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Cake day: July 15th, 2023

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  • Mid 60’s in the US. I’ve always driven manual transmission cars. Fairly common for folks my age to know how to drive manual transmissions, since most of us had economy cars in the 70’s and 80’s. At that time, automatic transmissions were an expensive option and had a negative impact on acceleration and mileage.

    My daughter is 29 and doesn’t know how to drive a manual transmission and I don’t think most of her peers can, either.

    EDIT: Accidentally a manual.









  • Agreed. I’m old enough to remember when you could have a rational debate with conservatives on a foreign policy question or government budget priorities or economic policy. But how do you argue with someone who believes that millions of illegal votes were cast in 2020 or that Jews secretly control the world financial system or that white people are the real victims of racism?

    You can’t argue with someone who lives in a different reality than you do because there are no common points of reference. It’s the most insidious effect of over-exposure to conservative media and I have no idea how people can be deprogrammed.


  • Aside from the social issues mentioned by Jim, if you’re looking to move somewhere on the I-5 corridor be aware that Oregon’s reputation for ceaseless rain is, in some ways, well-deserved. Fall through spring is very cloudy and rainy. It gets gloomy and if you suffer from SAD it can be hard on you. On the other hand, summers are beautiful, with mostly sunny and warm days with the occasional heat spell.

    Being a fairly large state with varied terrain, there are several climate zones:

    • Summers are hotter on the I-5 corridor south of Eugene.
    • The coast is cool and cloudy year-round, and rainier than the I-5 corridor.
    • Areas east of the Cascade Mountains are much drier, with hotter summers and cold winters.