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Quips, queries, and querulous quibbles from the quirky mind of Don Kahle

Why do people say 'after dark' when what they mean is 'during dark'? After dark would be when it's light again, right? * There are 10 types of people in this world -- those who read binary, and those who don't. * I'm rethinking the whole brown rice thing. What if it's just more white liberal self-hatred? Whole wheat, honey, unbleached flour. All better. Sez who? * Eugene should be HQ for White People for Diversity. We'll fight for diversity to be included in books, which is where we know to look for it. * Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, but give a man a pillow, and he'll dream of steak. * What can you say about a state that puts the town of North Bend 225 miles southwest of Bend? We rely on visitors for entertainment.

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Entries Tagged as 'Arr-Gee published'

Fripperies R Us

January 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment

• I’m afraid all my children know about long-term commitment, they’re learning from their cell phone companies. It starts with romance, but ends with a contract “to have and to hold” — a hand-held device.

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Tags: Arr-Gee published · Grins · Quips

Of Tasers and Dots

January 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Accepting responsibility is just one more act of everyday heroism we should be able to ask of our police officers. Instead, we blame the system, arguing that everyone shares responsibility, so nobody has to own it.

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Tags: Arr-Gee published · Civic · You-gene

Rebuild Downtown’s Credibility First

January 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments

If a chicken and a pig get together to make some ham and eggs, the chicken’s involved, but the pig has to be committed.

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Tags: Arr-Gee published · Civic · You-gene

Vacancies Tax Downtown’s Viability

January 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Busy storefronts have merchants inside. They open their doors and sweep their sidewalks. They shoo away miscreants. They call the police when things get out of hand. Empty buildings don’t do any of that. Empty buildings cause most of the trouble downtown, yet their owners pay less for the services that aim to keep downtown safe, clean and attractive.

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Tags: Arr-Gee published · Civic · You-gene

Buying Local Celebrates Local

December 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Wandering through the Lane County fairgrounds this time of year, I often feel like a fly on a spin-art machine. Holiday Market is colorful and dizzying, in equal measure.

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Tags: Arr-Gee published · Civic · You-gene

Peace Prize Speaks to the Future

December 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Choices we make today affect choices we’ll have tomorrow. But it’s no less true that expectations we have for tomorrow affect choices we make today.

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Tags: Arr-Gee published · Deep · Upper-Left-Edge

Thou Needest Not Nostalgia

December 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

The past becomes present again, and we’re better for it. We see ourselves in context of who we were and where we came from. We needn’t open the gift. The gift opens us.

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Tags: Arr-Gee published · Deep · Upper-Left-Edge

Food and Familiarity Downtown

November 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Shelter and clothing keep humans warm by covering them from the outside. But food isn’t warmth until the body processes it. Likewise, respect is a fuel that can be converted into dignity — another warmth.

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Tags: Arr-Gee published · Civic · You-gene

Public Safety Needs (Un)Serious Help

November 19th, 2009 · No Comments

Well and good. Let them vote their conscience. But it’s time we exposed those who vote no for funding measures and then complain when the dog catcher isn’t available on Sundays.

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Tags: Arr-Gee published · Civic · Upper-Left-Edge

Diversity and the Company of Strangers

November 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Our mothers meant well when they warned us not to trust strangers, but true hospitality requires that we forget that lesson, or temper it with courage. If we really want diversity, strangers can help us more than our friends. But we don’t know any strangers. All we know is not to trust them.

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Tags: Arr-Gee published · Deep · You-gene