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Downtown Pdx florist. Going Floral Blog Hubby/Dad Science/Skepticism Blazers/Raiders/Aces. No. 1 reply guy posting too much shit. Black Lives Matter (he/him)

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The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · Mar 9

Repeating my request that @trailblazers.bsky.social make the video and audio from this clip into the intro for every tv and radio broadcast until we have another championship to celebrate.

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The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 12h

I yelled in my head, in @travisdemers.bsky.social voice “It’s an Emerald City Winner!!!”

The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 12h

Well it turns out I picked a good time to watch a game of the ol stickball for the first time in about 20 years.

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The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 14h

P’lnty .. ok cool.

The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 14h

Well that’s adorable and makes sense because he was trick or treating just a couple years ago.

The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 16h

Nate Tibbetts just got ejected from game 4 of the WNBA finals. The Mercury trail the Aces 3 games to 0, and trail by 16 in the third quarter of the elimination game. He was frustrated by one sided calls and got way up in the referees face.

The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 18h

Rock bottom was the goat.

The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 23h

Who needs flowers before we embark on our three-day 11th anniversary weekend? 30% off cut flowers. HMU directly before 2:00 and I’ll deliver them to you. Beautiful fall selection. All the usual plus these amazing dahlias and orchids.

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The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 1d

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Joe Freeman @freemanjoe.bsky.social · 1d

While the NBA world grew enamored with a certain affable rookie center from China, Donovan Clingan quietly spent the summer redefining his physique and cementing his status as the Trail Blazers' starting center:

www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025...

Portland Trail Blazers’ ‘safety net’ center looks leaner, meaner and stronger

While the NBA world grew enamored with Yang Hansen, Donovan Clingan quietly spent the summer redefining his physique, working on his weaknesses and cementing his status as the Blazers’ starting center...

www.oregonlive.com

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The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 1d

The frog is even there, and its name is Frank.

The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 1d

If Portland is Burning, please explain there being a new Trader Joe’s??? (Yes, we don’t all live in the city, Gresham counts as Portland).

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The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 1d

Best wishes! I had a shot for my knee and it worked out great. Hoping it goes well for you.

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The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 1d

Office today:

The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 2d

I think chances are good for cool and showery conditions at least through the first half of the work week. 🤞

The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 2d

This weekend’s weather pattern is somewhat interesting as an atypical cold front is moving toward us from the NE. Generally that is how we get very rare Arctic air outbreaks during winter months. Of course the air isn’t cold enough yet to be anything extreme. But is it a sign of things to come..??

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The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 2d

It’s really up in the air (no pun intended). Portland proper is due for a snowless winter. We’ve had measurable snow I think 10 years in a row now which is a record. But climate change has made abnormal and outlier weather more common so it’s really no telling

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The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 2d

Lots of chatter in weather groups lately about the extreme warm anomaly in much of the North Pacific. One analysis was compelling to me. It speculated the N Pacific High and dip in the jet might set up a little westward of normal putting us closer to the cold side in this image.

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Sheriff of Portland @sheriffofportland.bsky.social · 2d

I got 3 tickets to join the Third Bench in 317 available for fridays preseason game come take em.

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The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 2d

Burning the *checks notes* 4-o’clock oil to finish up preparations for tomorrow’s wedding. I can’t even explain to you how gobsmacked I am by the colors and textures. Absolute peak wedding flower season in my opinion.

The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t think you’ll even have to try very hard. It just comes naturally with sick threads like these.

The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 2d

Not a Seattle fan but you know I’m a weather nerd so I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to grab this “Doppler” mascot Funko from our homies at @backtothebasket.bsky.social

It officially starts my weather trinkets and merch collection.

The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 2d

The Mt. Hood shots are incredible. Nice job Blazers photographer (Bruce?)

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The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 2d

Get a few extras to those games, build community and have an outlet for your unused/unwanted tix. And still get full STH benefits. It’s rad, my 41 tickets are concentrated on 17 games several of which I allocate for friends/family. Very little to no waste.

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The Tortured Florist Department 🍉🍎🌺⛓️⏰ @paintnpdx.bsky.social · 2d

Hear that! Games can be tough to get to. If you ever decide to reconsider, our @thethirdbench.bsky.social group has a workaround for that: ticket draft. Just buy one season ticket in the group and pick just games that align with your schedule to attend.

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