I must admit something: I’ve been stuck. Stuck between the pages of my journal, writing, rewriting and then writing again poems that have been equally stuck in my head. And when I brought my head up, I realized that three weeks had passed since my last post.
There’s a new short story on my Patreon! I’ve been hesitant to write about what I do on the Patreon because it felt like I would be doubling up, but the thing is you wouldn’t know about it if I didn’t!
The Portland Trail Blazers’ 2025-2026 campaign begins tomorrow, which means there’s no better time for me to talk about what I think is going to play out for the year.
I just released a new Casual Camera on the Patreon. Not only am I pleased with the result, I feel like I found a way to synthesize all of my disparate interests into one. Take a look at the preview!
The Emergency Naked Bike Ride on Sunday was probably the most fun I have had at a protest. This is my experience about it.
Tom Dundon is slated to be the next owner of the Portland Trail Blazers. That was fast. But not fast enough to escape questions, some serious, some not, about the future of Portland’s favorite basketball team.
China.
We know it. We comprehend it. But we probably don’t quite get it. And we probably won’t get a complete picture of Yang Hansen until he sees an NBA floor. But what we saw at Summer League? Read on and find out.
I have an honest question for those in the back wringing their hands about the salaries on the Portland roster.
When was the last time the Trail Blazers ever managed to maximize cap space and lure a top free agent to the Pacific Northwest?
It’s been a nice run, enjoying the Timbers scrap their way to a playoff berth, and I’m keen to watch some more Arsenal in the English Premier League through the cooler months, but there’s only one team that I can profess to write about with any sense: the Portland Trail Blazers.
The fugue state continues, but a recent encounter with Lil Nas X on the “Old Town Road” has led to the only thing I can do: keep moving.
The Casual Ramble 