Ben
@bv-pdx.bsky.social
he/him. 1w9, INFJ, JS and Kotlin coder 👨💻,☕🏃🚴 🎸🏀🥏📚. Married with 2 kids and 2 cats (I post about my cats a lot 😆). “Logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few (or the one).” LLAP 🖖
I haven't bought a whole costume since I was a kid, nor have I had any costume for Halloween for most of my life since I was 12. I wasn't really interested until last year, when I was Dipper Pines, which was frankly an easy costume to assemble. I'm excited about this year's costume though...
October 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I haven't bought a whole costume since I was a kid, nor have I had any costume for Halloween for most of my life since I was 12. I wasn't really interested until last year, when I was Dipper Pines, which was frankly an easy costume to assemble. I'm excited about this year's costume though...
Went to the Ben Harper show tonight. It was so good!
August 21, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Went to the Ben Harper show tonight. It was so good!
Went on a bike ride at lunch. Saw mount Hood behind a fence. Felt oddly symbolic. It’s a partially formed thought but interesting image. Also, the photo makes Hood look so much smaller than it looks as I stand here.
April 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Went on a bike ride at lunch. Saw mount Hood behind a fence. Felt oddly symbolic. It’s a partially formed thought but interesting image. Also, the photo makes Hood look so much smaller than it looks as I stand here.
I think Bruno has the right idea about Mondays.
April 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I think Bruno has the right idea about Mondays.
I hope your Saturday is going like Pearl’s.
March 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I hope your Saturday is going like Pearl’s.
I used FreeTaxUsa instead of Turbotax this year 🤯, despite the fact that all of my info was basically automatically in TT.
Positives:
- took about 1 hour less for me than with TT
- cost me way less: $42.97 (with audit defense etc.) vs. $150-200 with TT
www.freetaxusa.com?share=NJLCpv
Positives:
- took about 1 hour less for me than with TT
- cost me way less: $42.97 (with audit defense etc.) vs. $150-200 with TT
www.freetaxusa.com?share=NJLCpv
March 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I used FreeTaxUsa instead of Turbotax this year 🤯, despite the fact that all of my info was basically automatically in TT.
Positives:
- took about 1 hour less for me than with TT
- cost me way less: $42.97 (with audit defense etc.) vs. $150-200 with TT
www.freetaxusa.com?share=NJLCpv
Positives:
- took about 1 hour less for me than with TT
- cost me way less: $42.97 (with audit defense etc.) vs. $150-200 with TT
www.freetaxusa.com?share=NJLCpv
Approaching / already in peak pain post dental implant oral surgery. Anyone have any pictures of cute animals? Anyone have any good news to share? Hoping critter cuteness and good news will be an analgesic.
February 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Approaching / already in peak pain post dental implant oral surgery. Anyone have any pictures of cute animals? Anyone have any good news to share? Hoping critter cuteness and good news will be an analgesic.
Pretty snowy day for Portland. It’s windy though. And the snow is the dusty non-snowball kind. Which is bumming the kids out a little (who got a school snow day).
February 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Pretty snowy day for Portland. It’s windy though. And the snow is the dusty non-snowball kind. Which is bumming the kids out a little (who got a school snow day).
This is a Pearl the cat update. She is still sweet and purrs often.
February 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This is a Pearl the cat update. She is still sweet and purrs often.
Bruno says
“If it fits I sits”.
“If it fits I sits”.
February 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Bruno says
“If it fits I sits”.
“If it fits I sits”.
A weird thing about me is that I make omelettes / frittatas / scrambled eggs in the microwave.
January 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A weird thing about me is that I make omelettes / frittatas / scrambled eggs in the microwave.
I wish I could narrate this unscripted. Pretty entertaining to watch.
January 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I wish I could narrate this unscripted. Pretty entertaining to watch.
Everyone is eepy but I still have to work
January 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Everyone is eepy but I still have to work
This is what Pearl and Bruno do on a rainy day
December 13, 2024 at 12:12 AM
This is what Pearl and Bruno do on a rainy day
Bruno showing how I feel right now
December 11, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Bruno showing how I feel right now
@thesnarkygent.bsky.social taught me how to play Arcs tonight. It’s a complex game but very entertaining! I think it was a little easier to learn than Root (which I also enjoyed).
November 26, 2024 at 2:12 AM
@thesnarkygent.bsky.social taught me how to play Arcs tonight. It’s a complex game but very entertaining! I think it was a little easier to learn than Root (which I also enjoyed).
A picture of me from a different era (2013)
November 23, 2024 at 5:50 PM
A picture of me from a different era (2013)
Pearl and Bruno got into a little wrestling match today
November 21, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Pearl and Bruno got into a little wrestling match today
I have close my office door or else it will be cat therapy all day.
November 19, 2024 at 1:33 AM
I have close my office door or else it will be cat therapy all day.
WFH breaks are more soothing
November 19, 2024 at 12:27 AM
WFH breaks are more soothing
I made frittata for dinner. Contains lots of bacon. Was a hit. Don’t tell the kids, but there was an entire bundle of sautéed kale in there.
November 18, 2024 at 2:37 AM
I made frittata for dinner. Contains lots of bacon. Was a hit. Don’t tell the kids, but there was an entire bundle of sautéed kale in there.
I made a double recipe of Italian sausage stew, hoping for leftovers. I was not prepared for there being 6 containers of leftovers 😬.
November 17, 2024 at 3:54 AM
I made a double recipe of Italian sausage stew, hoping for leftovers. I was not prepared for there being 6 containers of leftovers 😬.
I’m planning on posting these rules in my house and enforcing them. And holy shit I can’t believe how many times #3 has been necessary with family members.
November 16, 2024 at 11:08 PM
I’m planning on posting these rules in my house and enforcing them. And holy shit I can’t believe how many times #3 has been necessary with family members.
My wife bought these macabre knife catnip toys and the kids have been taking funny 😬 pictures with them. Here is Bruno asleep not knowing he’s posing with his new toy.
November 16, 2024 at 11:06 PM
My wife bought these macabre knife catnip toys and the kids have been taking funny 😬 pictures with them. Here is Bruno asleep not knowing he’s posing with his new toy.