PNW Landmarks
The sleepy cowtown where Jeffrey spent most of his early life.
DUVALL
Characters in this series are tossed about the galaxy by the Improbability Drive, getting into absurd hijinks following the destruction of Earth.
THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Spanning the 18th and 19th centuries, the Age of Revolution began when this country gained its independence.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plains, Forests, Mountains, Swamps, and this questionably-aligned geographic element make up the building blocks of Magic.
ISLAND
The primary Tektronix product that Jeff supports.
OSCILLOSCOPE
This seaside hamlet is known as the home of Pelican Brewing, Columbia River Maritime Museum, and The Goonies.
ASTORIA
An honorific that the Fremen people call Paul Atreides, indicating his position as a messiah figure.
MUAD’DIB
The first state formed from a successful slave rebellion.
HAITI
In 2021, a copy of this card sold at auction for over $500,000. All that money for a little mana!
BLACK LOTUS
Mambo is not just a parrot! This species of bird is primarily found in the forests of Brazil and Bolivia.
GREEN CHEEK CONURE
This island capital city can only be reached via ferry and boasts bike-friendly byways, beautiful foliage, and insane real estate prices.
VICTORIA
Opinions abound about whether his works of Starship Troopers and The Forever War are wholesale critiques or quiet endorsements of mandatory military service.
ROBERT HEINLEIN
This man was the head of the Safety Committee and, by some accounts, the architect of the Reign of Terror in France.
MAXIMILIEN ROBESPIERRE
This gaming luminary, holder of a PhD in combinatorial mathematics, created not only Magic: the Gathering, but also such titles as Netrunner and King of Tokyo.
RICHARD GARFIELD
The company where Jeff spent his second, ill-fated MECOP internship. They really didn’t need an electrical engineer.
OREGON IRONWORKS
Walla Walla, WA has a place in local history as the site of a deadly conflict between native tribes and missionaries, but it is also known as a major source for this edible commodity.
SWEET ONIONS
The first book in of a trilogy that shares a name with a John Keats poem and the sire of the Greek titan Helios.
HYPERION
A former gladiator who led escaped slaves to revolt against Rome, but who was defeated in 71 BC.
SPARTACUS
This alliterative card refreshes the board of all players, resulting in a redesigned reality.
WARP WORLD
You might be surprised that the only Steam game that Jeff has racked up over 1000 hours in is this competitive title. Don’t steal my boost!
ROCKET LEAGUE
On June 21, 1942 a Japanese submarine shelled this fortification in one of the only attacks by the nation on continental America soil.
FORT STEVENS
This inventor of psychohistory laid the Foundation for an institution that would shorten the galactic dark ages.
HARI SELDON
He was a personal friend and sometimes bankroll of Karl Marx - without him, the Communist Manifesto may never have been published.
FRIEDRICK ENGELS
This movie helped inspire one of the most popular formats in the game, in which There Can Only Be One.
HIGHLANDER
Jeff got a chance to travel to Hawaii with this musical group at Oregon State University.
WIND ENSEMBLE