Simple father from Portland, Oregon. International logistics by trade, economics by education, writer by passion.Tumblr (3.0; @pdxdad)http://pdxdad.com/For everyone who doesn’t understand why companies move jobs overseas (hint: It’s not...http://pdxdad.com/post/16314574468http://pdxdad.com/post/16314574468Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:37:00 -0500ChinaUnited Stateseconomicseconomic growthappleiphoneinternational tradeproductionGDP<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly3vxtL5hC1qb87mto1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dstroym.tumblr.com/post/16175144520/snow-kitty-in-seattle-thats-not-a-kitty" target="_blank">dstroym</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>“Snow kitty in Seattle.” </span></p> <p><span> </span>That’s not a kitty - that’s a totoro!</p> <p>(via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=317240268320258&set=a.130546216989665.12883.120769667967320&type=1&ref=nf" target="_blank">Facebook Wall Photos</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>My gawd. All of my girls love Totoro.</p>http://pdxdad.com/post/16212207983http://pdxdad.com/post/16212207983Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:12:53 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly0n45SBgQ1qfzw3co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://pdxdad.com/post/16081139268http://pdxdad.com/post/16081139268Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:43:16 -0500portlandsnowSpeaker Boehner has been all over Twitter today, saying Obama is destroying American jobs and...http://pdxdad.com/post/16077248470http://pdxdad.com/post/16077248470Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:33:43 -0500bernie sandersjohn boehnerbarack obamakeystone pipelinekeystone xltar sandsfrackingenergyoil<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly0gwyYxOZ1qfzw3co1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>“<span>DEAR ████████████████████ INTERNET ███████████████████████ SOPA ███████████████ IS ████████████ WRONG ████████████████████ AND █████████████████ A █████████████████ MISTAKE. ███████████████ TELL EVERYONE.”</span></p> <p><span>My partner </span><span class="proflinkWrapper"><a class="proflink" href="https://plus.google.com/116133765361046189827" target="_blank">Kiki Nelson</a></span><span> is a photographer. One of the constant discussions we have is how to protect her work when she posts it online. We’ve both seen, and reported, various people on G+ who have stolen or unattributed other people’s work. So, we’re definitely not fans of piracy; but, these bills being propose is like using napalm to kill an anthill. The unintended consequences are ridiculous. </span><br/><br/><span>And you notice how quickly supporters and “authors” of the bills have backed away? Not only is this a good thing, but it also shows just how little these people know about the legislature that’s being passed in their names. Remember the hearings and how out of touch Congress seemed? More than likely, lobbyists just put these bills in front of lawmakers and told them what they wanted to hear.</span><br/><br/><span>We need money out of politics, and a greater reliance on experts (which also means we need to stop thumbing our collective noses at intelligence and expertise).</span></p> <p><span>Image by: <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/111560558537332305125/posts" target="_blank">Mitesh Shah</a></span></p>http://pdxdad.com/post/16073975919http://pdxdad.com/post/16073975919Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:29:22 -0500sopapipastop sopaphotographynaked treeinternetgopcongressIt seems energy production in the US (and around the world) is becoming more expensive. Secondary...http://pdxdad.com/post/15908736479http://pdxdad.com/post/15908736479Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:29:08 -0500alternative fueleconomicsfossil fuelsoileuropeepaprices<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Vk1XbyFv51k?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Maybe it’s time to start another revolution?</p>http://pdxdad.com/post/15907637643http://pdxdad.com/post/15907637643Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:09:42 -0500occupy Wall StreetpoliticsPolitical Historypolitical economyarab springhistorygene sharpRT @Oregonian: Oregon wins the 98th #RoseBowl, 45-38 over the Wisconsin Badgers. Ducks finish the...http://pdxdad.com/post/15296616402http://pdxdad.com/post/15296616402Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:28:29 -0500RT @SamGrittner: Let’s not forget to thank to the real heroes of 2011: The people who changed...http://pdxdad.com/post/15124426214http://pdxdad.com/post/15124426214Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:52:10 -0500Soup: Nurse Reveals Top 5 Regrets of the Dying: kellyoxford: From Arise India Forum: “For many...http://pdxdad.com/post/15089787941http://pdxdad.com/post/15089787941Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:17:59 -0500You mean he read his newsletters? MT “@joshtpm: Ron Paul tries 2 scare crap out of voters in small...http://pdxdad.com/post/15077343978http://pdxdad.com/post/15077343978Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:31:19 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwtlhf7qG81qbxkjao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://pdxdad.com/post/15047296442http://pdxdad.com/post/15047296442Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:29:01 -0500What Moves Republican Crowds in Iowa: Congratulations on the annexation, Canada!Apparently...http://pdxdad.com/post/14938778222http://pdxdad.com/post/14938778222Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:36:17 -0500Rick PerryCanadaOilelectionsgopIf Kucinich could do it… MT “@AntDeRosa: Too onerous? MT @badler: Perry files suit against...http://pdxdad.com/post/14897482160http://pdxdad.com/post/14897482160Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:26:19 -050093-Year-Old Tennessee Woman Who Cleaned State Capitol For 30 Years Denied Voter ID: State GOP say...http://pdxdad.com/post/14870557770http://pdxdad.com/post/14870557770Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:19:56 -0500GOPvotingelderlyTennesseeDemocratic Partyelections“A corporation which derives its power from the State should pay the State a just percentage...http://pdxdad.com/post/14870121937http://pdxdad.com/post/14870121937Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:10:20 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwqq4c2Fde1qz6z0no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://soupsoup.tumblr.com/post/14752001564/pope-urges-faithful-to-look-beyond-christmas" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">soupsoup</a>:</p> <blockquote><h1><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/12/24/pope-urges-faithful-to-look-beyond-christmas-superficial-glitter-in-midnight/#ixzz1hVvpX9lz" target="_blank">Pope Urges Faithful to Look Beyond Christmas ‘Superficial Glitter’ in Midnight Mass</a></h1> <p>Maybe he can start with the hat.</p></blockquote> <p>But, the glitter hat describes the wearing of the glitter hat, which makes it infallible. Or something.</p>http://pdxdad.com/post/14823177180http://pdxdad.com/post/14823177180Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:22:03 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw96xpQ5XE1qa896vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://shippingandlogistics.tumblr.com/post/14776654872/art-ship-shop-talk-hanjin-shipping-co-has" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">shippingandlogistics</a>:</p> <blockquote><blockquote> <p>ART SHIP SHOP TALK</p> <p>Hanjin Shipping Co. has developed an iPhone app called iHanjin. This is the most adorably tech-savvy thing an ocean freight line has ever done, considering that ocean freight lines are about as anti-adorable and tech-illiterate as you can get.</p> <p>Until now.</p> <p>I am so downloading this.</p> </blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://buckt.tumblr.com/post/14265155402/art-ship-shop-talk-hanjin-shipping-co-has" target="_blank">buckt</a></p></blockquote> <p>Although, I’m still a fan of APL’s calendars.</p>http://pdxdad.com/post/14822373944http://pdxdad.com/post/14822373944Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:03:04 -0500RT @JohnFMoore: RT @pricefloyd: Thinking of those in harms way: @USArmy @USNavy @USMarineCorps...http://pdxdad.com/post/14767792295http://pdxdad.com/post/14767792295Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:46:50 -0500RT @BorowitzReport: As popular as Christmas is, it would be even bigger if it had vampires.http://pdxdad.com/post/14718149053http://pdxdad.com/post/14718149053Sat, 24 Dec 2011 06:32:42 -0500