Eric Berg
@ericbergpdx.bsky.social
It's that time year again for this simple reminder.
November 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It's that time year again for this simple reminder.
Labor and delivery with two nights in the hospital was $210.50 when I was born. SGH closed in the early-70s after Salem’s two hospitals merged into what’s now Salem Health. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was filmed across the street.
November 30, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Labor and delivery with two nights in the hospital was $210.50 when I was born. SGH closed in the early-70s after Salem’s two hospitals merged into what’s now Salem Health. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was filmed across the street.
Last one. Promise. Another picture new to me. My great-grandfather Vaclav Polensky.
November 29, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Last one. Promise. Another picture new to me. My great-grandfather Vaclav Polensky.
We went through a lot of photos, records and other material today. I saw some things for the first time, including this. I’m the stylin’ blond kid on the right at my cousin Ryan’s (middle) first communion in Hillsboro. Gotta say, my cousin Jason looks pretty dapper in the turtleneck and blazer.
November 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
We went through a lot of photos, records and other material today. I saw some things for the first time, including this. I’m the stylin’ blond kid on the right at my cousin Ryan’s (middle) first communion in Hillsboro. Gotta say, my cousin Jason looks pretty dapper in the turtleneck and blazer.
Grammy (Helen Lacher, daughter of Swiss immigrants) later married this guy, son of Norwegian immigrants. He’s the reason I’m Catholic|3:1|Lutheran.
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Grammy (Helen Lacher, daughter of Swiss immigrants) later married this guy, son of Norwegian immigrants. He’s the reason I’m Catholic|3:1|Lutheran.
Bonus Catholic school picture: My grandmother, eighth grader (seventh from left, middle row. St. Mary’s, Mt. Angel, 1921. I started first grade in the same building 52 years later. It was damaged in the 1993 Spring Break Quake and torn down.
November 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Bonus Catholic school picture: My grandmother, eighth grader (seventh from left, middle row. St. Mary’s, Mt. Angel, 1921. I started first grade in the same building 52 years later. It was damaged in the 1993 Spring Break Quake and torn down.
Grammy (Helen Lacher, daughter of Swiss immigrants) later married this guy, son of Norwegian immigrants. He’s the reason I’m (Catholic) 3:1 (Lutheran).
November 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Grammy (Helen Lacher, daughter of Swiss immigrants) later married this guy, son of Norwegian immigrants. He’s the reason I’m (Catholic) 3:1 (Lutheran).
My family moved near here almost 50 years ago (1977) from Mt. Angel, about seven miles away.
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
My family moved near here almost 50 years ago (1977) from Mt. Angel, about seven miles away.
Great-grandfather
Alex Kostelecky, Sunday breakfast baker (middle, second row). Mom, Joan Polensky, eighth grader (first on left, first row). St. Vincent DePaul parish in Salem.
Alex Kostelecky, Sunday breakfast baker (middle, second row). Mom, Joan Polensky, eighth grader (first on left, first row). St. Vincent DePaul parish in Salem.
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Great-grandfather
Alex Kostelecky, Sunday breakfast baker (middle, second row). Mom, Joan Polensky, eighth grader (first on left, first row). St. Vincent DePaul parish in Salem.
Alex Kostelecky, Sunday breakfast baker (middle, second row). Mom, Joan Polensky, eighth grader (first on left, first row). St. Vincent DePaul parish in Salem.
View from my sister’s house above Scott Mills. The brown and clearcut areas are from the 2020 fires. The family was evacuated for almost two weeks.
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
View from my sister’s house above Scott Mills. The brown and clearcut areas are from the 2020 fires. The family was evacuated for almost two weeks.
I’m three years older than Carol O’ Conner was when All in the Family *ended* in 1979.
November 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I’m three years older than Carol O’ Conner was when All in the Family *ended* in 1979.
Apparently, I’m not the only person who thought I looked great.
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Apparently, I’m not the only person who thought I looked great.
Full circle, almost 40 years later.
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Full circle, almost 40 years later.
This played a small part.
November 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This played a small part.
Leaving the house for our first La Bohème. Another @portlandopera.bsky.social season begins. I can’t think of the last time I wore a tie. It might have been to opera last year.
November 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Leaving the house for our first La Bohème. Another @portlandopera.bsky.social season begins. I can’t think of the last time I wore a tie. It might have been to opera last year.
I can’t imagine living in a city where these aren’t the norm.
November 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I can’t imagine living in a city where these aren’t the norm.
Turns out I rode a bike by here in Aug. ‘22. Who knew? Not me.
November 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Turns out I rode a bike by here in Aug. ‘22. Who knew? Not me.
Speaking of Monty Python: I’m going to be in London next month.
November 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Speaking of Monty Python: I’m going to be in London next month.
NYT or Monty Python? Life imitates art?
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
NYT or Monty Python? Life imitates art?
I didn’t got it. Text to me about a few days later.
November 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I didn’t got it. Text to me about a few days later.
The replacement you have *may* the correct size. They’re a bitch to replace. This is a text from me to Tara in July.
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The replacement you have *may* the correct size. They’re a bitch to replace. This is a text from me to Tara in July.
Inspired by Nigel. 3/
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Inspired by Nigel. 3/
A annual Berg Manor tradition going back to the aughts. 2/
November 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A annual Berg Manor tradition going back to the aughts. 2/
2025 “None More Red” photo. 1/
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
2025 “None More Red” photo. 1/
How I’m feeling about mediation with The City.
This is all I have to say about this…For now.
This is all I have to say about this…For now.
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
How I’m feeling about mediation with The City.
This is all I have to say about this…For now.
This is all I have to say about this…For now.