Judah Kelber

@jkelber.bsky.social

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Former IT guy who likes to cook and garden. USMC (Reserves) veteran. Almost-native Oregonian (moved here when I was 1 month old, that ought to count for something). Whee?

Side view of a cross-section of a sandwich on white deli paper. Half of it is still wrapped. Melted cheese is overflowing from the sandwich, and you can see the thick-cut beef and the panini-pressed bread. You can't see the peach mustard, but I promise it's there, and you can't really see the caramelized onions either but they're also there and were amazing.
The two of us on our wedding day, right at the end of the ceremony, with huge smiles on our faces. She still makes me smile every bit as much!
Panoramic picture of the "hidden" cove at Road's End Point in Lincoln City, Oregon. It was a misty cloudy sunny perfect Oregon coast weather sort of day, and while there were a bunch of people on the beach, nobody else was in the cove when I wandered over.
Panoramic shot from a cove at Road’s End in Lincoln City, OR that’s only reachable at low tide. Craggy rocks, ocean, blue skies, and low clouds
Blue skies, low clouds, ocean, sand.
a screenshot of the Bluesky Trending list, with #1 being "Balogun Availability"
Smores!
A sausage grilled to perfection over a fire pit
Messi with a defender a step closer to the goal than he is when the ball is passed
A fan in the stands says, "FUCK YOU" after a VAR review
A container full of just-picked blueberries from my yard.
a graphic showing the sight lines for various vehicles and well they can see a 3-year-old and 5-year-old. The graphic shows that a M1 Abrams can see them at 1.3m and 2.8m respectively, while most trucks (Chevrolet Silverado Z-71, Ford F250 Super Duty, Dodge Ram Power Wagon, GMC Sierra 2500 HD) are significantly worse. The Sierra is 2.5m and 4m respectively, worse than a Peterbilt semi truck.
A whole bunch of tayberries on the vine, just waiting to be picked.
News Release from Salem Police Dept. Posted on FlashAlert: June 13th, 2026 5:19 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: June 13, 2026 Salem Police Arrest Two Men Interfering with Salem Pride Event SALEM, Ore.-- On June 13, 2026, at approximately 1:30 p.m., officers were notified that a group of about eight individuals were reportedly interfering with a permitted Salem Pride event in downtown Salem. Event organizers, who had authority over access to the permitted area, asked the group to leave after observing disruptions by the group. Officers responded and contacted the group, advising them that they were trespassing and needed to exit the permitted event space. After several attempts to obtain voluntary compliance, officers arrested Ryan Clark, 49, and Mason Goodnight, 51, both of Roseburg, for Criminal Trespass. The remaining members of the group with Clark and Goodnight left the area voluntarily. Clark and Goodnight were taken into custody and transported to the Salem Police Department, where their arrests were processed. ###
A platter of carved brisket, with a nice dark bark and a (fake) pink smoke ring. It’s in the oven to stay warm.
4 panel comic from @iziahzay Panel 1 is Princess Peach saying, "You're breaking up with me?" Panel 2-4 are all Mario 2: "Princess, it's not-a you" 3: "It's-a me" 4: "Mario!"
A white peony in full bloom
A blue plate with four golden-fried chicken thighs on it.
A lamb and beef shawarma, cut in half, with lettuce and tomato next to a bowl of yellow basmati rice with some veggies and cinnamon sprinkled on top
A chart showing the heights of mountains in Washington state over time. Most of the lines are static, with a bolded line having a sudden drop-off in 1980
Seals resting near the ocean
More pictures of pelicans with the ocean in the background
14-year-old looking at a bunch of pelicans on a rock right outside Devil's Punchbowl on the Oregon coast.
Two pork tenderloins in a glass baking dish in the oven. They’re nicely browned and one has a temperature probe in it.
Crispy Halloumi With Tomatoes and White Beans from NY Times Cooking. Recipe is here: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026520-crispy-halloumi-with-tomatoes-and-white-beans
A big plate with injera on the bottom and 4 rolled up pieces of injera. According to the menu, the rest was: Doro wot, A slow-cooked chicken stew with hard boiled egg, Gomen, Minced gomen (collard green) mixed with olive oil, mitmita, and herbs, Key wot, Spicy beef stew simmered in spiced butter, chili pepper sauce, ginger root & Ethiopian-cardamom, Allicha, tender beef cubes braised with onion, garlic, ginger, tumeric, and Kibe spiced butter, Ayib, a traditional Ethiopian cottage. (Serves 2-3 people) I think there were a couple additional things. They were all amazing
A big plate with injera on the bottom and 4 rolled up pieces of injera. According to the menu, the rest was: Doro wot, A slow-cooked chicken stew with hard boiled egg, Gomen, Minced gomen (collard green) mixed with olive oil, mitmita, and herbs, Key wot, Spicy beef stew simmered in spiced butter, chili pepper sauce, ginger root & Ethiopian-cardamom, Allicha, tender beef cubes braised with onion, garlic, ginger, tumeric, and Kibe spiced butter, Ayib, a traditional Ethiopian cottage. (Serves 2-3 people) I think there were a couple additional things. They were all amazing.
Guggenheim Museum from the bottom floor, pointed toward so you can see the spiraling walkway and the glass at the top
A clear sky with a lot of visible stars. There are some tree branches on the bottom right.
Red chimichurri in a metal bowl. Recipe taken from here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Chipotle/comments/1qnp5q6/the_red_chimichurri_recipe/
A fit shirtless man pouring Fruity-flavored Man Cereal into a bowl. Sort of. He's really making a mess, and he doesn't seem to be stopping.
A chunky white cat laying on my lap while I'm in my office chair. His back paws are on the edge of my desk. We're choosing to ignore that I'm wearing pajama pants and a henley shirt because the wardrobe of remote work is a weird and wonderful thing.
a screenshot of text saying "put it in the Louvre" with Louvre crossed out and Hague at the end.
A picture of me and my wife when we were 18-year-old babies in a hallway in the dorms at U of Oregon. I had a lot more hair then than I do now, and I'm wearing perhaps one of the ugliest polo shirts I've ever owned.
Picture from the balcony at a historic theater. There are a variety of chairs and musical instruments and microphones on stage, and the cover of Nick Offerman’s latest book is displayed on screen.
A meatball sandwich with melted provolone and jalapeños and cilantro on white paper
A blue fiestaware plate with a salmon fillet on top of some rice with a bunch of broccoli on the side. The salmon has a very simple maple curry sauce on it.
An enameled dutch oven with two kinds of pasta (shells and ditalini), sausage, onions, kale, tomatoes, and roasted broccoli. There's melted mozzarella in a gooey mess all over everything, but in a good way.
Several MRAPs (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles) parked in a row in a desert-like environment in Afghanistan. The one closest to the camera has a mine roller attached to the front, consisting of ~12 wheels and some heavy weights to help trigger pressure-activated devices.
A dark blue Fiestaware bowl on a blue and white placemat, with a spoon off to the side. The bowl is empty other than a little bit of sauce.
Two white cats on a blue ottoman next to a blue couch. The cat on the left is biting the nails on his back paw. The cat on the right has one front paw slightly lifted up and his tongue is slightly sticking out of his mouth because he's a big dummy.
Today’s DYTM: garlic fish sauce-smoked tri-tip, nice Cham mayo, crack Mac salad, and fried onions on a sesame brioche.
Nachos without the nacho cheese
A sheet pan with nacho cheese Doritos on one half and cool ranch Doritos on the other half
A sandwich in a square-ish take-out container. You can't see the bottom bun because of the macaroni salad overflowing. There's kalua pork hiding somewhere in there, along with the macaroni salad and crispy fried onions. The top bun is delightfully full of sesame seeds.
A screenshot of the man cereal website. The product selected is their "Fruity" cereal, and there is for some reason a shirtless male model pouring the cereal mostly into the bowl. The cereal itself is bright pink.
A strainer full of uncooked cranberry beans resting on the edge of an Instant Pot
A strainer full of uncooked cranberry beans resting on the edge of an Instant Pot
The path down to the beach just north of Devil's Punchbowl (Newport, OR). It's riddled with trees missing most of their lower branches, with the sun peeking between them, and you can see the ocean through the trees.
A screenshot from a year in review email. The first of three boxes shows Most Popular Read was Dungeon Crawler Carl. Most obscure read was Olom. Third of three boxes says “You’re in the top 6.96% of Kindle Unlimited readers”. The middle box, which is the subject of this post, says, “The longest book you’ve read was 1,474,216 pages” with a picture of the cover of Gathering of Shadows, which definitely is not that long.
A decomposing whale carcass on rocks at low tide inside Devil’s Punchbowl
Sliced brisket on a white cutting board. There’s some salt and paprika on top and a blue-handled chef’s knife at the top of the cutting board.
Screenshot from a weather app for Thursday, showing a high of 56, a low of 44, rain, and *2.42 INCHES* as the forecast amount of rain. That's an absurd amount of rain for one day, I don't like it at all.
Andy Card whispering in George W. Bush's ear, with the text, "Sir, it's the fonts. They're woke now."
A raw spatchcocked turkey on a grill, with an herb rub all over and a drip tray underneath
A mostly-homemade ham and pineapple pizza on a wooden pizza peel sitting on a wooden cutting board.
A 9x13 glass baking dish mostly filled with layers of spaghetti, cheese, more spaghetti, meat sauce, and browned bubbly cheese on top. A few slices have been cut out and served already, so you can see the innards of the dish.
Gochujang butter noodles with ground turkey, broccoli, and carrots in an enameled Dutch oven with a blue serving spoon
A misty morning with stripes of pink and blue in the sky. Some leaves are on the grass, and there's a sequoia in the middle of the picture along with a variety of other scraggly trees.
A computer boot screen. Lenovo is in white letters on a red background. There is a progress bar at 27%. Text below that says, “Please wait while we”