Hank Stern
@hankstern.bsky.social
Twitter emigre who’s an irrational fan of Oregon football, Georgetown basketball, the SF Giants & Trail Blazers. Also a wanna-be novelist who’s a rational reader of history & politics.
In today's episode of "Grumpy Old Portlander," we ask why a city not only allows piles of leaves in the street for days on end ... but actually encourages these traffic hazards until city leaf collectors arrive at some point.
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
In today's episode of "Grumpy Old Portlander," we ask why a city not only allows piles of leaves in the street for days on end ... but actually encourages these traffic hazards until city leaf collectors arrive at some point.
The best issue of a magazine I have read in a good while.
November 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The best issue of a magazine I have read in a good while.
If this game ever ends, these Mariners salmon should head down I-5 to the protest outside ICE in Portland.
October 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
If this game ever ends, these Mariners salmon should head down I-5 to the protest outside ICE in Portland.
This morning’s walk to work in Portland sure was “scary.”
October 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This morning’s walk to work in Portland sure was “scary.”
This pharmacy in Northeast Portland is a community treasure.
October 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This pharmacy in Northeast Portland is a community treasure.
September 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM
September 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Impossible to fully describe the magic that George Raveling created with Cougar Cage Camp. Coach Raveling was an incredible speaker whose great insight & humor left indelible memories for me and countless numbers of other young basketball players. May he rest in peace.
September 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Impossible to fully describe the magic that George Raveling created with Cougar Cage Camp. Coach Raveling was an incredible speaker whose great insight & humor left indelible memories for me and countless numbers of other young basketball players. May he rest in peace.
Part 1/2: www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021...
August 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Part 1/2: www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021...
👍 👍 for this fresh historical take. ⬇️
August 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
👍 👍 for this fresh historical take. ⬇️
This race looks fishy.
July 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This race looks fishy.
Coolest sports poster ever?
I’ll start.
I’ll start.
July 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Coolest sports poster ever?
I’ll start.
I’ll start.
This paragraph from a collection of Christopher Hitchens essays is just as relevant today as it was 30 years ago.
June 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This paragraph from a collection of Christopher Hitchens essays is just as relevant today as it was 30 years ago.