Here’s a little video made by the good people of The Swiderski Institute featuring my dad, and some hand modeling by my mom, and some commentary by the Juras parental unit. Great stuff. Feeling pretty homesick right about now.

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AS A GOOD CITIZEN OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY, I PLEDGE MY SERVICES: I’m in jury duty today, so, cross yer fingers for me. I was in court back in 2004—as a juror mind you—and got called for a case with a, we’ll just say, “kid from the bad side of town,” getting into it with a, we’ll just say, “gal who was in over her head.” Yeah, there you go. It was intense. Tears, broken bones, lies, double talk, inappropriate slang and a racist juror next on my right to boot. Made for a great couple days in that courtroom. I still think about that kid, and how he never really had a chance at a fair shake, and, well, that goes all the way back to when he was born, more or less. I tried to be fair and see all sides of the incident. You just never know and you gotta go with yer gut. Tough stuff.

(UPDATE: As of 8:13 in the a.m., Pacific Standard Time, all prospective jurors were released from their daily duties, and promptly sent home and back to work. The DDC factory floor is up and running, in the spirit of, “It’s on. Let’s make something awesome today!”)

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PLINK, PLINK, PLINK: A Flickr Coin-Op Collection you don’t want to pass up. Incredible artifacts. The piece that caught my eye on the first pass was this “Schermack Stamp Machine.”

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WE ARE ALWAYS HIRING: “Strong as Chuck Norris, and God Bless Donnie.” Hard to say.

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SOME SERIOUS CROCHET ACTION: Just another reason why Portland is “rad as hell.” Best thing I’ve seen all week. (Spotted on Hall of Fritz.)

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ALL KINDS OF GREATNESS AND MYSTERY HERE: Mark Weaver Art. I’m a big fan of his logo. Lucky bugger got the “MW” initials. That shit stacks up real nice. Good work, man. Do a little time traveling and go back to February of this year, and check out what Mark was up to. We’re down with Mark Weaver. You should be too.

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BIG HAIR, AND BIG APPRECIATION TO: All the good people who bought a comb yesterday. You know who you are. Much appreciated, fellas. Ladies, these go well in a purse or handbag. Just so you know. Going fast. Cheap plastic. Uncomfortable vinyl case. Works
just fine” on an unruly set of eyebrows. Shipped right to yer door for a fair price. Act now.

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JUST NORTH OF THE CITY I LIVE IN: “Wayne’s Barbershop in St. Johns, Oregon.” Filmed, edited and sent in by my old Bend brother Todd Keeney. not to be messed with, ever.

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DALE, THAT PRICK, SENT THIS ONE IN LAST NIGHT: “2003 Dodge Ram Van (Panel) - ONLY 12K Miles - Excellent !!!” All excited I said, “Let’s go check it out right now!” Then Dale put the ol’ kaibosh on that one with a dry retort of, “You never buy a car in the dark, asshole.” Etc.