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Howie @howardbr.bsky.social · 1d

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Eric Berg @ericbergpdx.bsky.social · 10h

Berg (grandfather), Son (dad), me.

Eric Berg @ericbergpdx.bsky.social · 1d

It was fun while it lasted.

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Eric Berg @ericbergpdx.bsky.social · 1d

The first World Series I really remember was 1975 Reds-Red Sox. Half a century later, it’s possible the team I’ve seen more than any other is nine innings away. This was not on my 2025 bingo card.

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Eric Berg @ericbergpdx.bsky.social · 1d

My mom’s side of the family is Czech. The food in Katowice (the only place in Poland I’ve been) reminded me so much of what my youth tasted like when extended family would get together. 2/0

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Eric Berg @ericbergpdx.bsky.social · 1d

I was hoping to make a day trip to Poznan when I visited Berlin last summer. There was too much to do while planning with others. It’s a definitely on the the list if I go back to Berlin. 2/

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Eric Berg @ericbergpdx.bsky.social · 2d

"...what appeared to be..."

In other words... The NYT reports it's possible that this image is real. 1/0

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Eric Berg @ericbergpdx.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, Marx and Engels weren't wrong...about most things. Their "followers" who gained political power were. I feel the same way about Jesus. 2/0

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Eric Berg @ericbergpdx.bsky.social · 2d

I came across some pics this weekend that I took in Berlin last summer. I don't think I've seen them before. I forgot about saying, "'Berlin-William Dafoe-Taco Tuesday' was not on my radar screen today, Tara." 1/0

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Eric Berg @ericbergpdx.bsky.social · 3d

I’d wear it if I could.

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Eric Berg @ericbergpdx.bsky.social · 3d

My family had a float for five or six years in the 70s. The parade and the big BBQ gathering after it at my grandparents farm near Mt. Angel are some of my favorite childhood memories. 2/

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Eric Berg @ericbergpdx.bsky.social · 3d

Tara and I are meeting up with a niece and nephew downtown for #nokings. Bergs have been doing #nokings events for almost 50 years. Me as George Washington July, 4, 1976 in the Mollala Buckeroo Parade. Grammy (sitting) is Betsy Ross. The other kids are cousins. Sisters are out of the shot. 1/

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Eric Berg @ericbergpdx.bsky.social · 5d

US Rep. Henry Hyde was 41 when he had an extramarital affair and dismissed it as a "youthful indiscretion."

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Eric Berg @ericbergpdx.bsky.social · 5d

As a former editor of the Portland State University Daily Vanguard, I'm proud, too, of course.

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Eric Berg @ericbergpdx.bsky.social · 6d

youtu.be/df2hO0rhX6o?...

Stephen Fry's Best Bits: Melchett & Duke of Wellington | Blackadder | BBC Comedy Greats

YouTube video by BBC Comedy Greats

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Eric Berg @ericbergpdx.bsky.social · 6d

My favorite English word - as in England - is "Cockfosters" because I imagine how a Stephen Fry character would say it in "Blackadder." I've been on this l line maybe 60 times in or six so visits to London. I still laugh out loud and say "Cockfosters, Blackadder! Cockfosters!" to myself every time.

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Eric Berg @ericbergpdx.bsky.social · 6d

FWIW: One of my favorite German words - just because of the way it sounds [how I say it] - is, "Apfelkuchen."

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Eric Berg @ericbergpdx.bsky.social · 6d

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