Possibly because California’s state budget is 10 times the size of Oregon’s. And their national guard is correspondingly larger as well.

I haven’t lived there, but I have family there and I can attest to the fact that Texas is full of awesome people and great culture.

Gorgeous! I know that bridge well… this picture makes me remember how it smells. And, I mean that in the best way!

A former colleague of mine, who was a total ass, had his title as “Strategic Visionary.” Barf, for sure.

My mom was a psychology professor and she used to say that nearly all psychology research was done on college freshmen or white rats. So, if a white rat ever goes to college, we have a pretty accurate understanding of what their first year will be like. And that’s basically all we really know.

I grew up in Powell, too! I'm curious about what you're referring to here... maybe I can learn something!

Is this what they meant by draining the swamp? I guess I thought it meant something different...