Michael Heggen 💯🐸 ❌👑
@michaelheggen.bsky.social
Farmer, forester, sawyer, builder, fencer, horseman, juggler, husband, mentor, tabletop gamer, feminist, Oregonian, LGBTQ+ ally, reader, lifelong learner, neuro-divergent nerd (no particular order).
Resident of Oregon's 6th Congressional district (OR-6).
Resident of Oregon's 6th Congressional district (OR-6).
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Here are twenty lessons from which we can learn how to resist tyranny in the U.S.
The book from which this is summarized is “On Tyranny” by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
It is excellent.
The book from which this is summarized is “On Tyranny” by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
It is excellent.
🧵 How We Built Our Bridge, part 6
Link to Part 5:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
Here's a perspective view of the main span design, showing ten wooden arches tied together. Details in alt text.
For smaller versions, 2-4 arches are used. We needed more for our design weight.
Link to Part 5:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
Here's a perspective view of the main span design, showing ten wooden arches tied together. Details in alt text.
For smaller versions, 2-4 arches are used. We needed more for our design weight.
November 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
🧵 How We Built Our Bridge, part 6
Link to Part 5:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
Here's a perspective view of the main span design, showing ten wooden arches tied together. Details in alt text.
For smaller versions, 2-4 arches are used. We needed more for our design weight.
Link to Part 5:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
Here's a perspective view of the main span design, showing ten wooden arches tied together. Details in alt text.
For smaller versions, 2-4 arches are used. We needed more for our design weight.
Like so many white Americans, I don’t really have a strong cultural tradition to fall back upon. Very cool to read about this revival. I might be a bit envious.
SAMOVAR. DANCE. PARTIES.
globalvoices.org/2025/11/28/i...
globalvoices.org/2025/11/28/i...
In Russia's Bashkiria region, a revived tradition of samovar dance parties for young people
A new season of “Samauryly Ritaiym” — the “samovar dances” — has kicked off in Bashkortostan. These vibrant events draw thousands of participants.
globalvoices.org
November 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Like so many white Americans, I don’t really have a strong cultural tradition to fall back upon. Very cool to read about this revival. I might be a bit envious.
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
“Train Dreams” (Netflix) is a stunningly beautiful film. Maybe it’s because I’m a man of a certain age living on the edge of civilization, but I wept.
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 AM
“Train Dreams” (Netflix) is a stunningly beautiful film. Maybe it’s because I’m a man of a certain age living on the edge of civilization, but I wept.
Barge board and knee braces installed at the east of the stable wing of the new barn. See alt text for details.
We had a small Douglas-fir come down near the sawmill a few weeks ago. The wood was still in good shape, so I bucked it into three 16-foot logs. (Cont’d)
#SmallFarmLife
We had a small Douglas-fir come down near the sawmill a few weeks ago. The wood was still in good shape, so I bucked it into three 16-foot logs. (Cont’d)
#SmallFarmLife
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Barge board and knee braces installed at the east of the stable wing of the new barn. See alt text for details.
We had a small Douglas-fir come down near the sawmill a few weeks ago. The wood was still in good shape, so I bucked it into three 16-foot logs. (Cont’d)
#SmallFarmLife
We had a small Douglas-fir come down near the sawmill a few weeks ago. The wood was still in good shape, so I bucked it into three 16-foot logs. (Cont’d)
#SmallFarmLife
Breakfast conversation about the Galápagos Islands this morning.
Wife gives brief data dump on how a cold-water ocean current majorly influences the ecosystem there.
Me:
Wife: Why are you looking at me like that?
Me:
Wife: What?! Doesn’t everyone know about the Humboldt Current?
Wife gives brief data dump on how a cold-water ocean current majorly influences the ecosystem there.
Me:
Wife: Why are you looking at me like that?
Me:
Wife: What?! Doesn’t everyone know about the Humboldt Current?
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Breakfast conversation about the Galápagos Islands this morning.
Wife gives brief data dump on how a cold-water ocean current majorly influences the ecosystem there.
Me:
Wife: Why are you looking at me like that?
Me:
Wife: What?! Doesn’t everyone know about the Humboldt Current?
Wife gives brief data dump on how a cold-water ocean current majorly influences the ecosystem there.
Me:
Wife: Why are you looking at me like that?
Me:
Wife: What?! Doesn’t everyone know about the Humboldt Current?
🧵 How We Built Our Bridge, part 5
Link to Part 4:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
This image shows the result of our stream survey.
Caption in alt text
You don't need calculus to be able to see that this mild-mannered creek can become a raging monster.
Link to Part 4:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
This image shows the result of our stream survey.
Caption in alt text
You don't need calculus to be able to see that this mild-mannered creek can become a raging monster.
November 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
🧵 How We Built Our Bridge, part 5
Link to Part 4:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
This image shows the result of our stream survey.
Caption in alt text
You don't need calculus to be able to see that this mild-mannered creek can become a raging monster.
Link to Part 4:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
This image shows the result of our stream survey.
Caption in alt text
You don't need calculus to be able to see that this mild-mannered creek can become a raging monster.
🧵 How We Built Our Bridge, part 4
Link to Part 3:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
I actually was thinking about a bridge as soon as we made an offer for the farm in late 2016. That’s when I discovered Frank Petersohn’s wooden bridge design, emailed him, and learned that he had died seven years earlier.
Link to Part 3:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
I actually was thinking about a bridge as soon as we made an offer for the farm in late 2016. That’s when I discovered Frank Petersohn’s wooden bridge design, emailed him, and learned that he had died seven years earlier.
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 AM
🧵 How We Built Our Bridge, part 4
Link to Part 3:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
I actually was thinking about a bridge as soon as we made an offer for the farm in late 2016. That’s when I discovered Frank Petersohn’s wooden bridge design, emailed him, and learned that he had died seven years earlier.
Link to Part 3:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
I actually was thinking about a bridge as soon as we made an offer for the farm in late 2016. That’s when I discovered Frank Petersohn’s wooden bridge design, emailed him, and learned that he had died seven years earlier.
🧵 How We Built Our Bridge, part 3
Link to Part 2:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
Having ruled out a railroad flatcar due to expense, logistics, and the potential environmental impact of lots of heavy equipment in a sensitive riparian zone, we set our sights on a low-impact design.
Link to Part 2:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
Having ruled out a railroad flatcar due to expense, logistics, and the potential environmental impact of lots of heavy equipment in a sensitive riparian zone, we set our sights on a low-impact design.
November 18, 2025 at 5:07 AM
🧵 How We Built Our Bridge, part 3
Link to Part 2:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
Having ruled out a railroad flatcar due to expense, logistics, and the potential environmental impact of lots of heavy equipment in a sensitive riparian zone, we set our sights on a low-impact design.
Link to Part 2:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
Having ruled out a railroad flatcar due to expense, logistics, and the potential environmental impact of lots of heavy equipment in a sensitive riparian zone, we set our sights on a low-impact design.
Which I really enjoyed.
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Which I really enjoyed.
TIL that chess boxing is a thing.
November 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
TIL that chess boxing is a thing.
🧵 How We Built Our Bridge, part 2
#SmallFarmLife #PNW
Link to Part 1:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
Had we ever built a bridge?
Nope.
But we’ve never let not knowing how to do something stop us, so we plunged into planning.
#SmallFarmLife #PNW
Link to Part 1:
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Had we ever built a bridge?
Nope.
But we’ve never let not knowing how to do something stop us, so we plunged into planning.
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
🧵 How We Built Our Bridge, part 2
#SmallFarmLife #PNW
Link to Part 1:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
Had we ever built a bridge?
Nope.
But we’ve never let not knowing how to do something stop us, so we plunged into planning.
#SmallFarmLife #PNW
Link to Part 1:
bsky.app/profile/mich...
Had we ever built a bridge?
Nope.
But we’ve never let not knowing how to do something stop us, so we plunged into planning.
🧵 As promised in another thread, here is the story of the bridge we built.
It is not a short story.
I will not attempt to tell it all in one sitting. :-)
So let’s begin!
It is not a short story.
I will not attempt to tell it all in one sitting. :-)
So let’s begin!
Ha! Yeah, it’s a 5-ton bridge. :-)
Can’t build you one, but happy to tell the story of how we built it if anyone is interested.
Can’t build you one, but happy to tell the story of how we built it if anyone is interested.
November 16, 2025 at 5:39 AM
🧵 As promised in another thread, here is the story of the bridge we built.
It is not a short story.
I will not attempt to tell it all in one sitting. :-)
So let’s begin!
It is not a short story.
I will not attempt to tell it all in one sitting. :-)
So let’s begin!
November 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Reposted by Michael Heggen 💯🐸 ❌👑
Maximus Decimus Meridius Snuggles was never quite the same after he had past life regression therapy.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Maximus Decimus Meridius Snuggles was never quite the same after he had past life regression therapy.
The view out my window one morning earlier this week. A good start to a day.
#SmallFarmLife #PNW
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#SmallFarmLife #PNW
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November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The view out my window one morning earlier this week. A good start to a day.
#SmallFarmLife #PNW
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#SmallFarmLife #PNW
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The interior walls of the stable wing on the barn are framed! The photo is looking west through stalls 2, 4, and 6. There is a doorway between each stall that will allow us to connect them for a mare and foal (or whatever).
A few more rafters to set, but roof is coming Soon™!
#SmallFarmLife
A few more rafters to set, but roof is coming Soon™!
#SmallFarmLife
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The interior walls of the stable wing on the barn are framed! The photo is looking west through stalls 2, 4, and 6. There is a doorway between each stall that will allow us to connect them for a mare and foal (or whatever).
A few more rafters to set, but roof is coming Soon™!
#SmallFarmLife
A few more rafters to set, but roof is coming Soon™!
#SmallFarmLife
A good end to a rainy week here at the farm.
The lombardy poplar at left is named Fred, by the way. He has been in his full fall glory this week.
See alt text for details.
#SmallFarmLife #PNW
The lombardy poplar at left is named Fred, by the way. He has been in his full fall glory this week.
See alt text for details.
#SmallFarmLife #PNW
November 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
A good end to a rainy week here at the farm.
The lombardy poplar at left is named Fred, by the way. He has been in his full fall glory this week.
See alt text for details.
#SmallFarmLife #PNW
The lombardy poplar at left is named Fred, by the way. He has been in his full fall glory this week.
See alt text for details.
#SmallFarmLife #PNW
Most of the people who need to hear this message from @defiance13.bsky.social are not on Bluesky, but perhaps some of YOU know some of them and can pass this on. 🤔
Darkness doesn’t come from nowhere.
Hate doesn’t grow in a vacuum.
#Resist
Darkness doesn’t come from nowhere.
Hate doesn’t grow in a vacuum.
#Resist
On The Mirror in the Messages
YouTube video by Robert Arnold
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Most of the people who need to hear this message from @defiance13.bsky.social are not on Bluesky, but perhaps some of YOU know some of them and can pass this on. 🤔
Darkness doesn’t come from nowhere.
Hate doesn’t grow in a vacuum.
#Resist
Darkness doesn’t come from nowhere.
Hate doesn’t grow in a vacuum.
#Resist
Reposted by Michael Heggen 💯🐸 ❌👑
Study hard today. Pop quiz after potluck!
November 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Study hard today. Pop quiz after potluck!
November 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Hope
Integrity
Tenacity
Strength
Integrity
Tenacity
Strength
October 30, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Hope
Integrity
Tenacity
Strength
Integrity
Tenacity
Strength
What have you been doing to stay sane In These Times, you ask?
Well, the past two-and-a-half days we milled some Douglas-fir lumber to finish framing the interior walls of the stable wing of the barn.
Now it’s time to build stuff with it!
#Sawmill #SmallFarmLife
Well, the past two-and-a-half days we milled some Douglas-fir lumber to finish framing the interior walls of the stable wing of the barn.
Now it’s time to build stuff with it!
#Sawmill #SmallFarmLife
October 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
What have you been doing to stay sane In These Times, you ask?
Well, the past two-and-a-half days we milled some Douglas-fir lumber to finish framing the interior walls of the stable wing of the barn.
Now it’s time to build stuff with it!
#Sawmill #SmallFarmLife
Well, the past two-and-a-half days we milled some Douglas-fir lumber to finish framing the interior walls of the stable wing of the barn.
Now it’s time to build stuff with it!
#Sawmill #SmallFarmLife
In case you missed it, we are well past policy debates at the federal level in the U.S.
Rather, we are in a foundational struggle to determine the very form of government.
Are we going to be a liberal democracy (liberal as liberty) or some kind of techno-fascist state?
Those are the stakes.
Rather, we are in a foundational struggle to determine the very form of government.
Are we going to be a liberal democracy (liberal as liberty) or some kind of techno-fascist state?
Those are the stakes.
October 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In case you missed it, we are well past policy debates at the federal level in the U.S.
Rather, we are in a foundational struggle to determine the very form of government.
Are we going to be a liberal democracy (liberal as liberty) or some kind of techno-fascist state?
Those are the stakes.
Rather, we are in a foundational struggle to determine the very form of government.
Are we going to be a liberal democracy (liberal as liberty) or some kind of techno-fascist state?
Those are the stakes.
I have successfully inducted my wife into the cult of KPop Demon Hunters.
Mission accomplished.
Mission accomplished.
October 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I have successfully inducted my wife into the cult of KPop Demon Hunters.
Mission accomplished.
Mission accomplished.