Tarnado, Area Grill Dad
@tarnado.bsky.social
Bikes are freedom. Anacortes. Strong Towns Lyfe. Plants are cool and so are soil biota! Fecund. Never cede anything to TERFS, not even 🦖
I present "RapidRide P" - park to park, Ballard, U-District, etc.
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I present "RapidRide P" - park to park, Ballard, U-District, etc.
"I will copy the name of my company whole-cloth from Tolkein," he said, adding "and I think 'AI' is just swell! Why don't people like it?"
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"I will copy the name of my company whole-cloth from Tolkein," he said, adding "and I think 'AI' is just swell! Why don't people like it?"
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November 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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[Squinting against the bone-numbing slanting rain]
"It's always a good idea to ride the cargo ebike."
Seriously. I blasted some tropicalismo and Os Mutantes on the speaker, wore rain gear, and loved literally every second of my errand run. I even bought another turkey because they are on sale.
"It's always a good idea to ride the cargo ebike."
Seriously. I blasted some tropicalismo and Os Mutantes on the speaker, wore rain gear, and loved literally every second of my errand run. I even bought another turkey because they are on sale.
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
[Squinting against the bone-numbing slanting rain]
"It's always a good idea to ride the cargo ebike."
Seriously. I blasted some tropicalismo and Os Mutantes on the speaker, wore rain gear, and loved literally every second of my errand run. I even bought another turkey because they are on sale.
"It's always a good idea to ride the cargo ebike."
Seriously. I blasted some tropicalismo and Os Mutantes on the speaker, wore rain gear, and loved literally every second of my errand run. I even bought another turkey because they are on sale.
I can't get over this wicked allocation of urban public space
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I can't get over this wicked allocation of urban public space
Hello, darkness, my old friend...
I found this pot of jam in the back of the cupboard. I made it out of Niagara grapes that were growing on a fence. Niagara grapes do not ripen in our climate, but they make a terrific jelly!
This batch had not enough pectin; I overcooked it.
Still tangy and YUM!
I found this pot of jam in the back of the cupboard. I made it out of Niagara grapes that were growing on a fence. Niagara grapes do not ripen in our climate, but they make a terrific jelly!
This batch had not enough pectin; I overcooked it.
Still tangy and YUM!
November 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Hello, darkness, my old friend...
I found this pot of jam in the back of the cupboard. I made it out of Niagara grapes that were growing on a fence. Niagara grapes do not ripen in our climate, but they make a terrific jelly!
This batch had not enough pectin; I overcooked it.
Still tangy and YUM!
I found this pot of jam in the back of the cupboard. I made it out of Niagara grapes that were growing on a fence. Niagara grapes do not ripen in our climate, but they make a terrific jelly!
This batch had not enough pectin; I overcooked it.
Still tangy and YUM!
Empanadas, made by everyone working together - one of those miracle evenings of creativity
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Empanadas, made by everyone working together - one of those miracle evenings of creativity
Why, hello there, my spiny little friends...
(Opuntia fragilis aka Brittle prickly-pear, western Washington's native cactus, on Whidbey Island)
(Opuntia fragilis aka Brittle prickly-pear, western Washington's native cactus, on Whidbey Island)
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Why, hello there, my spiny little friends...
(Opuntia fragilis aka Brittle prickly-pear, western Washington's native cactus, on Whidbey Island)
(Opuntia fragilis aka Brittle prickly-pear, western Washington's native cactus, on Whidbey Island)
So much so that I purposefully sat down to sketch a superb owl that @sheridesabike.bsky.social reposted this evening. Five minutes. Just. What??!? I feel kinda high? What is happening
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 AM
So much so that I purposefully sat down to sketch a superb owl that @sheridesabike.bsky.social reposted this evening. Five minutes. Just. What??!? I feel kinda high? What is happening
5 minute sketch! I am starting to like this drawing stuff!
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 AM
5 minute sketch! I am starting to like this drawing stuff!
In a pile of sketches from the other day, when one of my kids challenged me to do a few drawings... I half-scribbled a unicorn before giving up.
This evening, we had a few little guests. One of them was doing water colors and painted it and made it look... like, really cool?!?
This evening, we had a few little guests. One of them was doing water colors and painted it and made it look... like, really cool?!?
November 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM
In a pile of sketches from the other day, when one of my kids challenged me to do a few drawings... I half-scribbled a unicorn before giving up.
This evening, we had a few little guests. One of them was doing water colors and painted it and made it look... like, really cool?!?
This evening, we had a few little guests. One of them was doing water colors and painted it and made it look... like, really cool?!?
Funky #ConiferFriday
The China-fir, Chunninghamia (species lanceolata I think). While other China-firs in our town were damaged by drought and then severe cold a few winters in a row, this specimen grows on!
The China-fir, Chunninghamia (species lanceolata I think). While other China-firs in our town were damaged by drought and then severe cold a few winters in a row, this specimen grows on!
November 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Funky #ConiferFriday
The China-fir, Chunninghamia (species lanceolata I think). While other China-firs in our town were damaged by drought and then severe cold a few winters in a row, this specimen grows on!
The China-fir, Chunninghamia (species lanceolata I think). While other China-firs in our town were damaged by drought and then severe cold a few winters in a row, this specimen grows on!
... and then prised/wriggled the calipers and pads open enough to be put into place with a plastic scraper doohickey that is actually part of a cell phone screen replacing tool kit (RIP). Whew.
Brakes work great now!
Brakes work great now!
November 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
... and then prised/wriggled the calipers and pads open enough to be put into place with a plastic scraper doohickey that is actually part of a cell phone screen replacing tool kit (RIP). Whew.
Brakes work great now!
Brakes work great now!
Great. NOW I realize I can't find where I put my new brake pads!!!
November 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Great. NOW I realize I can't find where I put my new brake pads!!!
Evening kitty
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Evening kitty
Judge Mark A. Fullerton started his service on the state Supreme Court in *1899* and ended his time on the court in 1931, btw.
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Judge Mark A. Fullerton started his service on the state Supreme Court in *1899* and ended his time on the court in 1931, btw.
In a bit of financial genius, the sale of the street railways from Stone and Webster for $15 million to the City of Seattle was financed by a bond that was also owed to Stone and Webster; by the terms of the sale, debt service was the first obligation of fare revenues.
November 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
In a bit of financial genius, the sale of the street railways from Stone and Webster for $15 million to the City of Seattle was financed by a bond that was also owed to Stone and Webster; by the terms of the sale, debt service was the first obligation of fare revenues.
The Lion in Winter
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The Lion in Winter
One of my kids sat down to do a little drawing. I joined them for a bit this evening.
They started drawing dragons. They challenged me to draw a dragon, too! I have never drawn a dragon.
I was informed my dragon was too scary. I removed the fangs and added cocoa.
They started drawing dragons. They challenged me to draw a dragon, too! I have never drawn a dragon.
I was informed my dragon was too scary. I removed the fangs and added cocoa.
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 AM
One of my kids sat down to do a little drawing. I joined them for a bit this evening.
They started drawing dragons. They challenged me to draw a dragon, too! I have never drawn a dragon.
I was informed my dragon was too scary. I removed the fangs and added cocoa.
They started drawing dragons. They challenged me to draw a dragon, too! I have never drawn a dragon.
I was informed my dragon was too scary. I removed the fangs and added cocoa.
From my walk to the transportation safety conference - the same conference at which two (post?-)retirement-aged white dudes loudly complained about pedestrians wearing dark clothing. "Responsibility is SHARED," one of them brayed to a presemter.
November 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
From my walk to the transportation safety conference - the same conference at which two (post?-)retirement-aged white dudes loudly complained about pedestrians wearing dark clothing. "Responsibility is SHARED," one of them brayed to a presemter.
Washington State's improvement (LAND USE) to the Safe System Approach getting a call-out in a nationwide seminar on traffic safety and public health. Yay Washington State Traffic Safety Commission!
November 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Washington State's improvement (LAND USE) to the Safe System Approach getting a call-out in a nationwide seminar on traffic safety and public health. Yay Washington State Traffic Safety Commission!
Okay, stick with me here... it *could* be because the Bridgeport CT flag is an abomination
November 19, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Okay, stick with me here... it *could* be because the Bridgeport CT flag is an abomination
Whoahohoho!
Because my connecting bus is running 20 minutes late, we caught the tail end of the Talgo Amtrak @amtrakcascades.wsdot.wa.gov service heading south!
Because my connecting bus is running 20 minutes late, we caught the tail end of the Talgo Amtrak @amtrakcascades.wsdot.wa.gov service heading south!
November 19, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Whoahohoho!
Because my connecting bus is running 20 minutes late, we caught the tail end of the Talgo Amtrak @amtrakcascades.wsdot.wa.gov service heading south!
Because my connecting bus is running 20 minutes late, we caught the tail end of the Talgo Amtrak @amtrakcascades.wsdot.wa.gov service heading south!
The Triple-Windowed Power Unit of Transporticon-6
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The Triple-Windowed Power Unit of Transporticon-6