Jeeeeeeeeezusssss is that an iron forest?? You are very brave to live in so much city. I almost moved to Seattle when I made the decision to escape to the Pacific Northwest. Fortunately it was too expensive. It's a nice city, but Portland really does have the urban nature thing down. We even have wild humans... that's actually not meant to be funny. We have a huge population of mentally ill homeless, in part because (from what I've been told), our city is the most tolerant and the homeless "emigrate" here. Also in part because we can't/don't care to figure out a real solution. I am just as guilty of this as the next person, but am still kind to those who are kind to me, and avoid those who are threatening.
Well, that was almost a tangent. Good thing I stopped myself.
😂There's probably more plastic and glass involved these days, but I laughed when I read "iron forest"...great visual there! (around 14 million here, sigh). Definitely, you have the better location.
Interesting how homeless "emigrate" to Portland. There are a lot here, always has been and it keeps getting worse. Smart approach in how you handle them. That's the same that I do here. Size them up beforehand. I often talk to those on the street when I'm out and about, but avoid those where I get that read to not go near. I've had some great conversations and learned some things.
Not a thing wrong with tangents. A friend who does this (I do too) calls it tangential thinking. 😁
Tangential thinking!! That's awesome. Of course, my one track mind instantly read tangenital thinking. Which also sounds rad and is probably a good way to keep from getting any bugs.
14 million. Damn. Internet says Portland has about 645k. San Diego had about 1.2 million when I left nine years ago forever. Now wonder I feel like a small town girl. I am! Cool that our little tiny city did such a great job of pissing off the world's worst
presidentever.So I suppose you're a Leafs fan...
I love the way your one track mind read that. LOL! Can't fault your sense of humour! 😂
A little part of me cries at seeing such a low number. It's a constructed zoo here, probably why there's all these iron bars 😉. Small places are preferable. I've become convinced over the last several years that any big city like this is not a healthy living environment for anyone.
I'm ambivalent (worse than being a fan/not fan). Maybe it's my mindset from how I grew up, but a sport isn't a sport unless I'm actually doing said sport. So, anything that involves watching and not doing bores the crap out of me, hence the ambivalence.
I'm not sure I've even been to a city that big in my life. Maybe Paris..? But I was seven years old. Los Angeles was just north of where I grew up but it's sprawling, plus I never hung out there, just booked it through on the 110mph highway current. Since the pandemic hit and I've been traveling to only naturey spots, I've come to realize that I care very little about cities and visiting them. Although I do appreciate the concept of keeping the human mess in a concentrated area so that the nature spaces can be themselves.
I like your mindset about sports. Hockey is the only sport I watch, and when I do watch it, I tend to be actively invested. It's good cardio. But I'm a Canucks fan, almost as hard as being a Leafs fan, so I have to limit my game time so I don't die of a broken heart...
That's the best way to do a large city.
I think that's the plan. For years, I wondered why the population of Canada is concentrated in a handful of large cities. Now I see that's been by design.
I'm getting visions of hockey stick aerobics here. 😂 Limiting is a good thing in my mind, keeps it balanced.
I thought they were just huddling together for warmth. Vancouver's population is like Portland's, but the seasons aren't very extreme, either. Well, except for this year.
The hockey is more like lurching and hair pulling and yelling and congratulating Pilot every time we get a goal. One year we made it to the second round of the playoffs and by that time Pilot knew what it meant when the sportscaster said "scores." But he got confused when they talked about a guy on the other team named "Schwartz."
I still want to listen to your show. I got behind because, well, that ⬆️ happened. But I do intend to listen. Every week is it?
Maybe that's why the snow doesn't stay here anymore, too many people huddling warmly melts it away fast.
Have you booked it by Vancouver? Not sure if you've been to Canada, so that's my roundabout way of asking. They are not equipped to handle snow. When I lived there in the winter, everything closed up and shut down at a dusting of snow. This year they had more than snow dust, while my garden was still growing on my balcony.
Your description of hockey watching is so very Canadian, lol!
Thanks for taking an interest in L&P. I can appreciate how hockey happened to lag listening. Are you sure you're not part Canadian? It's every week, yes. Are you on discord?