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Nice Saturday: Breakfast downtown, an experiment with a new barber that paid off, and a hike up to Pittock Mansion (with some ice patches we weren’t expecting). I like my old barber, but I’m not the kind of work he wants to do. The new one received me with a welcome mix of warmth and pragmatism.

A cozy café interior features elegant chandeliers, a yellow tufted armchair, and a person sitting at a table by the window.Shadows of the words BARBER CO. are cast on a surface, with partial views of framed pictures in the background.A pedestrian crosses the street near a traditional Chinese gate and various vehicles at an intersection in an urban area.A group of people are gathered at a viewpoint overlooking a city with a mountain in the background under a clear blue sky.