GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! You say I’m so crazy, comin’ home intoxicated. I said, “I just wanna love ya (just wanna love ya, baby), that’s why I’m so elated.” LET’S GO TO PRESS.

People who hate Portland’s skinny houses are in no mood to smile this morning, as Commissioner Amanda Fritz and the Bureau of Development Services are backing off their earlier order to stop developers from splitting lots to put up these skinny abominations.

It’s hemp farmers vs. cannabis growers in the Oregon Legislature… WHO YA GOT?!?

Progress! Portland Community College adds gender-neutral restrooms for transgender students.

Apparently Portland is one of the TEN WORST CITIES… when it comes to the love of baseball.

“Yoo-hooo, Portland!” says St. Louis. “We’re considering a $15 minimum wage over here!”

Because Americans have NO MEMORY WHATSOEVER, a new poll indicates that people now hold a more favorable view of George W. Bush than Barack Obama.

A New Jersey gay conversion therapy operation has been taken to court and accused of fraud, because… well, it’s fraudulent.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has come out swinging against rivals Google and Facebook, saying their advertiser-based business models violate their customers’ privacy.

If you’re visiting Yellowstone National Park anytime soon, you may want to avoid the bison there—who seem to have A REAL PROBLEM with tourists.

New Jersey is considering a bill that would allow cops to ticket parents who are smoking in the car with kids. But what will this meant for #DadsWhoVape?

In reference to Caitlyn Jenner, Mike Huckabee told a bunch of fellow asshole Republicans that he wished he could’ve been a female in high school gym, so he could shower with the girls. Join me in agreeing that Mike Huckabee is a lousy piece of shit.

Aloha director Cameron Crowe has issued a public apology for casting Emma Stone as a “part-Asian, part-Hawaiian” in his movie. Ouch.

Let’s look outside at the WEATHER: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain today, but that 90 degree weekend is right around the corner!

And finally, in this hilarious sketch Amy Schumer is the sensei leading a class in the ancient art of female emotional combat. SO GOOD!

Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)