Took an Easter stroll with my Sweetie and saw 4 deer having their supper. (The fourth is up in the tree line.) Cooler than just ducks or the nutria we saw on the other side of the bridge.

I thought the logo was a drink with ice cubes. Good luck to the Dive Bars, though.

After my donation to bring my total to 12 gallons.

According to the Red Cross, today's blood donation brings my area total to 12 gallons. I guess it has been a while. #GiftOfLife

It feels good to take the one hour of my time every 8 weeks; sure, you get a hole in your arm, but they will give you cookies when you're done.

Visiting my mom on the first day of Fall. I read a bit before bed & listen to classical music from her cable TV. WTF? A whole channel blasting out Christmas music?🎄 Before October🎃? Ridiculous. Sheesh!

There's not much to celebrate this year with the fact that I can only get my Sweetie 2 dolls.🪆🪆

I don't know about you, but I am #AllHoppedUp for the final @hillsborohops.bsky.social game at Hillsboro Ballpark.

Back next year in the new stadium!

To be honest, I was half hoping to get a signature. Maybe at another event. I will check out your site.

Excellent book; I never knew much about the rigors of umpiring before reading it. Thanks

Got tickets for an Exploding Whales game in Eugene (about the only way I can get my Sweetie to go to a game). She's sporting the Captain's Hat giveaway. #EMS70

Had some beef and mac & cheese, plus a drone show after the game.
Whales pulled it out in the bottom of the eighth 9-8.

I am #AllHoppedUp for the Hillsboro Hops Pride Night game. Keeping score during the game and reading @das5mlb.bsky.social book between innings.

Went out for our 41st Anniversary to the place where we had dinner the night I proposed to my Sweetie 41 1/2 years ago.

Had a nice view of the Spokane River.

Here's a friendly reminder. 📣🇺🇸

My Sweetie told me about this bird nest in our fence the other day. She was amused that they had built a high-rise with a tiny opening at the top. She figured it had been abandoned.

I looked in. I am not convinced the builders haven't left. Will keep any eye on things like our previous duck egg.

I'm #AllHoppedUp to see the Hops start their crawl from out of the basement of the 2nd half NWL season. Or at least get the first win of the half-season.

(I made a promise to wear my 'Ribby' shirt at the next Hops-Spokane game I go to. Ta-Da!)

I saw him in Hillsboro, OR, last week (12 JUN) playing for the Eugene Emeralds. He got an RBI double in the first for the only run scored in the game. When I recognized his name come up in the trade deal announcement, I wondered where he would end up. (From one Portland to the other...)

Speaking of sun, here's a picture of sunset behind T-Mobile Park & Lumen Field after the game.

Don't worry. There were too many clouds to actually get a good shot of the sinking sun, even with a better angle.

Saw a great Mariners game tonight. Cal Raleigh had 6 RBI and a grand slam to lead Seattle to an 8-0 shutout win over the Red Sox.

Thanks to JapanBall (Extra Innings Travel) and Baseball Bucket List for organizing & sponsoring the trip. They are headed up to Fairbanks, AK, for the Midnight Sun Game.

Decided I needed a break after helping my mom with her yard work, so I went to the Hops @ Indians game in Spokane.

Look who I met at the entrance! Ribby!!!

Next time.

My Sweetie goes up by one more with the correct guess of "What is Dell?" from just tonight's Final Jeopardy category of 'Texas Technology.'

(I think she meant the company, not the person, which was what the clue referred to, but it would have been correct.)

I didn't even think of shooting a picture of my scorebook clipboard (sporting the Baseball by Design sticker) when I was in Australia. But it was there.

I kept waiting for rage tweets to come out about why all baseball players were honoring Bill Clinton by wearing his presidential number (42) on Apr 15 (Jackie Robinson Day).

I am #allhoppedup to see my first Perfect Inning from Hillsboro pitcher Daniel Eagen in the top of the first!

I am #allhoppedup to be at my first @hillsborohops.bsky.social game of the 2025 season. I even got my Sweetie to come with me to support the Japanese American Museum of Oregon.

Chief Kiwanda Rock (aka Haystack Rock) at Cape Kiwanda in Pacific City, Oregon, near sunset and low tide, as seen from the beach at Tierra del Mar.

Dimetrodon - The Doubleclicks YouTube video by The Doubleclicks

Kudos to @rifftrax.com for the 2015 live "Sharknado 2" credit music. During our weekly viewing, my Sweetie and I were intrigued by a song. It was "Dimetrodon" by The Doubleclicks. Truly a "deep cut" from a local (for us) folk-nerd duo that we now can watch for.
youtu.be/nE1GgG34-wM?...

Since we've moved to a new platform, though, I thought we should have started at even, which would put me up by one from Wednesday's guess. My Sweetie doesn't agree, so I need another one to catch up. 🫤

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Well, I finally broke the long winless streak at our game of "Pre-Final Jeopardy" where we give a response from just the category reveal. I got 'What is the monarch butterfly?' for the 25 MAR game. This puts me one correct prediction behind my Sweetie from the tally we started on X.

With the way 47 is bending over for Putin & Russia, could it be time for someone to take another look into the Steele Dossier?

My two favorite teams!

In celebration of #PiDay, I got new tires for my car and a pie. I am sure there are some other circular things I will come across.

What's more giving on Valentine's Day than donating blood?

For me, I donate my AB plasma. So, I guess I don't end up giving any "red", but more of a yellow (like a cream filling you get from a heart-shaped box of candy).