On my way to Vancouver for the weekend.
Amazing weather all over the PNW. Had a phenomenal view of the Cascades from the plane.
Thinking about Steve Dyer today. What an enormous contribution he made to early online gay life, creating communities that are still socially meaningful to me today.
I've talked to a few Canadians about what they make of the US Republican's 51st state talk. They absolutely see it as a threat of annexation, either directly military or indirectly via economic and political pressure.
To me in the US it just seems so outlandish that I don't take it seriously. But I'm not the one being threatened. Also we are subjected to a bunch of different outlandish things from Trump and the Republicans and they all seem non-serious. Right until they aren't.
Fantastic visit to the Museum of Anthropology, one of the world's best collections of indigenous peoples' art, particularly for the Pacific Northwest. I love how dense these displays are, you get a sense of range.
I bought this tiny Bluetooth speaker and it is a miracle of sound quality for the size. Also remarkably good construction and super cheap. How is this possible? Are there even better tiny speakers about this size?
One response to US threats of violating Canadian sovereignty is a lot of gentle Canadian pride and nationalism. A lot of shops boast signs like this one.
Headed home. Vancouver is so lovely and livable. Good to escape the American craziness a bit.
Just enjoyed my moment of good karma. I left my cell phone in a chair at the gate and somebody brought it to the plane for me. #canada