Jan 23, 2026
A late dinner for Dust Mite
—orc Fri Jan 23 23:20:07 2026
Jan 21, 2026
The Type 1 deathwatch continues :-(
—orc Wed Jan 21 14:13:25 2026
Jan 17, 2026
Some of the Type 1 cars are still running, and I spotted 122 leading an Oak Grove-bound train just as the sun was starting to go down this afternoon.
Still need to win the lottery so I can buy Tri-Met’s remaining stock of Type 1 cars and build a carbarn for them (I wonder of the ORHF – or whoever owns Portland Traction these days – would allow me to underwrite electrifying the remaining line?)
—orc Sat Jan 17 23:20:42 2026
Jan 16, 2026
Dust Mite takes advantage of the holiday candy clearance sales
—orc Fri Jan 16 23:54:28 2026
Jan 09, 2026
Dust Mite & I went out – for the first time in 3 months and a day – on the bicycle, and stopped by the Big Big Store on the way back.
—orc Fri Jan 9 19:40:29 2026
Jan 02, 2026
An eastbound train pulls into Gateway Transit Center earlier this afternoon.
—orc Fri Jan 2 23:56:24 2026
Dust Mite poses with a Lego vase of flowers
—orc Fri Jan 2 23:45:46 2026
Dec 31, 2025
The motive power for the sushi train at the (long-vanished, and missed) Sushi Takahashi 2, on display at Kashiwagi, which just closed tonight. The owners retired, so it’s not likely they’ll be setting up a new sushi train ever again.
—orc Wed Dec 31 22:27:33 2025
Dec 26, 2025
Hanging around the christmas tree
—orc Fri Dec 26 23:23:46 2025
Dec 25, 2025
Decorated just in the (saint) nick of time
—orc Thu Dec 25 01:34:11 2025
Dec 24, 2025
It’s the holiday season again, so it’s time to Weekend At Bernie’s another evergreen :-)
—orc Wed Dec 24 21:05:55 2025
Dec 20, 2025
The local cat fud store had a special event where you could make friends with a small collection of reptiles (a boa constrictor, giant tortoise, very small crocodile, and this albino cornsnake) so I ended up spending a bunch of time playing with the cornsnake.
(The snek attacked one of the yellow patches on my jacket about 30 seconds after this picture was taken :-)
—orc Sat Dec 20 17:44:46 2025
Dec 19, 2025
Dust Mite & a Dust Mite ornament SWITCTBN made at a staff ornament-making party this week
—orc Fri Dec 19 23:29:21 2025
Dec 12, 2025
Dust Mite hangs out on Leek Hill
—orc Fri Dec 12 21:47:28 2025
Dec 05, 2025
Last Minute Mite
(I was sitting here reading yuri, looked up, and it was 11:56. Oooops :-) So here’s a quick snapshot of the star of the day sitting on top of a clutter of papers with its shopping bag at hand.)
—orc Fri Dec 5 23:59:17 2025
Nov 28, 2025
Dust Mite is in the fridge with the leftovers
—orc Fri Nov 28 23:53:05 2025
Nov 22, 2025
I was changing trains at the station on the west end of the new trolley bridge, and while waiting for either the #19 bus or a Milwaukie-bound train this E/W trolley showed up. It looked nice and warm (the station does not have more than the absolute minimum shelter from the wind, and it was getting COLD) so I was tempted to hop a ride across the bridge, but didn’t.
At least a southbound interurban showed up not more that 4 minutes later.
—orc Sat Nov 22 23:35:29 2025
Nov 21, 2025
Winter is creeping up, so it’s time to stock up on dried beans
—orc Fri Nov 21 23:48:43 2025
Nov 14, 2025
Always carry a reusable shopping bag!
—orc Fri Nov 14 23:58:08 2025
Nov 07, 2025
Dust Mite got into the halloween candy
—orc Fri Nov 7 23:56:01 2025
Nov 05, 2025
North drops down into the lower terminal under overcast skies.
—orc Wed Nov 5 19:01:15 2025
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