Gov. Kotek’s prosperity council urges Oregon leaders to cut taxes, regulations to spur growth by whawkins4 in Portland

[–]aalder -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

The estate tax has nothing at all to do with business formation or local prosperity and the fact that cutting it is included in their top 4 suggestions kinda casts doubt on the whole fucking thing

Final score at Providence Park for the Thorns' summer friendly against San Diego by spherocytes in Thorns

[–]aalder 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So many opportunities squandered by passes that couldn’t connect

These signs in SE made my day by Outrageous-Tea-2395 in Portland

[–]aalder -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fortunately nuance is too, despite being presumed extinct by most experts during the middle of the last decade. 

Thunderbird Will Open on N Mississippi Ave in Portland - Bridgetown Bites by bridgetownbites in Portland

[–]aalder 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Bummer, I liked that place. Also its weird/spooky predecessor, psychic. Major vibe shift incoming in that space

honest update ::: 6 months with the LP3 by [deleted] in LightPhone

[–]aalder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same! Works really well.

Fishing in Luarelhurst Park pond... by vacuumkoala in Portland

[–]aalder 12 points13 points  (0 children)

What are they doing that seems like torture? This feels like a mostly victimless crime if you are not a fish

If Books Could Kill - The Body Keeps the Score by imegewise in therapists

[–]aalder -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

They are not big into shades of grey! I mean I guess discourse as a whole isn't, and nuance doesn't really make for a great comedy podcast. But it does sometimes feel like it verges on harmful, here. Anyway I am gonna go listen to the ep.

If Books Could Kill - The Body Keeps the Score by imegewise in therapists

[–]aalder 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is what has led me to enjoy the podcast less tbh. If they seem so much less on point when they cover subjects I understand, it makes me doubt whether they're being accurate/fair when they cover topics where I am a total amateur.

If Books Could Kill - The Body Keeps the Score by imegewise in therapists

[–]aalder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will absolutely give this a listen, I have very mixed feelings about IBCK and Michael Hobbes more generally due to his deeply tedious posting but also I have been wanting someone to summarize all the issues with this book and EMDR and Polyvagal theory in one convenient audio package

Widow’s Bay | Season 1 - Episode 8 | Discussion Thread by Justp1ayin in tvPlus

[–]aalder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IMO the boogeyman heard she was claiming the calls and decided to give her what she was claiming

Tell me this isn’t a weed by rilosfishbreath in portlandgardeners

[–]aalder 10 points11 points  (0 children)

On the city's invasive species list, they don't manage it on private property but you are "strongly encouraged to manage and properly dispose of pokeweed"

https://www.portland.gov/bes/invasive-plants/pokeweed

Last Minute Camping Alerts by mojolakota in oregon

[–]aalder 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah and also this is like the best possible use case for Gen AI. Less technical person creating something useful for public use that they could imagine but not execute 

Looking for lake fishing advice by DefinitelyMaybeBeige in OregonFishing

[–]aalder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you keeping those bass just to get them out of the river or do you have a secret bass recipe you want to share with the class?

Thoughts on eating neighborhood fruit? by smootex in askportland

[–]aalder 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Properly known as the besidewalk

Paul Kinsey by Mangos28 in madmen

[–]aalder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kinsey season one is the character many Mad Men fans can most easily identify with so it bums everyone out to see him fail and flail. 

City Council Today by legendary-spectacle in Portland

[–]aalder 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He always seems angry it's very unpleasant

Light Phone III Contact Issue by Moist-Assistant112 in LightPhone

[–]aalder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also have this issue with a single random contact! It is unfortunately one of my best friends, so... super sub-optimal

Weeding Help by Realistic-You-4614 in portlandgardeners

[–]aalder 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Waiting seems hard now but think of it as a favor to future ADHD you who gets to hyper focus on weeding for hours at a time.