The New World of Lonnie Mandigo

Morning routine. Skipped the farmers market. Gwen rain-checked for a fencing tournament. SESIG invitations to Reed and Cathy. Journaled Friday. Z840 inventory and backup. Kyle's 3D printing offer. Silverton brunch research. Halloween evening downtown with Michael.

Morning routine. A poem read twice. SESIG on backups, archives and a vintage amp. A drive to Eugene and back with time to think. A farm stand on Peoria Road. A Halloween candy run in the rain. Walked to Beer:30. The Last Starfighter. Hot tub.

Morning routine. Built an illustrated Andromeda newsletter. Edited the No Further casting call. Processed scouting photos. Started winterizing the deck. Solo dinner at Queen's Chopstick. Polar science and poetry at PRAx. A nightcap at The Wheel with Tim and Mary.

Morning routine. Coffee and conversation with Jim and Kathy. Booked the Ushuaia flights. Logged new wines. Steve's data center numbers. Walked to Suds, drafting a casting call. Beers with Tim. Stories on the walk home. Andromeda Sprint Review. Agents, Bootmakers, and a Locked Lighthouse Door Events and activities that occurred on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 The day opened at Coffee Culture for my fortnightly morning with Jim. It is still nominally a backgammon date, but these days we rarely open the board; mostly it is just good conversation. Kathy joined us this time. Jim and I have been considering taking up Go instead. Back home I closed one of the open loops on the Antarctica trip. Aerolíneas Argentinas now flies to Ushuaia from Aeroparque rather than Ezeiza, so Tim and I booked the same pair of flights: south at dawn on January 26 and back to Buenos Aires on February 10, in time for the long flight home. The hotels are the last real gap in the itinerary. I also logged the ...

A sleepless hour at 2 AM. A new expedition idea. The annual fall color drive with Bob. The Umpqua maples. Lunch in Reedsport. A location scout at Cape Blanco. Dinner in Bandon. Home by way of Florence. A nightcap at Suds.

Morning routine. Weekly review at Coffee Culture Annex. A long session repairing the health-tracking pipeline. Floated a November studio shoot. A rainy walk to Suds, planning Tuesday's road trip by voice. Suds Monday with Tim, Brian, and Jack.