Last Portland view before the “snowpocalypse” hits 😱 — get ready to see lots of white! #portland #oregonexplored
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Last Portland view before the “snowpocalypse” hits 😱 — get ready to see lots of white! #portland #oregonexplored
Streetcar in the Cultural District. #portland #oregonexplored
📺 Episode 9 of Essential Life
It’s a very, very wet day in Portland, but I’m here to brave the elements and tell you all about Forest Park, one of the crown jewels of the Portland, Oregon area. Don’t miss some of the epic waterfalls I saw on the hike!
I had to crop this to fit on Instagram (portrait images are limited to 4:3 ratio), but I still like this full-size version so here you go. Enjoy! #portland #oregonexplored
I am sooooo in love with the typography of this building signage. ❤️
#portland
Only two days left before 2019! How are you spending your remaining time?
(Photo taken earlier this month…I’m mainly just chillin’ at home over the holidays!)
If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining.
#portland
Yamhill District train stop.
#portland
There’s something uniquely satisfying about taking a nighttime stroll through an urban garden. 🌃🍂
#portland
My favorite place on Earth! Check out my timelapse video and other awe-inspiring footage of downtown #portland. #oregonexplored #vlog
Light trails on the Hawthorn Bridge
The Hawthorne Bridge is a truss bridge with a vertical lift that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, joining Hawthorne Boulevard and Madison Street. It is the oldest vertical-lift bridge in operation in the United States and the oldest highway bridge in Portland. It is also the busiest bicycle and transit bridge in Oregon, with over 8,000 cyclists and 800 TriMet buses (carrying about 17,400 riders) daily.
I got a ton of awesome rain-at-night city photos in #portland earlier this morning…I can’t wait to fully load them in and start processing! 📸
📺 Episode 5 of Essential Life
Theaters, urban parks, old churches, classic 19th and early 20th-century architecture — Portland’s Cultural Distract has it all.
Watch the video for this week’s essentialism challenge and let me how it’s going for you in the YouTube comments!
You’ll never shine if you don’t glow.
#portland
“No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God.” –Paul
#quote #portland #spirituality
📺 Episode 4 of Essential Life
Do you ever feel like a failure? Ever worry you’re not measuring up, that “they” are always more successful than you are? Maybe the issue isn’t that you’re actually a failure, but you’re struggling with the emotions of failure, and that is something we can work with!
Watch the video for this week’s essentialism challenge and let me how it’s going for you in the YouTube comments!
📺 Episode 3 of Essential Life
One minute, I was strolling through the quaint neighborhoods and gentle parks of west Hillsboro…mere miles away from Portland, OR. Next thing you know, I’m totally LOST in the the woods! Do I ever make it out alive??? You’ll just have to watch this video to find out.
All the fall colors on the trees everywhere are simply breathtaking! I was talking with my wife in the car the other day and completely lost my train of thought looking at the view out the window. The natural beauty of Oregon continues to amaze me.
#portland #oregonexplored #hillsboro
📺 Episode 2 of Essential Life
This week’s challenge is to practice the power of observation! Learn all about a fantastic awareness training technique I learned from Mindsight by Dr. Daniel Siegel. And of course more Portland awesomeness, more trains, and more coffee!
Ta da! 🎉 The first video in the brand new Essential Life series of vlog episodes I’m filming in and around #portland. #oregonexplored #minimalism #vlog
Working in the Pearl District of #portland when it’s such gorgeous weather out feels like cheating. If there’s any legit use of the hashtag “blessed,” this is it!
Over the weekend, I spent a glorious day in #portland shooting a mega ton of footage for the trailer to my revamped YouTube channel. Also got to put my new Canon EOS 77D through its paces. I’m wild with anticipation how the final edit’s going to turn out! 🙌
We’re approaching the end of the main season for rose blossoms, so I was thrilled that the Rose Garden up in Washington Park in Portland, OR still has some exquisite roses blooming. Check it out if you’re in the area…one of my favorite spots in the city!
#portland #oregonexplored
Even the geese in Portland are hipster.
Alternate title: “you lookin’ at me, punk?”
😂
There’s something magical about summer twilight in #portland.
Lan Su Sunset. #portland
Now that Bird e-scooters have come to #portland, I was finally able to see what all the fuss is about. Infrastrucure and safety issues aside…wow, these are fun to ride! I got the same thrill of excitement when accelerating as I did when I first tried an e-assist bike a couple of years ago. I didn’t go very far because I forgot to bring a helmet and didn’t want to tempt fate, but I can definitely imagine using these a lot whenever I come into town (as long as I remember to bring my helmet!).
Oh, and here’s phrase I never thought I’d hear uttered: The Portland Scooter War.
Coinbase to open large Portland office
San Francisco cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase confirmed its plans to open a downtown Portland office and offered more details on its Rose City plans.
The fast-growing company intends to hire up to 100 people in Portland as part of an office that will include customer support, finance, compliance, IT and human resources, the company said in an announcement.
“Opening a new office in Portland will help us tap into the city’s incredibly talented, innovative open-source and blockchain communities,” said Tina Bhatnagar, vice president of operations and technology in a written statement.
No podcast episode for this week, but that’s OK because I’m attending the 2018 IndieWeb Summit in #portland to learn all about the latest techniques for building social publishing experiences on the #openweb. I can’t wait to share with you all the latest tricks!
Wells Fargo Center in #portland — also known as the global headquarters of EvilCorporateOverlords, Inc.
Sublime beauty at Lan Su Chinese Garden. An oasis in the midst of the city. #portland
Eating lunch at the new food court at Pioneer Place (downtown mall in #portland) and so far the ambient music playing has featured Invisible Touch by Genesis, Stepping Out by Joe Jackson, and Under African Skies by Paul Simon. Ah, the sounds of my childhood…
I posted this photo on Reddit a couple of days ago, and shortly thereafter someone pointed out that it contained a hidden Peace symbol. Then another commentor noted that it was a left-wing Peace symbol at that. I love Reddit. 😂😂😂
I had the opportunity to take my family on a tour of the U.S.S. Portland, docked here in its namesake city for a formal commissioning. A fine #ship it is! We got to meet some of the crew and see quite a few areas in nearly all decks. Also enjoyed the lovely weather after nearly a week of rain! #portland
A dramatic sunset view of #hillsboro Public Library near Dawson Creek. #portland
The blossoms on the trees right now are truly a sight to behold. #portland
A view of Jamison Square in the north Pearl district. #portland
The recent emergence of spring blossoms has truly been a sight to behold. As a newcomer to the area, I’m appreciating the panoply of sights and smells. #portland
A configuration of angles that caught my eye while walking by Grace Bible Church near the South Park Blocks. #portland
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Despite the extremely rocky road that #cryptocurrency has traversed this year, I remain very bullish on this technology. I believe the future of #finance and transactional systems is clearly on the side of software-based monetary constructs, and no other company I’m aware of is better positioned right now to drive us toward that future than Coinbase. (Full disclosure: I own a very modest amount of cryptocurrency.)
#portland has been a hotbed for financial startups for quite a while now (Simple is but one example), so it makes a great deal of sense for Coinbase to establish a large presence here. Hopefully that will serve to strengthen the fintech industry here overall.
#payments