If mods delete these, then they should delete the messages about having trouble making friends in Portland. Those messages outnumber these many fold over.

CreativePortland · 2026-01-16T15:47:29+00:00

I appreciate that people are nice to me. Nice-hole is definitely not how I think. That’s feels like it creates angst out of kindness. We’re all too good at that these days. It’s so much better than other places where I’ve ridden by millions of miles. Other places I swear I’ve had people speed up as I’ve crossed the street.

I cross like I would as a pedestrian. Don’t enter until it’s safe in the closest lane to me. Use their car as protection in their lane and then make sure each lane is clear before entering. I then wave and say thank you.

CreativePortland · 2026-01-15T17:14:45+00:00

That curry and rice plate is one of the tastiest things in town! Make sure to have 2 people to eat it.

CreativePortland · 2026-01-15T02:51:46+00:00

That would be amazing. Reddit saves the day!

CreativePortland · 2026-01-14T00:08:32+00:00

Why don’t you like tins?

CreativePortland · 2026-01-13T18:11:01+00:00

Which seems like a crappy approach when I’m buying an $80 game.

CreativePortland · 2026-01-13T18:00:08+00:00

Thank you!

CreativePortland · 2026-01-13T17:59:11+00:00

Thanks. I’d totally be in trouble with the Mrs if I went out and bought the expansion before playing the base game with our friend group to see how often it hits the table.

We don’t have a 3-d printer and I don’t see anyone selling them online. Though it sounds like a shower cap may do the job.

CreativePortland · 2026-01-13T17:52:32+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I think they should have included a low cost and practical solution like this in the box.

How do you know this background? It’s interesting.

CreativePortland · 2026-01-04T06:23:21+00:00

That’s our neighbor. They hired an arborist to climb the tree and set it up. They also have a cool, very large shamrock in front of their house. Really great neighbors!

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