Happy 420 Day

Happy 420 Day, y’all! You can Google it if that’s not in your wheelhouse. I drove up I-5 yesterday and got an appropriate photo at a rest stop just north of Mt. Shasta. The chamber of commerce sells t-shirts that say “I ❤️ Weed.”

Although Mt. Shasta is roughly the same elevation as Pike’s Peak (14,115′), it’s a whole lot more imposing for a couple of reasons: First, the base and surrounding habitable area is all under 4000′ instead of over 6000′, so it sticks up more. Also, it has 7 full time glaciers, with year round snow on top. Last, it’s an active volcano that last erupted in the late 1700’s. Oh, and also, there’s a 1-in-5 chance of it doing so again in our lifetimes. So if all that doesn’t get your attention, I’m not sure what will.

Ben’s place is near the corner of 207th and Rockport Lane SW.

Happy 420 Day from Beaverton.

It’s in an unicorporated area between Beaverton, Hillsboro, and Aloha.

Happy 420 Day - Aloha! — That’s right, you heard me: Aloha.

The local LDS spire looks pretty much like LDS spires everywhere. I think maybe they keep a warehouse full of spares back in Salt Lake?

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Here is the obligatory shot of Portland cherry blossoms, same as all the others here in the springtime. Ho hum.

Joyful Java Coffee is only one block from Ben’s house, but he’s never been there. Why? He doesn’t drink the stuff. Whiskey, however? Yeah, he’s got that covered.

Folks in this neighborhood seem to have a pretty good sense of humor, all the way from the dog-walkers to the math teachers. “Why is geometry adorable? It has acute angles.”

Now, switching gears and driving the ten short miles to downtown Portland…