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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'

Parking & Prostitution: Problems of Perception

July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Eugene has a downtown known for free love and paid parking. Springfield is seen as just the opposite.

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

UO Presidential Legacy Begins on Day One

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

The president of the University of Oregon is uniquely positioned to open the throttle on the progress already underway and the best time to begin is at the beginning.

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Tags: Arr-Gee published · You-gene

Will Health Care Debate Lure Kitzhaber Back?

June 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Oregonians know something about moving against the tide, pushing the rope, defying gravity. It’s not for nothing that wild salmon capture our imagination so deeply, boldly swimming upstream to spawn.

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Tags: Arr-Gee published · Deep

Your Longest Summertime Ever

June 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Summertime is less mathematical and more poetic than summer itself. It steals a few days from May and a few from September to make its season fuller than the rest.

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Tags: Arr-Gee published · Grins

Gambling with Jail Beds

June 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Is a Big Mac really more dangerous than a repeat offender with a drinking problem who hit his girlfriend and then tore the phone off the wall when she tried to call for help?

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Tags: Arr-Gee published · Civic · Grand Jury 2005 · Media · You-gene

Fifth Friday Fripperies

May 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Jurisdictionally speaking, northbound commuters are in Springfield and southbound motorists are in Eugene. That must mean something.

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Tags: Arr-Gee published · Grins · Quips · You-gene

The Era of Not-Knowing

May 21st, 2009 · No Comments

The monopoly on timely information has been broken up. With the addition of smart phones, the Internet has caught and passed newspapers, disseminating information much more quickly.

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

We Need Cars, But Do We Need to Own Them?

May 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment

We need a deregulated taxi system. Something less like a limousine service and more like codified hitch-hiking. Where better than Eugene to test a safer version of the transportation choice of the 1960s? I’ve seen it in revival recently.

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Tags: Arr-Gee published · Urban Design · You-gene

The Best Direction for Our Future: UP!

May 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Our parents warned us never to accept rides with strangers, but every trip in an elevator is essentially that — a ride with strangers.

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

All Atwitter About Twitter

April 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

As publishing paradigms convulse, who will ask if a thot can be expressed with fewer words? For the next little while, maybe Twitter. Kudos.

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Tags: Arr-Gee published · Deep · Media