Apr 30, 2026
A picture my electrologist took of me after this afternoon’s face zapping
—orc Thu Apr 30 22:04:37 2026
Apr 29, 2026
Pacific Electric #1590 – a Baldwin-Westinghouse Class B(?) motor – in an undated photo. This is a dinky little machine which is apparently rated at 300 HP, and shockingly still survives; when the PE started to dieselize, they sold it to Ferrocarril Gen Urquiza, in Argentina, and eventually passed into the hands of Ferroclub Argentino, which has preserved it (and a couple of its compatriots.)
—orc Wed Apr 29 23:15:27 2026
Apr 24, 2026
Dust Mite accompanied me to Costco this afternoon (just to pick up a couple of prescriptions, so I rode the sweet fixie on this 16 mile loop) so I had to take a picture to commemorate the occasion.
—orc Fri Apr 24 22:23:02 2026
Apr 17, 2026
I got sucked into writing a webpage for the Cornwall Terminal Railway, looked up, and HOLY COW IT’S ALMOST MIDNIGHT. So, sigh, enjoy a low effort last minute mite.
—orc Fri Apr 17 23:58:23 2026
Apr 13, 2026
The Thompson Elk was rededicated on Sunday and I got a few pictures of it (not so much of the rededication ceremony, because the elk is the important thing :-)
“Monstrosity of art” is a real quote from a member of the Portland Elks Club, which refused to help dedicate the statue after it was installed in 1900. It may be a monstrosity, but it’s our monstrosity, and even the most useless members of the city council helped with the project to put it back in the proper place.
—orc Mon Apr 13 13:20:21 2026
Apr 10, 2026
I bought a second Terry Butterfly for the emergency randonneuse (which needs to have its rear end aligned and to have the fender mounts torched off and replaced with new ones that actually have enough clearance to fit a fender between a Confrerie & the mounts) and Dust Mite has already tested it and found it miteworthy.
—orc Fri Apr 10 23:54:02 2026
Apr 03, 2026
Shopping for some of the material components for red beans no rice
—orc Fri Apr 3 23:17:38 2026
Apr 01, 2026
It’s been a while, but NASA has managed a perfect launch of a trip around the moon! And it’s with a NASA-designed rocket that uses designs from the Space Shuttle (solid fuel boosters, first stage nozzles, probably much more) instead of one of the stupid big rockets from the usual crop of fascist billionaires.
—orc Wed Apr 1 21:28:20 2026
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