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Pat L @patloughery.me · 15/10/2026

Apparently, I live near a new subduction zone. We had three, or two*, earthquakes yesterday.

Pat L @patloughery.me · 15/10/2026

Sometimes I forget that barometric pressure changes are a migraine trigger for me, until I get hammered by something with no other reason and see a chart like this:

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 05/10/2026

First week of Oct - while we have some warmer days ahead, it felt safe to break out the flannels again :)

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 10/08/2026

Spent the last 11-ish days driving around the Northwest US. One thing is clear: one of America’s greatest ideas is the National Park system.

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 10/07/2026

I'd like to take 2 weeks off every month, personally

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 04/06/2026

Yes! This is such a great image:

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 18/05/2026

To my eternal disappointment, I missed the odometer shot by one mile due to inattentiveness.

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 18/05/2026

Here’s a handheld night shot from a recent trip to San Francisco. Not a great shot but it was unplanned, I just found myself walking along the cablecar line and set up a few photos because the camera wa in my sling bag.

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 31/03/2026

I participated again this year and for the first time finished the Irish Readathon. We had six book prompts to guide our reading of Irish authors. Here are the six books that I read.

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 10/03/2026

Champs!!! Amazing game by the Zags

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 10/03/2026

Pretty awesome seats to see both my Zags squads play today

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 09/03/2026

Zag women settling in

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 08/03/2026

Well, turns out they pointed us to the wrong seats on night one and we found out today. We’re at the other end of the row - not quite as close to the hoop, but not a blocking view and sitting right next to the team bench. So look for us next to 15th man/woman on each team :-)

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 07/03/2026

Portland v WSU. Both on Zags side of the bracket

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 07/03/2026

If you’re attending or TV- watching West Coast Conference basketball tournament games this weekend , my wife and I are easy to spot 😅.

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 10/02/2026

I was one of three people chosen for tickets, plus travel and hotel. My wife hasn’t been feeling well so my daughter joined me on the weekend and we had a fantastic time.

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 10/02/2026

So I’m on a flight back from San Francisco after a week of work followed by a weekend focused on seeing the Seahawks win the Super Bowl 🎉.

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 25/01/2026

I usually read lit fic, sci-fi or nonfiction in the <300 pg range. So it’s surprising me that this is next up, and I’m excited to see what the li h hype tail is about.

A hand holds a paperback copy of Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry, the 40th anniversary edition. The cream-colored cover features a black-and-white photograph of two cowboys on horseback herding cattle across a grassy landscape, with a gold medallion emblem on the right. The book rests on the person’s denim-clad lap against a gray wood-patterned floor.

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 22/01/2026

Progress (though 9 steps back and redo several times)

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Partially assembled black LEGO structure resting on a table, with long plates and vertical supports forming a chassis-like shape. Red accent bricks are visible inside the build. An open instruction booklet lies beneath the model, showing steps labeled A100–A102 with diagrams of curved black sections. In the background are a bowl with leftover salad and utensils, a knife on a cutting board, and clear plastic packaging, indicating the build is happening at a dining or kitchen table.

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 16/01/2026

So it begins (Christmas gift edition)

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Instruction booklet and parts for a Reobrix SR-71 Blackbird model kit spread out on a tabletop. The booklet shows an image of the black SR-71 aircraft labeled “Air Force,” with decal sheets partially visible behind it and several clear plastic bags containing black and gray building pieces arranged around the booklet.

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 16/01/2026

Sad Zags news from the Hellsite

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 21/12/2025

Zags fam and others in Portland, do the Winter Lights drive through thing at Portland International Raceway. It’s really fun.

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 10/12/2025

(this is a screen cap of the same waterfalls yesterday from the above video if you don’t want to click the link)

A phone screen capture from a video of a very, very full waterfall, crashing in a turbulent river

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 10/12/2025

The local Indie coffee shop drive-through has line busters who use a mobile point of sale out where the cars are if it’s busy. Here is how the line busters are equipped today. 🤣

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 10/12/2025

I took this photo from the base of that same waterfall last Friday.

a nature scene with a waterfall covering perhaps 25% of the spillway

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 18/11/2025

I very rarely read the acknowledgment for a book (unless I think I might be acknowledged :-)). These are the closing words from Stories are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind by @annaleen.bsky.social . What a lovely way to end a very important and challenging topic.

A photo of a book page with a hand-drawn oval circling a paragraph. The highlighted text reads: “Thanks, finally, to my readers. I hope you find peace in whatever way you can: in public works, in the arms of your loved ones, or in stories of a better world.”

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 10/11/2025

Maybe this won’t calm my rage at Dem leadership in the Senate but I finally moved this to my currently-reading. Thanks for writing it @annaleen.bsky.social

Alt text: A person is holding the book Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind by Annalee Newitz while sitting with a brown dog wearing a red collar on their lap. The setting appears to be a cozy living room with wooden furniture, plants, and home decor in the background.

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 29/10/2025

Fewie in the first preseason game

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 29/10/2025

Here was yesterday’s fit check (photo grabbed from the Spokesman without permission because they’re not on Bluesky)- it seems to me like they have a good variety of staff shirts and they all wear the same thing each game.

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 21/10/2025

Putting these away for a while I guess

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 20/10/2025

FWIW, ESPN has the Mariners as a 54% chance to lose tomorrow (Well 54.9 but still)

ESPN Matchup Predictor graphic showing probabilities for a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays. The Mariners have a 45.1% chance to win, while the Blue Jays have a 54.9% chance, according to ESPN Analytics. A circular chart visually represents the split with team logos at the center.”

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 18/10/2025

No Kings in Ocean Shores, WA. Over 1000 attendees.

text: A group of people gathered along a roadside in a small town, participating in a peaceful protest. Several individuals hold signs, including one that reads “HANDS OFF!” and another saying “KEEP Public Lands.” The weather is overcast, and most people are dressed in jackets and hats. Cars pass by on the road, and colorful buildings are visible in the background.

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 11/10/2025

Oh thank god the rally cap worked

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 11/10/2025

Let’s have a little fun tonight

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 04/10/2025

Relocated to CF gate

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 04/10/2025

Relocated to CF gate

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 04/10/2025

Only two people in line in front of us 🤣

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 24/09/2025

I feel like my work fit today is wasted on video calls with people who live in San Francisco and India, yet here it is

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 19/09/2025

Sometimes I think I've become more citified after growing up in NW Montana, but then I slice a finger and reach for the Bag Balm and a band-aid.

a green squarish container with labeling for Bag Balm, an old ointment.

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 12/09/2025

FASCINATING: I just had my first (apparently) AI-image and AI-video based bot follower on Strava. Not sure what the play here is, but it's similar to the follow-back accounts I see on other sites. But there's so little personal interaction on Strava I'm not sure how that would work.

background is a cloudy sky and drab hillside, with a bright colored young woman, fist in air, with a road bicycle. The image is clearly AI generated, or at least sloppily assembled.

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 21/08/2025

It is - they are 1-7 since I sent my daughter this screenshot.

The Major league standings table on the day that SEATTLE finally was tied with Houston for division lead. Then both teams spiraled into oblivion.

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 06/08/2025

Seems suspiciously like this person‘s thinking

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Pat L @patloughery.me · 12/07/2025

It’s here! Fits larger than expected but it’s a fun jersey.

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