It's difficult to fact-check my story using US census data while the government website is barely functional due to the shutdown.

I spent a lovely, relaxing weekend in Portland, Oregon with my spouse. As always, I love looking at the wide variety of middle housing types, from small apartment buildings to duplexes to stacked flats.

Fun detail: many curbs still have iron rings for hitching horses.

A new law signed by Governor Bob Ferguson on Tuesday could make it easier for Black, Native-American and Korean-American families to purchase their first home, along with Asian Indian-Americans and Pacific Islanders.

I’m in Ventura, California for my daughter’s roller derby tournament. Blocks and blocks of their Main Street are pedestrian-only.

As a journalist, I often do brief fact-checks on things people say, such as a source's claim that a Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas Fir) is a spruce. Seeking a phylogenic diagram showing how this tree relates to other conifers, ChatGPT produced these hilariously inaccurate images.
My job is secure.

@andyhurst.bsky.social thanks for talking out loud in the office about this place the other day

Both my parents have dementia.

My siblings, partner and I are making a useful little podcast about that. It’s fun, too.

If you have aging parents, or a parent with dementia, you may enjoy it.

#dementia #Alzheimers #aging #caregiving #eldercare

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Surreal to be editing my 16-year-old daughter’s literary essay on Lindy West

I'm new to Bluesky. My name is Joshua McNichols and I report for KUOW (NPR) in Seattle. I write about the shape of cities and how they can become better.

Example:
What the ferry shortage in Washington State can teach us about pedestrian-friendly communities.

www.kuow.org/stories/coul...