The crazy people in North Portland are crazier lately

In the past week I’ve seen:

  • A full-grown aspen tree (in a park) chopped down for firewood
  • A burned-out USPS mailbox with a large pile of ashes that would have been people’s holiday letters and gifts
  • Sparkling new motorcycles and lawn equipment next to the piles of wet garbage outside their tents
  • General shouting and unsettling interactions with the more unhinged ones

Is it the cold weather? The pandemic? The holidays? I don’t know, I just keep safe as best I can.