bryan

@bryan@indw.social

Urban Planner (pianificazione urbana), affordable housing advocate, musician & tinkerer. Husband and father of two kids under five. US-IT citizen living in the American Northwest. Genuine interest in, and commitment to, improving the lives of others. Interests include urban design, landscape architecture, street photography, maps, geography, data, hiking, trying to learn Italian, travel, DIY, music, genealogy. “Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt” Views expressed are mine alone.

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bryan, to random

We’re getting a little taste of fall this morning in the Portland area, with the overcast skies and mist. I’ve missed it!

When I first moved here, several of my friends and family asked me how I could stand so much rain in the winter. Well, to be honest, I’ve always had more of a problem with the summers than the winters.

Pretty much nonstop sunshine, close to zero rain, dry as a tinder box, and way hotter than I generally like it to be. I love the rainy season.

bryan, to random

Apparently the Beatles’ ‘Blackbird’ is based on Bourrée in E minor by Johann Sebastian Bach.

bryan, to random

When your old 1st Gen iPad Pro is commandeered and de facto inherited by your children.

bryan,

@andycarolan @alexandra

My eldest is 4…and somehow its case went missing.

leigh, to random
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Happy Vyvanse US patent expiry day to those who celebrate 🤣

bryan,

@leigh @freeformz yesssss! I celebrate!

bryan, to random

My only criteria for friendship is an ability to use “its” or “whose” properly.

Apparently I’m judgmental and my standards are too high.

bryan, to random

The web has long been a cluttered mess of garbage, but it’s wild to me that some major sites don’t even display anything when JavaScript is turned off. Their abuse of JS is so bad that they won’t even allow you to see any content without your consent to abuse you.

bryan, to random

It’s a Waylon & Willie kind of morning.

bryan, to random

One of the many things we do as planners…connect neighborhoods with bike/ped facilities for safe routes to school, walking routes to transit, etc. The neighborhood behind me was separated from the elementary school by a creek. Nice to see plans become reality.

alexandra, to random
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    bryan,

    @alexandra Yikes

    bryan,

    @alexandra
    Laundry is my kryptonite.

    bryan, to random

    Who are these sadists emailing me at 6 a.m.?

    bryan,

    @alexandra 🙈

    bryan,

    @alexandra
    for real, I had 2 emails before 7 from coworkers.

    DJDarren, to random
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    This week's Get Up mix on Apple Music is heavy on the nu-metal, and I'm not feeling it this morning.

    bryan,

    @DJDarren

    Their immaturity in interviews and talk between live songs always throws me off against their music.

    Hey_Beth, to HashtagGames
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    bryan,

    @Hey_Beth I definitely never had a car seat and I’m in my early 40s.

    beaveinflow, to random

    The party continues.

    bryan,

    @beaveinflow that is too fucking cute.

    beaveinflow, to random

    People who do their laundry and put it away in the same week are serial killers.

    bryan,

    @beaveinflow alternatively titled, ‘you might have ADHD if…’

    bryan, to random

    Just watched a video about an American couple’s retirement experience in Italy. He discussed the Italian healthcare system and how it costs him and his wife about $850 US per year with zero deductible. They were paying $1500/mo with $6000 deductibles each while in the U.S.

    bryan, to random

    I don’t know what this says about me, but I’m the type of person who wouldn’t even mind a 27-hour ride alone on Amtrak.

    adamjcook, to Michigan

    "Fix the damn roads" is one of the most out-of-touch slogans in politics today and I wince every time I hear and see it.

    I live in and I cannot even get a damn bus to because the City of Livonia was allowed, inexplicably under Michigan Law, to simply opt-out. 🤷‍♂️

    bryan,

    @adamjcook Yeah. Every time I’m home from Oregon, I think: holy shit, Michigan has to be one of the most over-built states in terms of horizontal infrastructure in the country. It's astonishing to see the extensive road network and highways that crisscross the state, much of which is in disrepair. I don’t even think Portland has any significant stretch of 8 lane highways, but sure enough, Flint has a 10-laner. No wonder why they needed an emergency financial mamager, as did so many others.

    bryan, to random

    Oh hey, there’s the Portland summer weather I’ve come to expect the last 9 years.

    bryan,

    @alexandra I think I’d take that over 104°.

    bryan, to random

    While the wife is away, the kids will play

    bryan, to random

    @ivory

    FYI notifications do not work in iOS 17.

    bryan,

    @ivory updated to beta 6 today and notifications didn’t work again; had to follow your previous instructions again.

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