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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 29/09/2026

This reminds me of the joke about Irish Coffee being one of nature’s perfect foods because it contains all four major food groups: alcohol, caffeine, fat, and sugar.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 28/09/2026

And here I am SO ready for the Pacific Northwest rainy season. Cool and drizzly? Divine.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 25/09/2026

Ah, so much better. All that summer sunshine in the Pacific Northwest is such a drag.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 22/09/2026

It’s like the entire U.S. government is pretending he doesn’t have dementia. He’s a monster to be sure, but letting him stay in power is outright elder abuse. And we’re all suffering for it.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 15/09/2026

Someone found his phylactery!

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 08/09/2026

Sun was in my eyes at work and I turned to see the sign of hope I keep hanging there backlit. Fingers crossed!

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 20/08/2026

I will add as someone who had to use one for several months, a cheap adjustable length cane is invaluable to work out the exact length you’ll want for something nicer.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 04/08/2026

Bye, Felicia. Don't let the door hit you on the ass on way out.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 31/07/2026

"Losing" faith in the DOJ's trustworthiness? Oh honeys, bless your collective hearts. That ship left port 2 years ago.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 17/07/2026

I wonder if that decision's related to his having been in 1987's No Way Out three years earlier with similar East-West themes.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 12/07/2026

Cut out the middlemen! Buy the wheat and you can have both!

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 30/06/2026

"…over three decades." I take it we're talking something like 2009-2021.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 30/06/2026

Aside from the other smells that are said to follow him, the stench of failure is firmly attached now to everything Trump touches. And once that starts, the writing's on the wall.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 28/06/2026

28 June 2026 Smith Cove Park Seattle, Wash. An absolutely glorious Junuary morning here on Puget Sound: temps in the low 50s and a cloud deck that will likely burn off late morning. Probably the last week we'll see such lovely weather until at least September as our summer sun sets in.

A root-beer brown bicycle leans against a picnic table. Behind it is Puget sound, a marina, and a cloudy sky, with the Olympic mountains just visible in the distance across the water.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 25/06/2026

The forecast temperatures aren't really showing it, but we've got a nicely strong marine push developing. The Hoquiam—Seattle pressure gradient is at 3.8 and lower temperatures are nearly to Olympia.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 24/06/2026

Perhaps if the Suburban Assault Vehicle's hood weren't so high they might have seen the obstruction.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 05/06/2026

I blame Bowie. He returned to his home planet in January of that year, and the timeline went to shit. Clearly he was holding the mess at bay.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 04/06/2026

Jebus, did they train that AI on old Rob Liefeld comics?

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 03/06/2026

I get far more excited than any reasonable middle-aged man should when I get back from a long summer ride and recall I have some in the fridge.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 20/05/2026

On top of everything else wrong with this, she’s not even looking where he’s pointing.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 20/05/2026

So sorry to hear this, and so glad to hear you made it through in once piece. I've had my own encounter with an inattentive driver, at it was not pleasant.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 12/05/2026

I feverishly checked the news each morning for the longest time, then realized I didn’t have to—I’m absolutely sure fireworks and celebrations will wake me if it happens at night.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 06/05/2026

I still appreciate the advice I ran across years ago to always retain the cap when you loan a pen.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 23/04/2026

It’s strange how upset some people get when you decide that the rules of the Goat-Herder’s Guide to the Galaxy doesn’t feel so relevant a few thousand years later.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 12/04/2026

12 April 2026 Seattle, Wash. The botanical gardens at the Chittenden locks in Ballard made a nice spot to stop on another cool Seattle spring morning.

A root beer brown bicycle with mint green accents, stainless steel mudguards, and black bags leans against a moss lined concrete wall.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 11/04/2026

That whole descent was heart-in-throat.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 09/04/2026

Seattle. Too chilly for hibiscus.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 09/04/2026

Also Hibiscus for those if you in warmer climes than mine.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 03/04/2026

03 April 2026 West Seattle, Wash. The Olympics are looking especially photogenic today from West Seattle.

A Washington State ferry crosses Puget Sound. Behind it is Bainbridge Island. Further in the distance, the Olympic mountains rise behind it all, cloudy and snow covered.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 28/03/2026

If you live in an old house or building and ever wondered about that rail below the cove moulding on plaster walls, this is why it exists. OK maybe they weren't thinking of snowboards, but you get the idea. Nails in plaster are always a gamble.

A corner shot of a room with plaster walls and molding at the top of th wall shows a snowboard and several pictures hanging from cable descending from a picture railing. This is how paintings used to be hung so you wouldn't need to attempt to nail into plaster walls.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 24/03/2026

Peak blossom is always nice.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 16/03/2026

Paging Monsieur de Montaigne. Paging Monsieur Michel de Montaigne. Please pick up the white courtesy phone.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 09/03/2026

I've always said if coffee keeps you up at night, the solution is to drink more coffee. It's like iocaine powder, you just have to build your tolerance up!

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 07/03/2026

07 March 2026 Elliott Bay, Seattle, Wash. There's a real magic to cool, misty, spring days in the Pacific northwest, though stopping to clean mist droplets off your glasses every few miles does get a bit old.

A root beer brown bicycle with mint green head tube leans against a white metal fence along the Elliott Bay waterfront trail. Behind it, Puget Sound is gray and slightly choppy, and in the distance, West Seattle is obscured by mist under a silvery gray cloud deck.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 06/03/2026

I don't have a report number unfortunately—it was a hit & run and the SPD never followed up with me after the single call in May—but the hit occurred 05 January 2024, a bit after 5pm. It was on W Marginal where the path crosses the street at the light, directly across from Creoworks.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 04/03/2026

Mine from W Marginal doesn’t show. Hit and run, January 2024. Broken pelvis and both legs. But then again, took SPD 5 months to bother contacting me, so no wonder if the records were conveniently misplaced.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 18/02/2026

I wish it were more common to express such income in hourly equivalents; I feel most of America could relate to it better that way. On a 40 hour work week, a million a year is over $480 an hour!

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 13/02/2026

If it’s a white thing, why is the bear brown?

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 04/02/2026

I canceled my subscription when I realized it wasn’t a warning but a mission statement.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 11/12/2025

Oh such sad news. The way Titan, Wizard, and Demon progressively go further and further off the rails until the last novel is completely unhinged is one of the great delights of sci-fi.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 11/12/2025

And do what? Replace it with sugar? No thanks, I'll keep the coffee and all its health benefits.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 20/09/2025

20 September 2025 Don Armeni Park West Seattle, Wash. A lovely dawn ride today let me grab the rebuilt bike at an old favorite photo spot in West Seattle.

A metallic brown bicycle with black saddle and bags, and silver hardware leans against a concrete wall. Behind it, Seattle's skyline rises over the opposite side of Elliott Bay while a diffuse rosy dawn glow reflects off smooth waters.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 19/09/2025

You know, maybe Jesus DID take the wheel. How can we know?

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 19/09/2025

07 July 2018 Natchez Trace Parkway Tenn. With a 50MPH limit, no trucks, and extremely limited access, the Natchez Trace is a dream to use bike touring. It feels strangely disconnected, and though you can sometimes hear traffic and daily life, the heavy tree cover makes it feel remote.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 28/08/2025

05 November 2023 Sammamish River Park, Wash. It's warm again this week in the Pacific northwest, but last week there was a morning just an oh-so-wee-bit more brisk than the usual summer fare that reminded me autumn is on its way.

A maple tree with bright yellow autumn leaves leans out over a placid Sammamish River. To its right a mixed use path can be seen following the river's curve.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 13/08/2025

That moment of existential despair when you realize your playlist sounds like the fucking grocery store.

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PNW Douglas @epistolaria.net · 12/08/2025

09 March 2017 Seattle, Wash. Looking out from the waterfront towards West Seattle on a cool and drizzly day.

The Seattle ferris wheel dominates the left side of the photo, which looks out over a placid Elliott Bay towards the West Seattle shoreline, somewhat obscured by misty rain.

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